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Allen Thompson

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About Me


“This is honest music about love and life. I play American Music. I sing songs about the changes that occur in all of our lives. I don’t sweeten up a song about love, because love isn’t always sweet. I don’t sadden up a song about death because death is a natural part of life. I sing real music with real lyrics about real people. My songs come from the limited view of the world I have had over the past 26 years. Hopefully the longer I’m around, the better the songs will be” –Allen Thompson

"Allen Thompson is one of the best new artists to come out of the South in recent times....he’s got soul, he’s got groove and he knows how to rock. With Jimmy Nalls’ fine production and all the great musicians on the CD, it’s on my highly recommended list!"- Chuck Leavell
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/8/2005
Band Website: allen-thompson.com
Band Members:

Influences: James Joyce, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter, Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Hunter S. Thompson, Allen Ginsburg, William S. Burroughs, J.D. Salinger, Emmylou Harris, Cat Power, Divorce, Taj Mahal, Sam Cooke, Lou Reed, Hank Williams, Van Morrison, Van Gogh, Drugs, Alice Walker, Berry Oakley, Dickey Betts, Jai Johanny Johanson, Butch Trucks, Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Jimmy Nalls, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Jim Beam, Jim Lauderdale, McKenzie Wills, Townes Van Zandt, Buck Owens, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Merle Haggard, Adam Beason, Willie Nelson, Otis Redding, Lucinda Williams, Elmore James, Tom Gillie, Johnny Cash, Zora Neale Hurston, Lefty Frizzell, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Clarence White, Steve Earle, John Coltrane, Toni Morrison, Charlie Parker, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, The Beatles, etc.
Sounds Like: Going out for a pack of smokes and never coming back.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Delfest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hSWUTQqSto Here's some footage of us at DelFest this past weekend. I know a lot of people missed this. Hell, i would have missed the early morning acts had I...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Tue, 27 May 2008 09:31:00 PST

Townes Van Zandt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOu2AE7MGgY Here's the encore from the cd release....Its a cover of "Waitin' Round to Die" by Townes Van Zandt. Thank you to everyone for coming.....AllenPosted by Allen Thompson on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:15:00 PST

Fear and Loathing in Trashvegas

To whom it may concern: It has been quite some time (8 months) since my last journey into the blogosphere. I’d like to say that I haven’t had time to write because I’ve been so busy...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:19:00 PST

New Record

Hey I just wanted to take some time to let everyone know that the new record will be coming out on April 9th. For anyone who is in Nashville, we will be doing a full-band cd release show at The Basem...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:42:00 PST

Jammin’ For Jimmy, You Tube, etc.

For those of you who missed the show monday... ...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:11:00 PST

Jammin’ For Jimmy

From: "Dave Duncan" To: [email protected] Subject: JAMMIN 4 JIMMY 2007 Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:31:38 -0500 Hey Friends,   I hope this note finds everyone well and Thankfu...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:48:00 PST

Levon Helm

"...give the people something real and they'll come back for more. I guarantee it." -Levon Helm 1968...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:21:00 PST

Link to Itunes

Hey I just wanted to drop a line to let everyone know that you can purchase copies of Highway on Itunes. Just follow this link to do it.  Highway Hope all is well.  Expect more in the comin...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:37:00 PST

Pictures

Jimmy and Jack PearsonMe and Jack Pearson...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 06:52:00 PST

Bio/Highway Review!

Here's a bio/review of the new EP that was written by a good friend of mine named Carra Woodham. Carra's a DJ in Greensboro NC and one of the coolest people you'll ever meet. Just wanted to share some...
Posted by Allen Thompson on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 07:36:00 PST