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Josh Thompson is originally from Cedarburg, Wisconsin and decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee in 2005, where he found work as a songwriter, his first single being the song “Growing Up Is Getting Old”, the title track of his 2009 album. Following the success of this, Thompson signed with Columbia Records, and quickly released his “Beer on the Table” towards the end of 2009. It made it straight into the Country Charts, and would eventually peak at number 17.
After releasing an EP that featured the song and three others, he released the full-length album “Way Out Here” on February 23rd 2010. It would go on to peak at number 9 in the Country charts, and number 28 in the Billboard 200 chart, amassing sales of over 152,000. The title track from the album made it to number 15 in the County charts and to number 85 in the Hot 100. Thompson embarked on a 32-date tour with Eric Church, and then released his album’s third single “Won’t Be Lonely Long” on November 22nd 2010.
The following year, he co-wrote a song on Brad Paisley’s album “This Is Country Music”, called “A Man Don’t Have to Die”. He also transferred to RCA Nashville and released the single “Comin’ Around” which made it to number 31 on the Country charts, but he later announced that he would be leaving the major label to sign with Show Dog-Universal Music on which he would release the album “Turn It Up” on April 1st 2014.
Avis
I heard Beer on the Table on the radio when I was driving cross country back in 2010 and was compelled to find the artist and listen to more music. This is how I came across Josh Thompson, and became a huge fan of the country music artist. After listening to Way Out Here in its entirety countless times, I was desperate to see Thompson live. His writing has a magical touch, and is extremely catchy, so I found myself singing his music over and over again.
When I finally got the chance to see him live, it was just after the release of Turn It Up, so it was awesome to hear the new album performed live. He walked on stage with his guitar, and stood humbly centre stage to introduce himself. He opened the show eith Cold Beer With Your Name On It, and immediately brought the house down. There’s nothing quite like watching a musician playing their instrument and performing live, and seeing Thompson play his guitar really made me realise what a talented all round musician he is. After a few acoustic songs, he got his band out on stage and played through the rest of the album, including my favourite track, Wanted Me Gone. He was great at interacting with the audience and had everyone singing along which was a lot of fun. He’s really a pleasure to see live.
yazhow
Although some of the country icons such as Willy Nelson and Hank Williams have earned their place over careers that span decades, other artists make more of an immediate impact on both the circuit and the charts. This is true of Wisconsin singer/songwriter Josh Thompson who has enjoyed two well received albums and a handful of country hits to find himself ascending venues at an alarming rate.
Despite the vastness of the space and the size of the crowd, Josh appears tonight with a cool and confident demeanour as with his trusty acoustic in hand there is very little that could go wrong. Although he has only been working the rounds since 2006, he has a great way of addressing the crowds and getting them involved throughout the night. There is no encouragement needed for 'Way Out Here' and 'Won't Be Lonely Long' whilst the finale of 'Beer on The Table' is sang back at deafening levels as Josh finds himself applauding the enthusiastic audiences.
sean-ward
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