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BILL BLOG Thursday December 18, 2025   Thursday morning, and we’re only 7 days away from Christmas.   A high of 57 on the way for Nashville today, with some rain and possible storms.   YESTERDAY I really hate it when a co-write gets cancelled like it did yesterday,  because I always end up doing something I’m not nearly as thrilled about. Yesterday it was shopping for groceries at two different stores with my wife, storing up provisions for the holidays ahead, and I suspect, Armageddon as well. And I don’t know which weighed more, the groceries or the bill. Sigh.   EARLY CHRISTMAS While I was out playing Joe Grocery , my friend and producer Jerry Salley texted me he was in the recording studio at that very moment with Kristy Cox , and a group of great musicians, and that she was recording two songs I helped write, which will land on her next album. Merry Christmas to me.    One of the songs was written with Laure...

BILL BLOG Wednesday December 18, 2025   Hump Day Wednesday has arrived. Warmer today in Nashville. A high of 57 is on the way.   YESTERDAY I had fun writing a new song with hit writer Byron Hill and bluegrass artist Caroline Owens at my publishing company. Byron’s string of hits through the years included the great George Strait hit “ Fool Hearted Memory ”. And he’s a member of the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame.    And Caroline is a young bluegrass star who is making a lot of noise in the bluegrass world. Right now, she’s making that noise with the song I wrote with Andrea Pearson , “ Telluride ”.     Another one of those days that I quietly thought, “How did they let me in the room?”! Byron was playing a great lick on his guitar that we turned into our song yesterday. Nobody really had an idea, but that guitar lick brought an idea to life, and another song was born. Fun morning.   THE COWBOY WAY I got to say high to...

BILL BLOG Tuesday December 16, 2025    It’s Tuesday morning, and we are just 9 days away from Christmas! And, it’s warming back up in Nashville!   Today’s high will be 52 with lots of sunshine.   YESTERDAY We got some big news here at the Whyte House yesterday. My wife Kathy’s first-ever book, “ Subtle Frequency ,” is now available for pre-sale! So cool. The official launch date for the book is February 3, but you can pre-order the book right now on most of the platforms you can think of. Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Books-A-Million, and more. She put a ton of hard work into this, and I’m so happy that her book is now available.   Much more to come, and lots of adventures, I’m sure, so stay tuned for more information. But my wife is now officially an author!     KA-BOOM While I’m blogging in December and through parts of January, I will almost always hear the sound of shotguns going off. Why? We live off Old Hickory Lake...

BILL BLOG Monday December 15, 2025   Monday morning has rolled around again. And it’s just 9 above zero as I begin this morning’s Blog. 22 will be the high today in Nashville, but the cold weather won’t hang around. 38 for a high tomorrow, and then we’ll be back up into the 50s again.   THE WEEKEND On Friday, Bill DiLuigi brought a great song idea to our writing appointment at my publishing company. A traditional country song is my favorite kind of song to help write. And in about 3 hours, we had it completed and added to our catalogs to pitch to country artists who might be looking to record that kind of straight-ahead country tune.   Bill is one of the good guys in this town. He leans heavily on his faith and always leads in prayer, whether it’s over a meal or over a writing session like he did on Friday.   One of those guys you enjoy writing with, but also spending time with. Time well spent Friday.  SATURDAY My wife Kat...