When it comes to making a hit song, many moving parts are integral to the final presentation. A lot of the time, the people working behind-the-scenes don't see the same spotlight as the one performing ...

When you cut your teeth alongside a songwriting giant like Guy Clark, you learn to appreciate the intimacy of smaller venues and attentive crowds. That’s one reason Verlon Thompson looks forward to ...

One of Nashville’s entertainment power couples is releasing a new TV songwriters’ series on PBS Friday night (June 21). "Barnegie Hall" – a “redneck” take on New York’s famous music venue Carnegie ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. An Oklahoma native with decades of music experience, Verlon Thompson is a bona fide troubadour who’s had songs recorded by everyone from Jerry ...

Never try to pigeonhole Verlon Thompson as one of those cookie-cutter Nashville songwriters cranking out a steady diet of mindless bro-country fodder. He is cut from fabric of a different era. As a ...

The Austin City Limits Music Festival looms large on the weekend horizon, but there's plenty in store around town for live music before then. Wednesday-Thursday: Phoenix at Stubb’s outdoor. The French ...

No one can adequately pretend to fill the musical steps of the late Guy Clark. So in genuine homage form, songwriters Verlon Thompson and Shawn Camp honor their friend via “A Tribute to Guy Clark.” ...

Sunday evening at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, longtime Guy Clark sideman Verlon Thompson made a rare appearance in this area of the state. Thompson is an extremely accomplished songwriter and prolific ...

Demetria Kalodimos made the first move, and it was awkward. In a music club hallway, a nervous Kalodimos chatted up her crush, country singer/songwriter Verlon Thompson, who said little. It ended with ...