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BILL BLOG Wednesday, June 10, 2026   The middle of the week has arrived. It’s Wednesday, and it will be warm. 93 for the high today.   There’s a lot to get to today, so let’s go.   YESTERDAY Tuesday was all about the French Family Band album release party that was held at the world-famous Station Inn last night here in Nashville. And boy, Stuie , Camille , and Sonny , and the band knocked it out of the park at the Station Inn, which was packed with fans and celebrities cheering them on.      I sat next to my buddy Jimmy Fortune and his wife Nina last night, who has been a champion of the French Family Band since they moved here 6 years ago from Australia and New Zealand. Jimmy often uses Stuie and his guitar player when he’s out doing shows, and Stuie also plays with “ Brothers of the Heart, ” which Jimmy is also a part of.         And I picked up a little present while I was there.     This al...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, June 9, 2026   Tuesday morning in Nashville. Some more rain today, with flooding expected in many areas. A high of 83 today.   YESTERDAY I had the day off for the most part, and got reset for a busy week that will include four songwriting sessions, an album showcase party, and a trip to Cincinnati to catch a little baseball. I’m keeping my eyes on the Cincinnati forecast, hoping the rain stays away for both of the afternoon games I’m seeing.   ON THE CHART The song “ Moonshine on the Still ” went #1 on one bluegrass chart recently, the song I wrote with Laura Leigh Jones that Dailey & Vincent recorded.      And now it’s sitting at #2 on the Bluegrass Today chart. Fingers crossed. It would be very cool to have it go to the top spot on two separate music charts.     SAD NEWS Calvin Scott is a wonderful veteran from Marion, Illinois, whose story I wrote into song a couple of years ago titled “Back...

BILL BLOG Monday, June 8, 2026   Here comes another Monday. 82 with some rain, and maybe a thunderstorm today in Music City.   THE WEEKEND Friday morning, I headed for the airport. A Lyft picked fellow songwriter Bill DiLuigi and me up to take us to BNA in Nashville. The driver arrived in a brand new self-driving Tesla. And he never put his hands on the wheel all the way to our airport. Amazing. This was my second ride in one, and now I’m convinced I could see myself in one.   Early Friday afternoon, I landed in Raleigh-Durham for our Freedom Sings USA retreat, held at the VA Center in Durham.    I’ve been in a few VA’s writing with soldiers. The VA Center here is beautiful, well-maintained, and the staff we worked with were terrific. Including Manaca Gilmore , who headed up our event. She lost her eyesight in battle in Iraq and is one of the most uplifting, positive folks you could ever meet. And a heck of a singer herself!    ...