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Dollywood Again...Single Folks...Way To Go Minnesota

BILL BLOG Wednesday March 27, 2024 Hello Hump Day Wednesday. All that rain the past day and a half is gone with sunny skies on tap but the high is only 60 today.   YESTERDAY It was a lazy, gloomy, and rainy Tuesday here in Nashville. And I had nothing big on my calendar. It was my birthday and we celebrated it the way I love to…very quietly. But thanks to family and friends who sent text messages…I appreciate it.   My wife did get me a great birthday gift though. This T-shirt.   Perfect for a baseball fan like yours truly. She doesn’t believe me but I’m pretty easy to buy for. Buy something related to baseball or music…and I’m more than good with that every time. My Cincinnati Reds opening game is tomorrow so I’ll be wearing that on the couch while I root on Cincy.  NEXT SHOW That would be Sunday April 7 as I head back to play 3 shows at Dollywood with "Hits & Grins" with my musical partners Victoria Venier & Steve Dean . Showtimes a

Miller Time...More "Heat"...Literally Anyone Else

BILL BLOG Tuesday March 26, 2024   Tuesday morning be here. Some heavy rain and loud thunder last night…more rain in Nashville today with a high of 71 on tap.   YESTERDAY I had a great day writing with my friend Alex Miller at my publishing company yesterday morning. Alex was in town for a couple of days to write before going back out on the road. He had a cancellation yesterday morning as did I so we wound up in a writing room together. That turned out to be fruitful as Alex brought a great idea that came to him in a dream. He was smart enough to get out of bed and write a lot of what he was dreaming down, and that turned out to be a great song that fits very much into the “Country-Bluegrass & even Gospel” world. Might even be something he records one day…would not surprise me.   And then I had half an idea I brought in my hip pocket that we also wrote that was fun…and kind of rockin’ a bit. So two very different kinds of songs all in one writing sessi

An Aussie Moves Here...March Madness...Cheap Guitars

BILL BLOG Monday March 25, 2024   Monday morning has rolled around. That eclipse thing has done come and gone and we have a high of 65 with sun here today in Music City.   THE WEEKEND Mine started Friday morning writing with my Aussie friend Angus Gill for the first time since he moved here to the United States. We celebrated that a bit and caught up before we wrote a fun up-tempo bluegrass barn-burning kind of a song. Angus is a producer as well as a singer and multi-instrument young man and he’s going to do really well here in the states. The two of us have had several of our co-writes recorded by Australian country artists, and now we hope we’ll add some American artists in the future.   Billy Blue Publishing was full of songwriters Friday morning including Mike Richards , Rick Lang , and Kristy Cox .…all of whom I’ve written songs with.      Kristy Cox has a great new album coming out on May 31 complete with a “live” performance by Kristy and her

Kitchen Heat...Back To Memphis...Porcupine Humor

BILL BLOG Friday March 22, 2024   Friday morning and a March weekend is upon us. Up to 72 with a little light rain here in Nashville today.   YESTERDAY I finished up a song with Jenny Tolman and Dave Brainard at their studio which is built inside their home. And their one year Bear joined us part of the time. Never hurts having a cute toddler thrown in his two cents on the lyrical content of a song. Jenny’s trying to be a Mom and an artist these days which is not easy to do but she’s pulling it off with grace. She’s been on the red carpet for a couple of movies recently doing that “glam” thing with industry folks AND…she has a brand new song out next Friday that she, Dave, and I wrote “ If You Can’t Stand The Heat ” (Get Out of My Kitchen)   Jenny’s a great cook (healthy recipes) and she’s doing clever videos like THIS ONE where she combines her cooking in the kitchen with our little kitchen song. Check it out. You get just a little tease of the new song

Three Times A Lady...Freedom Sings...Electric Buggies Anyone?

BILL BLOG Thursday March 21, 2024   Thursday be arising here in Music City. 66 with sun here today.   YESTERDAY I had the day off so when that happens I do what any one does with an off day. I go see the Doctor. Right? All good. Got a shot to help alleviate some pain I’ve been walking around with for several months. With a trip to Germany coming up in just a couple of weeks I’m figuring it was a good move as we’ll be walking quite a bit in both Germany and Austria.   What’s the old Doctor joke? Oh yea…Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Only if your aim is good enough.   THE TRIO I got some more good music news yesterday. The first album from this all girl trio “Three Times A Lady” will be released May 16.   This incredibly gifted trio recorded a song I wrote with one of its members… Lauren Mascitti and our friend Kristen Bearfield that’s on this new album titled “ Come Back To Me ”. The girls have spectacular harmony and folks at Doll

Sheet Music...Exit Tax...Play Ball!

BILL BLOG Wednesday March 20, 2024   Hump Day…Wednesday. And what a nice day it is with sunshine and a high of 71 in Nashville today.   YESTERDAY I hooked up with my friend Rick Lang yesterday who was in to write from New Hampshire where he and his wife have lived for years. Rick is the guy I’ve been blogging about who has the new album “ Blue Collar Gospel ” that’s going to be released in mid-May. I found that out yesterday from Rick. He and I along with our friend and producer Jerry Salley wrote the title track that features Jerry and the Oak Ridge Boys . And Rick and I wrote a second gospel-grass song titled “ Church Bells Are Ringing ” that’s also included on this great album. Yesterday Rick gave me a nice present.   And sheet music for the second song as well.   Pretty cool. I’m not sure if I have sheet music on any of the songs that I’ve had recorded by other artists.  The first album of Rick songs, or co-written songs was nominated for a