BILL BLOG
Thursday April 24, 2025
Thursday be here. We had a little thunderstorm roll through last night that watered all the plants and we have a little more of it in the forecast today in Nashville. A high of just 73 today.
YESTERDAY
My writing session was with Brian White
and Don Poythress out at Brian’s place yesterday. I’ve written with Brian a few
times. Brian has had a lot of his songs recorded including a lot of Christian
hits including the recent Dove winner for Song of the Year, “Looks Like Jesus”
for Brian Free & Assurance with Jimmy Fortune that was #1 for 8 weeks!
Meanwhile Don has a list of hits as well including cuts
by Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, and this Easton Corbin hit ""Little More Country Than That".
It was my first time getting to write with Don who plays great guitar and has a wonderful singing voice himself. Yesterday we did some “targeted” writing as Brian had received a call from an artist that I know who was looking for songs. So we wrote something specifically in that direction and sent it off by e-mail. The early word is that the act likes the song, so maybe we’ll get lucky and they will record this soon. We’ll see.
Either way, it was great getting to work with Don for the first time. The three of us will be writing more in the future.
CHART…WEEKS ON
Gosh, I just looked at this chart and saw that “Country Faith” from Kristen Leigh Bearfield and Karen Peck has been on this gospel
chart for 29 weeks now that I wrote with Kristen and Bob Minner.
And “God Never Made A Mountain” by Kristy Cox, that I wrote with Josh Shilling and Andrea Pearson has been on this same chart for a whopping 45 weeks in a row!
Wow. Thank you David Pugh, for loving these songs so much.
SONG OF THE DAY
Today’s song is “Before I Turn Out The Light” recorded by Australian country artist TC Cassidy. I wrote it with Aussie Angus Gill, who was producing a new album on TC, and this is a country waltz that made the album. Thank you for loving the song TC!
HEALTH NOTES
A groundbreaking study suggests that a gut-dwelling bacteria may be behind the recent surge in early-onset colorectal cancer cases.
Doctors and fitness experts tell us that dancing boosts our levels of happiness, while also ensuring overall health and fitness. (As for me I’m pretty happy not having to dance)
A study claims that women are 50% less likely to be prescribed pain meds.
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
That’s a pretty convincing sales pitch.
CHICKEN OR THE EGG
To deal with the high price of eggs Petco is now selling laying hens at $5.99 per chicken or chick. They’ve tested it in 5 markets, and they are selling out. All of that makes this picture pretty danged funny.
SCAMS
The FBI says that online scams brought in 16.6 billion dollars last year, up 33% from 2023. Most of us routinely don’t answer calls we don’t recognize or respond to suspicious emails and texts. Sadly, enough folks do to make those scammers rich. Seniors seem to be the most vulnerable.
DRONING
Yet another use of drone technology. Some farmers are now using them to harvest. Fly them up to the top of the trees, and they can pick oranges or apples or whatever.
I wonder if I can use one to trim my shrubs?
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Teen Burglar Kills Goldfish Because He Didn’t Want To Leave Any Witnesses, Cops Say. (Okay then)
TODAY
I’m writing with Taylon Hope today, who is a young artist making her way in Nashville. I wrote with Taylon for the first time when she was too young to drive. Now she’s a college student and making her way in the music business here in Nashville. We’ll see what we can create together today.
Have a great Thursday!
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