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BILL BLOG Wednesday, October 7, 2026   Wednesday morning, it is. The high will be a warm 86 degrees today in Nashville, but by this weekend, we will cool down to the low 70’s for the high.   YESTERDAY I had a great writing session with my friend Caroline Owens yesterday, as she brought a GREAT bluegrass song idea that was fun to write.     She’s excited about her new album that’s about to be released at the end of this month, that I’m excited about because “ Telluride ” is on that album, which I helped write.     AND…she had some great songwriter news to share. She just found out that a song she wrote with this year’s American Idol winner, Hannah Harper, is going to be one of the songs on Hannah’s first major album since she won that competition.     Some seriously good news for a songwriter. We celebrated that for sure. Caroline and Hannah were friends before American Idol and were writing songs and Hannah didn’t forget...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, October 6, 2026    Hello Tuesday morning. 82 will be the high temperature in Music City today.   YESTERDAY I wrote a new country song with the Connor Brothers , Spencer and Hatcher along with my buddy Steve Dean.     The brothers have been out on the road touring but have a little break in their schedule that will give them some time to write new songs, like the one we wrote yesterday at their publishing company south of Nashville.   The brothers are from Virginia, and they have a bluegrass background. Here’s taste of that in this fun little CLIP they filmed with bluegrass artist Kody Norris and his band. That’s Spencer showing off his banjo picking skills, playing at a rapid pace.   Spencer’s record label is releasing “country” songs on him, for a good reason, and he has a great country voice.   We had a great time yesterday for sure.   AN ALBUM PARTY I got this great invitation yesterday from...

BILL BLOG Monday, October 5, 2026   It’s the first Monday morning of October. 80 degrees high is on tap for Nashville today.   THE WEEKEND It was pretty laid back at the Whyte House this weekend. Caught a lot of football and baseball play-off action on the TV. Since my Reds had an awful season, I have no dog in the baseball play-off fight, but I’m rooting for Milwaukee as I lived and worked in that city for six great years. Go Brew Crew.   Hard to not root for a baseball team that has mascot that used to slide into a mug of beer after each home run.     THE WEEK AHEAD I’ll be playing a private event on Wednesday evening for the Mercy Chef’s organization that provides great food for disaster workers and volunteers around the world.     This is the third year I’ve been blessed to be part of this as I was invited by Linda Davis and her husband Lang Scott . So, the three of us will sing some songs for the sponsors and donors w...