Society Hall Proudly Presents: Verlon Thompson!

Society Hall Is Thrilled to Welcome Legendary Nashville Americana Icon Verlon Thompson!
“We've been wanting to get Verlon to Society Hall ever since we opened the doors,” says Don Richmond, local musician, record producer and Society Hall board member. Richmond continues, “Besides being a fantastic guitarist, he's a truly great songwriter and performer, plus he was Guy Clark's right-hand man for decades, and he's got the stories to prove it!”
Songwriters seem to flourish on the fertile Oklahoma plains. Woody Guthrie, Roger Miller, Leon Russell, J.J. Cale and Jimmy Webb. Add Verlon Thompson to that list. Thirty years as a professional songwriter and traveling troubadour serve as credentials. As a solo performer, and as the trusted sidekick of Texas Americana songwriting icon Guy Clark, Verlon has viewed the world from stages everywhere from Barcelona to Binger (his hometown in Oklahoma).
Along the way Verlon Thompson compositions have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Trisha Yearwood and many more.
Verlon has co-produced Guy Clark's Grammy nominated cd "Cold Dog Soup" as well as "The Dark", "Workbench Songs" and "Somedays the Song Writes You".
Equally important in his songwriting and live performances, Verlon's guitar work cannot go unnoticed. His guitar can be heard on recordings by Restless Heart, Pam Tillis, and many more, including, and especially Guy Clark. Verlon was honored to contribute to the score of the Tamara Saviano documentary “Without Getting Killed or Caught”, the story of Guy and Susanna Clark and Townes Van Zandt.
In 2019 Verlon hosted his own 13 episode TV show called “Barnegie Hall”. Filmed at his converted barn/home in rural Tennessee, the show aired nationally on PBS and received rave reviews.
Recorded on Sunday, June 23, 2024.