Templeton Thompson
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Templeton Thompson | |
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| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Indie/Reve Records/Connected at the Hit Productions |
| Website | www |
Templeton Thompson is a country music singer-songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by performers such as Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina, Little Texas, and Sherrié Austin.[1]
Thompson was raised on 100 acres (40 ha) near Glen Rose, Texas, owned by her parents. She has been fond of both horses and music since she was young.[2] At age 16, Thompson was injured and nearly lost two fingers on her left hand while trying to hitch a horse. She underwent eight surgeries and was left with "very limited mobility" on her hand, but taught herself to use a left-handed guitar.[3]
Thompson later moved east, living in Virginia and Maryland before attending college at the University of Virginia, where she majored in English.[4] Originally, she intended to go to law school, but in 1992, following graduation, she moved to Nashville to pursue a music career.[2]
Career
Thompson began to write music for pay in 1995, following an internship at Arista Records. When singer Reba McEntire recorded one of her songs, Thompson sang as a backup singer on the recording.[2] Her two interests have come together in some of her albums, such as Girls and Horses,[4] and songs, including "When I Get This Pony Rode". She also has had a song, "Settle Down, Cinderella", included on the soundtrack of the DVD Dr. Dolittle 3[5] and, in collaboration with her husband Sam Gay, provided the music for the DVD 7 Clinics with Buck Brannaman,[6] a spinoff from the documentary Buck, directed by Cindy Meehl. In the course of creating the soundtrack for 7 Clinics, she also was able to collaborate with Meehl to create a professional music video for "When I Get This Pony Rode"[5] that aired on Country Music Television, where it reached No. 1, and on Great American Country, where it remained in the top 10 for eight weeks.[7]
In 2014, Thompson recorded a song she co-wrote with Gay, "Bring it on Home, Chrome", in honor of the racehorse California Chrome, with a portion of the profits going to the Thoroughbred retirement facility Old Friends Equine.[8]
From late 2023 to January 2024, Thompson's 2011 song "This One's Gonna Fly" received attention online after people were unable to identify it from a snippet posted by WatZatSong user Kerlo, who claimed it originated from a bootleg DVD of Mr. Peabody & Sherman.[9] In February, it was discovered that the story was a hoax and Kerlo always knew the song's identity.
