Verlon Thompson - Pickin' on the Porch - Juliette, GA - May 2009

Verlon Thompson from Juliette Expresso - Pickin' on the Porch on a Sunday afternoon in May, 2009. Abby Owens also appears at the end for a couple of tunes. Both are amazing songwriters. Enjoy!

[@larryblakeslee7144]

Music that's Good to our Souls ! THANKS

[@JonathanHorwitz]

Don't get much better than this! Hot damn! Thank You, Verlon. I'm gonna keep on listenin to you for quite a while. Wishin you a long life and good health! 💖😼🤠

[@gwag8410]

I don’t know how many times I’ve come back to watch this, but it never gets old…. Verlon is pretty dang awesome.

[@johnboyle120]

Simply one of the best guitar player... ever!

[@patdaddymusic]

Now that hits the spot sure enough! ❤😎👍

[@daviator4720]

I only wished I had heard him earlier in my life...

[@jamesfields9760]

How could anybody ever put a thumbs down on this?

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

Vernon is not just a good guitar player really he's a well oiled precession machine. He's text book and the epitome of what a true guitar picker should be. Very rare and there has only been a small handful of pickers like him ever and who knows if there will ever more or if he's one of the last of a rare dying breed. Thank you Vernon, thank you for showing myself and the world what a real picker is.

[@andrewbrowne5557]

Verlon is my latest ‘favorite’ guitarist...I want to play like this...emotive...heartfelt...great technique of course, but so much more...thank you to Guy Clark (RIP) for sharing Verlon with us all those years on all those recordings...

[@Halffastpaddler]

This is a flipping masters class in the use of positions and modes. He's amazing.

[@tybeedawg]

I was at this show. Truly one of my favorite sets of music ever.

[@steveclujhawkins8063]

I can't help but think we all have a guitar case full of our favorite musicians to numerous to list. And we hesitate to place anyone individual on a pedestal lest they fall. Tommy Emmanuel is one who i have long held as untouchable for talent & humility on my biased " all time best"list. So tonight having worked a 12 hr. shift for 8 hrs. pay...i stumble on this Verlon Thompson video. I laugh...cry...& suck wind ...at all of the traits that make up this magician. For an hour + i forgot about noise...traffic...crooked politicians..crime...poverty & just let his voice & strings heal my soul. And then i dusted off another pedestal for a new hero. Thank you nashfunkvids for sharing this treasure with us.

[@rlb3255]

Steve, You need to add Bryan Sutton to your list

[@skotskiable]

Steve Hawkins, amen. So much unappreciated talent out there.

[@bernarddover1442]

its shit.. pure crap... u need help

[@josephfavreau511]

That transition to Johnny Cash was absolutely amazing 😂😂 What an amazing guy

[@waynepanter5693]

Verlon is out of this world.Absolutely fantastic.

[@danielleyes4762]

Never heard of this man, but what an enjoyable performer. Love his songs and playing. Feel like a door just opened for me and I have to learn more about him. I'm trying to become a better songwriter...I could learn a lot from him! Thanks so much for playing on the porch Verlon and to Nashfunkvids for sharing this video with us all. Peace.

[@pickititllneverheal9016]

Go listen to him perform his version of "The Guitar". Be ready for chill bumps.🤯🤯🤯🥶🥶🥶

[@Caperhere]

He played with Guy Clark for years. Guy is definitely worth checking out.

[@brendonrobinson1762]

Verlon is such a wonderful musician and entertainer!

[@wentworthcaniac]

I've always appreciated Verlon's talent playing with Guy. Now I have an entirely new appreciation. Thanks!

[@andr00NZ]

Hey Verlon, you've got a new fan. I shoulda been around years ago!

[@MrMd5555]

You can just feel the emotion in his songs! Just Awesome... I've watched several times through now, and it always inspires me to pick up my flat top and strum, write, and just pick out some tunes. Love it

[@aasmundolsen]

Verlons artistery and music craftmanship - it makes my day .. .. thank you for sharing ...

[@Northern-Rambler]

Wonderful, I love Verlon's songs, hes a fantastic and much underrated singer songwriter. Thank you for making this available.

[@skotskiable]

In your bio song, as soon as you said “Harlan,” I knew you were talking about my all time favorite songwriter. Thank you. Most people don’t know what he wrote. Thank you.

[@clickfallrock]

This is some of the best recording of Verlon I've seen! What a great player

[@Jamesy5725]

Amen, I sure enjoyed this.

[@katiebeth2292]

he does know how to make someone cry

[@tommybarrios.223]

What an inspiration! The stories are fantastic and brings back memories for anyone who was raised in the bosom of the country music and rock & roll ;-)

[@rexgmiller]

Verlon is the real country pickin man!!

[@70snuttodd95]

Verlon is an amazing musician, dynamic

[@tonyrayjones1550]

Great guy, player and songwriter...met him in Nashville @ Home Depot in 2010.

[@armadillotoe]

If I had a thousandth of his talent and ability ......

[@ACOUSTIC_4LOVE]

As good as it gets👍 down home picker par excellence and Americana. Verlon’s a treasure of Songs🇺🇸

[@bobfells]

oh man, Verlon doing The Cape!?! awesome. Great Guy Clark tune and an excellent porch pickin experience. Thanks for posting!

[@reserrvoirman]

very nice Verlon just found this and your a man after my own soul play it bro

[@jimdaniels9680]

More time, more time - Amen

[@seanosullivan4933]

this is unbelievable, thank you so much for the recording

[@bernarddover1442]

crap

[@shaanp9796]

@@bernarddover1442 no.

[@kenlainger1326]

Like Gordon Lightfoot, I could listen to Verlon Thompson for days on end!

[@timwhite1358]

Thanks, great vid!

[@mattarnold3494]

guys a kick ass picker

[@barronwilson7444]

This man is the real deal. Does anyone know what brand of guitar he is playing? The tone is unbelievable. Also his voice and just great story songs. I Need More Time is as beautiful of a live song as I have ever heard. I need more.

[@AmbientBeat99]

Pretty sure it's a Bourgois Ricky Scaggs model. pegheadnation.com/peghead-partners/performances/verlon-thompson-guitar-bourgeois/ Hope this helps!

[@rdc1950]

Thank God for XM Serious outlaw country radio.or I may never heard of Guy Clark or Verlon Thompson

[@njlaclair]

I think its a bourgeois guitar he tells a store about Guy Clark gifting him one.

[@armadillotoe]

I suspect he could make virtually any guitar sound great.

[@sergeydiner]

Очень понравилось. Искренне и по настоящему

[@oysteria]

Damn

[@jasonbroom]

I have searched and searched, but I cannot find a recording (other than this one) of Verlon playing the song that starts around the 37:53 mark. I’m guessing it’s called “There Was A Time” or “Mary Was Mine” or something such as that. Does anyone know if he has recorded this song? I don’t see it on any of his albums, either...

[@gwag8410]

I’ve looked for it too.. it’s a great song, I haven’t found it anywhere else either..

[@PHIL-qv7wi]

Bravo! Awesome musician!!( i pick a long w my 5-string!)

[@PHIL-qv7wi]

i lnow about Stringbean, n His neighbor, Grampa Jones! n how they enjoyed smokin thierall pipes, and pickin n hammerin!lovem!!

[@petewoodroffemusic]

Where can I get a copy of that first tune? He doesn't seem to have any of this material recorded! Pete Woodroffe Music UK

[@ralphhyland8661]

Amen to VT

[@googleboy7]

How can I learn the lead part to "The Guitar" by you and Guy Clark? Thanks! Shalom/gw

[@philmansfield8825]

That guitar sure loves being played...what make is it ?

[@sylvio1980]

23:58

[@TheS5redneck]

Anyone one know which album Mexico’s daughter is on ?

[@kajones7272]

Whats the name of the first song?

[@ludvigtheholyblade259]

Does he play Hillbilly Grave in this video?

[@johnboyle120]

His name is Verlon, not Vernon!

[@gabrielsena1]

Anyone knows the name of the first song?

[@richardbuchmann5275]

Verlon, does your Bourgeois have an adirondack top?

[@christineandrews2413]

You need to sing with Billy Dean

[@arctichare8185]

That woman should of sang first if she needed to sing.

[@macongaman]

It’s not that she needed to sing. She was invited to sing. Verlon was gracious. You should try it sometime.