Event Details & Registration
Sun, Feb 02
|4330 Fourth Ave
Verlon- Thompson 2025
Verlon Thompson is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, and troubadour from Binger, OK. He has long partnered with Guy Clark as a producer, guitarist, and song co-writer.
Time & Location
Feb 02, 2025, 7:00 PM
4330 Fourth Ave, 4330 Fourth Ave, St James City, FL 33956, USA
About the event
Once again SJCCA is in for a real treat &welcoming on stage the music of Verlon Thompson.
https://verlonthompson.com/news
Thompson has released a compilation CD called Works.[2][10]
Thompson's original songs have been covered by many notable musicians, including:
- Randy Travis - Don't Take Your Love Away From Me [10]
- Kenny Rogers - If I Were You [10]
- Barbara Mandrell - You Know What I'm Not Talking About [10]
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Dancing to the Beat of a Broken Heart
- Sam Bush - The Ballad of Stringbean and Estelle (IBMA Song of the Year Nominee)
- Trisha Yearwood - You Say You Will
- Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson - Boats to Build
- Suzy Bogguss - Cross My Broken Heart (Top 20 Billboard chart), No Good Way to Go[11]
- Anne Murray - I Know Too Much, Overboard
- Del McCoury Band - Backslidin' Blues
- Keith Whitley - Lucky Dog
- Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson, and Miranda Lambert - Bad Angel (Grammy nominee for vocal collaboration)
- Guy Clark - The Guitar (Grammy nominated as co-producer)
- Tracy Byrd - The First Step (BMI Million Airplay Award)
- T. Graham Brown - Moonshadow Road (Top 20 Billboard Charts)
- The McCarters - Up and Gone (Top 10 Billboard Charts)
In addition, Thompson has recorded guitar parts for Restless Heart,[12] Pam Tillis, and Guy Clark, among others.[13] Thompson was the original lead vocalist of Restless Heart, but was replaced by Larry Stewart before the band released any singles.[14]
Thompson is married to broadcaster Demetria Kalodimos. Together, they created the television series Barnegie Hall in 2017.[15]
Ref: Wikipedia 2024