Kurt Thomas Music

Kurt has opened for some of the biggest names in country music including Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, and Gary Alan at Turner Field. Kurt grew up enjoying the close-knit country life in Dahlonega where he heard local musician, Jay Drummonds, sing "Small Town" by John Cougar Mellencamp at his high school graduation. At that moment, he decided that's what he wanted to do with his life and after graduation, he bought his first guitar for $80 from his friend, musician Zac Brown. The small town way of life is a frequent theme in many of the songs Kurt writes. He recorded three CD's with Lee Davis at MLD Productions - "Kurt Thomas and the Small Town Band" was first, followed by the solo CDs, "Enjoy The Ride" and "Turn Up The Radio". Kurt has also recently released his third solo cd entitled, "Six Strings and a Prayer." "Kurt's songwriting ability is one of the most amazing talents I have seen in my many years in the music business", said Davis, an opinion supported by Kurt's 2008 win of Kenny Chesney's Next Big Star contest making him the opening act for Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, and Gary Alan. Kurt has also opened for Joe Diffie, Sugarland, Little Big Town and Blue County. After opening for Chesney, Kurt went on to win CMT's Music City Madness - a nationwide contest that lead to Kurt's doing an Unplugged Studio 330 session on CMT as well as a mentorship with Grammy-award winning singer, Randy Travis. Kurt has a unique ability to captivate an audience - whether playing old favorites or his own songs. "I have always tried to stay in touch with the fact that a good song tells a story and most of my songs always do", says Kurt. Award winning country music artist and song writer, Kurt Thomas, has released his new album, Give it Hell Tryin', available at www.KurtThomasMusic.com.