Josh Thompson, of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, arrived in Nashville in 2005. Josh instantly starting writing and quickly established himself as a country artist on the rise. Thompson formed a band and drew in a huge fan base by playing raucous, energetic live shows all over the country. Josh’s raw talent, in both songwriting and performing, caught the attention of hit songwriters and eventually led to a major record deal with Columbia Nashville. Thompson’s blue collar lifestyle influences every song he has written, as he tells his stories with candor, honesty and a good-natured spirit.

His debut single, “Beer On The Table,” is one of the most down-to-earth working man’s anthems in years, a look at the dance between work and play, and the hard-won, easy-go nature of money that ties them together. There’s been a few songs lately talking about work, jobs, and things of that sort by various artist, but this is one is my favorite. It’s another fun song, with of course the catchy up-beat music that I think could also lead up to a big hit.

Josh received his first major songwriter credit with a song called “Growing Up Is Getting Old”, which is the title track of Jason Michael Carroll‘s current album. The song goes on to tell how he use to party a lot when he was younger. Now people are telling him that he needs to start acting his age, because he’s raised enough hell for the next 50 years. He and his best friend use to stay out all night, and now his friend is married and can’t do much of the partying anymore. Josh realizes that it’s time to grow up, and obviously doesn’t like the idea, and thinks growing up is already getting old. Good song, I don’t know if it’s suppose to be funny at all, but I got a few laughs from it.

Josh’s Columbia Nashville debut, Way Out Here, showcases a man who has lived the music he makes. Produced by Michael Knox (Jason Aldean) Way Out Here features 10 songs solely written or co-written by Josh.

Find out more about Josh at: http://www.joshthompsonofficial.com/
Jenna Tanner
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