BILL BLOG Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Can you believe it’s the first of July? You can if you step outside and feel the heat. It’s Wednesday. 97 degree high today in Nashville. YESTERDAY I had such a great time writing with Country Music Hall of Fame member Jimmy Fortune. Jimmy was part of the most awarded country act of all time, The Statler Brothers . And the trophies and plaques that line the wall of his writing room point that out. Jimmy and his wife Nina built a new home, and the upstairs is a big room full of those trophies, guitars, lots of guitars, and comfortable places to sit and write. And yesterday we wrote a new Contemporary Christian song that we’re both proud of. One of my favorite performances I’ve ever been a part of was the night I played at the Bluebird Café, and Jimmy was in that round of songwriters that also featured my friends Wil Nance and Brian White . And when Jimmy sang his big hit, “ Elizabeth, ” and then closed with “ Name ...