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Jammin' At Hippie Jacks: Phil Lee and Verlon Thompson

Presented by Tennessee State Museum at Tennessee State Museum

December 16, 2011

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Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s Live at the Tennessee State Museum! is back. The public is invited to join the Tennessee State Museum Foundation for a free, musical showcase and TV taping on Friday evening, December 16, featuring acclaimed songwriters and performers Phil Lee and Verlon Thompson. Doors at the museum open at 7:00pm with the performance beginning at 7:30pm.

A showcase for original singer songwriters of Americana, bluegrass, blues and folk music, the series consists of 30-minute episodes filmed live on the museum’s Buffalo Bill stage. Noted Cumberland Plateau resident Jack Stoddart, who is both a producer and photographer, is the creator, mastermind, and producer of this popular program.

The December performance will feature energetic songwriter and performer Phil Lee, who writes intelligent songs full of wit, humor, and grace that blend sizzling Dylan-esque rock and roll, country and western, mid-sixties British Invasion, and medicine show. “His songs are utterly unique and sung in a voice that can shoot straight through to your heart,” according to Jack Stoddart. His new album is called “So Long, It’s Been Good To Know You.” “Lee has never feared, personally or lyrically, to scamper out on a limb with a gleam in his eye and a hacksaw in his hand,” Stoddart said. If combining the social conscience of Woody Guthrie with the twisted fury of Jerry Lee Lewis sounds good to you, you won’t want to miss this performance.

Verlon Thompson will also perform at the December taping. For the past 30 years, Thompson has been a professional songwriter and traveling troubadour as well as the trusted sidekick of Texas Americana songwriting icon Guy Clark. Thompson has performed from stages everywhere from Barcelona to Binger (his hometown in Oklahoma). Along the way Thompson’s compositions have been recorded by Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson, Anne Murray, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Trisha Yearwood, and many more. Equally important in his songwriting and live performances, Thompson’s guitar work cannot go unnoticed, Stoddart said. His guitar can be heard on recordings by Restless Heart, Pam Tillis, and many more, including, and especially Guy Clark.

The live concerts are aired as taped broadcasts from the museum’s own Buffalo Bill Stage, providing visitors with an opportunity to explore and understand the cultural connections between Americana music and its historical roots.  Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s Live at the Tennessee State Museum! is broadcast to more than 112 million viewers on PBS stations across the nation, including presenting sponsor WCTE-TV in Cookeville, Tennessee. Limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. All performances are FREE to the general public. Seating begins at 7:00pm, 30-minutes prior to the 7:30pm performance start time.