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[td][/td] [td]==Early life and education==[/td]
[td]==Early life and education==[/td] [td]Thompson was raised on {{convert|100|acre}} near [[Glen Rose, Texas]], owned by her parents. She has been fond of both horses and music since she was young. <ref name=trafalger/> At age 16, Thompson injured her left hand and almost lost two fingers while trying to hitch a horse. She was left with impaired mobility, but learned to use a left-handed guitar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicartists4u.com/templeton-thompson/templetonthompson.htm|title=Biography|publisher=Music Artists 4U|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Thompson was raised on {{convert|100|acre}} near [[Glen Rose, Texas]], owned by her parents. She has been fond of both horses and music since she was young.<ref name="trafalger" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography |url=http://www.musicartists4u.com/templeton-thompson/templetonthompson.htm |accessdate=5 June 2014 |publisher=Music Artists 4U}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Thompson later moved east, living in Virginia and Maryland before attending college at the [[University of Virginia]], where she majored in English.<ref name=Cowboys/> Originally, she intended to go to law school, but in 1992, following graduation, she moved to [[Nashville]] to pursue a music career.<ref name=trafalger>{{cite web|author=Staff |url=http://horseandriderbooks.wordpress...orse-sense-and-7-clinics-with-buck-brannaman/ |title=Singer/Songwriter Templeton Thompson Talks About Choosing Nashville Over Law School, Making Music with Heart and Horse Sense, and 7 Clinics with Buck Brannaman | work=Trafalgar Square Books Blog | date= 3 December 2012|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Thompson later moved east, living in Virginia and Maryland before attending college at the [[University of Virginia]], where she majored in English.<ref name=Cowboys/> Originally, she intended to go to law school, but in 1992, following graduation, she moved to [[Nashville]] to pursue a music career.<ref name=trafalger>{{cite web|author=Staff |url=http://horseandriderbooks.wordpress...orse-sense-and-7-clinics-with-buck-brannaman/ |title=Singer/Songwriter Templeton Thompson Talks About Choosing Nashville Over Law School, Making Music with Heart and Horse Sense, and 7 Clinics with Buck Brannaman | work=Trafalgar Square Books Blog | date= 3 December 2012|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Career==[/td]
[td]==Career==[/td] [td]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.<ref name=trafalger/> Her two interests have come together in some of her albums, such as ''Girls and Horses'',<ref name=Cowboys>{{cite news|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Cowboys-Indians/July-2010/Templeton-Thompson/ |title=Templeton Thompson |newspaper=[[Cowboys & Indians (magazine)|Cowboys and Indians]] |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> 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]]''<ref name=CMTbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/templeto.../biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2013|title=Templeton Thompson|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> and, in collaboration with her husband Sam Gay, provided the music for the DVD ''7 Clinics with [[Buck Brannaman]]'',<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.templetonthompson.com/bio |title=Bio |publisher=Templeton Thompson |date= |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> a spinoff from the documentary ''[[Buck (film)|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"<ref name=CMTbio/> 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.<ref name=eclectic>{{cite web |url=https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |title=Templeton Thompson & Songs From 7 Clinics |work=Eclectic Horseman Magazine |accessdate=2014-06-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214337/https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |archivedate=2014-06-06 }}</ref>[/td]
[td]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.<ref name=trafalger/> Her two interests have come together in some of her albums, such as ''Girls and Horses'',<ref name=Cowboys>{{cite news|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Cowboys-Indians/July-2010/Templeton-Thompson/ |title=Templeton Thompson |newspaper=[[Cowboys & Indians (magazine)|Cowboys and Indians]] |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> 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]]''<ref name=CMTbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/templeto.../biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2013|title=Templeton Thompson|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> and, in collaboration with her husband Sam Gay, provided the music for the DVD ''7 Clinics with [[Buck Brannaman]]'',<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.templetonthompson.com/bio |title=Bio |publisher=Templeton Thompson |date= |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> a spinoff from the documentary ''[[Buck (film)|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"<ref name=CMTbio/> 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.<ref name=eclectic>{{cite web |url=https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |title=Templeton Thompson & Songs From 7 Clinics |work=Eclectic Horseman Magazine |accessdate=2014-06-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214337/https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |archivedate=2014-06-06 }}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]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]].<ref name=Joseph3June>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Dana|title=Bring It On Home, Chrome|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Blog/June-2014/Bring-It-On-Home-Chrome/|work=Cowboys and Indians|accessdate=2014-06-05|date=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td]
[td]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]].<ref name=Joseph3June>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Dana|title=Bring It On Home, Chrome|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Blog/June-2014/Bring-It-On-Home-Chrome/|work=Cowboys and Indians|accessdate=2014-06-05|date=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]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 was from a bootleg DVD of ''[[Mr. Peabody & Sherman]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Templeton Thompson - This One's Gonna Fly |url=https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Templeton+Thompson-This+Ones+Gonna+Fly-791839.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=WatZatSong |language=en}}</ref> In February, it was discovered that the story was a hoax and Kerlo always knew the song's identity.[/td]
[td]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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Templeton Thompson - This One's Gonna Fly |url=https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Templeton+Thompson-This+Ones+Gonna+Fly-791839.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=WatZatSong |language=en}}</ref> In February, it was discovered that the story was a hoax and Kerlo always knew the song's identity.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Personal life ==[/td]
[td]== Personal life ==[/td]
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[td]==Early life and education==[/td] [td]Thompson was raised on {{convert|100|acre}} near [[Glen Rose, Texas]], owned by her parents. She has been fond of both horses and music since she was young. <ref name=trafalger/> At age 16, Thompson injured her left hand and almost lost two fingers while trying to hitch a horse. She was left with impaired mobility, but learned to use a left-handed guitar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicartists4u.com/templeton-thompson/templetonthompson.htm|title=Biography|publisher=Music Artists 4U|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Thompson was raised on {{convert|100|acre}} near [[Glen Rose, Texas]], owned by her parents. She has been fond of both horses and music since she was young.<ref name="trafalger" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography |url=http://www.musicartists4u.com/templeton-thompson/templetonthompson.htm |accessdate=5 June 2014 |publisher=Music Artists 4U}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Thompson later moved east, living in Virginia and Maryland before attending college at the [[University of Virginia]], where she majored in English.<ref name=Cowboys/> Originally, she intended to go to law school, but in 1992, following graduation, she moved to [[Nashville]] to pursue a music career.<ref name=trafalger>{{cite web|author=Staff |url=http://horseandriderbooks.wordpress...orse-sense-and-7-clinics-with-buck-brannaman/ |title=Singer/Songwriter Templeton Thompson Talks About Choosing Nashville Over Law School, Making Music with Heart and Horse Sense, and 7 Clinics with Buck Brannaman | work=Trafalgar Square Books Blog | date= 3 December 2012|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Thompson later moved east, living in Virginia and Maryland before attending college at the [[University of Virginia]], where she majored in English.<ref name=Cowboys/> Originally, she intended to go to law school, but in 1992, following graduation, she moved to [[Nashville]] to pursue a music career.<ref name=trafalger>{{cite web|author=Staff |url=http://horseandriderbooks.wordpress...orse-sense-and-7-clinics-with-buck-brannaman/ |title=Singer/Songwriter Templeton Thompson Talks About Choosing Nashville Over Law School, Making Music with Heart and Horse Sense, and 7 Clinics with Buck Brannaman | work=Trafalgar Square Books Blog | date= 3 December 2012|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Career==[/td]
[td]==Career==[/td] [td]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.<ref name=trafalger/> Her two interests have come together in some of her albums, such as ''Girls and Horses'',<ref name=Cowboys>{{cite news|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Cowboys-Indians/July-2010/Templeton-Thompson/ |title=Templeton Thompson |newspaper=[[Cowboys & Indians (magazine)|Cowboys and Indians]] |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> 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]]''<ref name=CMTbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/templeto.../biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2013|title=Templeton Thompson|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> and, in collaboration with her husband Sam Gay, provided the music for the DVD ''7 Clinics with [[Buck Brannaman]]'',<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.templetonthompson.com/bio |title=Bio |publisher=Templeton Thompson |date= |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> a spinoff from the documentary ''[[Buck (film)|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"<ref name=CMTbio/> 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.<ref name=eclectic>{{cite web |url=https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |title=Templeton Thompson & Songs From 7 Clinics |work=Eclectic Horseman Magazine |accessdate=2014-06-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214337/https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |archivedate=2014-06-06 }}</ref>[/td]
[td]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.<ref name=trafalger/> Her two interests have come together in some of her albums, such as ''Girls and Horses'',<ref name=Cowboys>{{cite news|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Cowboys-Indians/July-2010/Templeton-Thompson/ |title=Templeton Thompson |newspaper=[[Cowboys & Indians (magazine)|Cowboys and Indians]] |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> 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]]''<ref name=CMTbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/templeto.../biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2013|title=Templeton Thompson|publisher=[[Country Music Television]]|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> and, in collaboration with her husband Sam Gay, provided the music for the DVD ''7 Clinics with [[Buck Brannaman]]'',<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.templetonthompson.com/bio |title=Bio |publisher=Templeton Thompson |date= |accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> a spinoff from the documentary ''[[Buck (film)|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"<ref name=CMTbio/> 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.<ref name=eclectic>{{cite web |url=https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |title=Templeton Thompson & Songs From 7 Clinics |work=Eclectic Horseman Magazine |accessdate=2014-06-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214337/https://www.eclectic-horseman.com/content/view/361/33/ |archivedate=2014-06-06 }}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]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]].<ref name=Joseph3June>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Dana|title=Bring It On Home, Chrome|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Blog/June-2014/Bring-It-On-Home-Chrome/|work=Cowboys and Indians|accessdate=2014-06-05|date=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td]
[td]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]].<ref name=Joseph3June>{{cite web|last1=Joseph|first1=Dana|title=Bring It On Home, Chrome|url=http://www.cowboysindians.com/Blog/June-2014/Bring-It-On-Home-Chrome/|work=Cowboys and Indians|accessdate=2014-06-05|date=2014-06-03}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]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 was from a bootleg DVD of ''[[Mr. Peabody & Sherman]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Templeton Thompson - This One's Gonna Fly |url=https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Templeton+Thompson-This+Ones+Gonna+Fly-791839.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=WatZatSong |language=en}}</ref> In February, it was discovered that the story was a hoax and Kerlo always knew the song's identity.[/td]
[td]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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Templeton Thompson - This One's Gonna Fly |url=https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/Templeton+Thompson-This+Ones+Gonna+Fly-791839.html |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=WatZatSong |language=en}}</ref> In February, it was discovered that the story was a hoax and Kerlo always knew the song's identity.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Personal life ==[/td]
[td]== Personal life ==[/td]
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