Terry Thompson, Stacia Watkins & Michelle Prentice- 6.20.25
Terry Thompson
Terry Thompson grew up along the banks of the Mississippi river in the southernmost part of Louisiana. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in vocal performance at Louisiana Tech University, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career as a singer and songwriter.
He has had songs recorded by Mel McDaniel and Ed Bruce and has toured extensively across the United States as well as countries such as Japan, Korea, the Phillipines, Ukraine, Okinawa, Australia,and Guam with such groups as "America", "Three Dog Night", and "Charly McClain". He as also opened for such acts as "The Everly Brothers", "John Prine","Ray Price" and "The Kentucky Headhunters" and "Skip Ewing". Terry has also worked as a comedian and actor with numerous stage, television and commercial appearances to his credit.
When not working on music, he enjoys woodworking, metalworking, cooking and fly fishing.
Stacia Watkins
With a combination of Southern sass and powerhouse vocals, Stacia is taking the Nashville music scene by storm. Born and raised in Valdosta, GA, Stacia honed her stage skills by performing at every fair, festival, and funeral this side of the Mason Dixon Line from the time she was four years old.
While working for a local producer in Valdosta as a demo singer/background vocalist/phone call maker/coffee grabber, Stacia began making plans to move to Atlanta to check out the music scene. This is where her love of songwriting began. The first solo song she wrote, I Believe, earned her a spot in the Top 32 for the CMT Unsigned Artist Competition.
With this success under her belt, Stacia made the move to Nashville. The first week, she was named the BestBuy Artist to Watch on the Billy Block Unsigned Artists show on 103.3 Nash FM and after just two months of being in town she was invited to play her first show at the legendary Bluebird Cafe.
That same year, Stacia signed with Halestorm Publishing founded by T.W. Hale (writer of Reba’s Why Haven’t I Heard From You and Joe Diffie’s A Night To Remember). Since then, Stacia was handpicked to perform with Jennifer Nettles in New York City as a part of the ABC show Duets. In addition to Duets, Stacia also officially joined the Bluebird Cafe family, was invited to perform with GRAMMY Award winning producer Randy Khors (Jim Lauderdale) at The Station Inn, performed at Tin Pan South, was featured on WSM’s Opry Radio show Coffee, Country, and Codym and opened for Joe Diffie on the road. Her song Rain Forever (Greg Friia/Pete Tallis/Watkins) debuted on 99.5 Kicks Country to over 500,000 listeners in the South Georgia/North Florida area.
Stacia released her debut EP, I Ain’t The Middle of The Road, produced by T.W. Hale. The success of the EP brought Stacia the opportunity to do a promotional tour in the U.K. and Ireland and spawned two Top 20 singles. She’s now writing for her new project and looking forward to penning songs for other artists as well.
Michelle Prentice
A singer of phenomenal range and talent, Michelle Nicolo Prentice began singing at age four and had her first professional engagements at age eight. A native of Salt Lake City Utah, she won the prestigious Otto Harbach Award, was the National Talent Winner of the Modern Miss Pageant, and received a full scholarship to the University of Utah's Musical Theater Program.
Her extensive professional resume includes recording work with Bebe Winans, Dennis DeYoung, Wynonna Judd, Lari White, Russ Taff, and Mike Reid, starring roles in the original cast productions of hit songwriter/playwright Marcus Hummon's "Francis Of Guernica" and "Warrior" about which the Tennessean’s reviewer Evans Donnell wrote, “As Iva, Thorpe’s first wife and great love, Michelle Nicolo Prentice provides some of the most exquisite singing moments you’ll find on any stage.”
Michelle delivered a stirring performance with the Sarajevo Symphony to celebrate the anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, and sang "Somewhere" on the Original Cast recording of West Side Story with Kenneth Schermerhorn and the Nashville Symphony. She is a featured artist, along with Enrico Caruso and Leontyne Price, on the NEA’s Great American Voices CD.
Michelle is also featured in Marcus Hummon's Easter Cantata, “The Passion”, on both the original cast recording and on live performances.
www.michellenicoloprentice.com
Show at 8:00 pm, no cover, tips appreciated, call 615-794-5527 for show and dinner reservations.