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BILL BLOG Wednesday, May 20, 2026   Hump Day…Wednesday. 79 for our high in Nashville today with some rain, and rain looks to be in the forecast all the way through the weekend.   YESTERDAY Songwriter Bill DiLuigi and I made it back to Nashville from Marion, Illinois, where we played a songwriter concert for a lot of veterans and their families on Monday evening, part of an Honor Flight ceremony up there. It was certainly great to be a part of it, and it was a treat to see these three veterans that I have written with in that area.     The next trip with Freedom Sings USA will be May 27-29 in Elmhurst, Illinois, up near Chicago. Looking forward to writing with veterans up near the Great Lakes.     SONG OF THE DAY Something fun today from Donny Brewer, who is a big artist in the Trop Rock world. He’s won numerous awards in that “beach” type genre.   Donny called me one day and asked if I would help him finish a funny song i...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, May 19, 2026   Tuesday morning, awake in Marion, Illinois, getting ready to return to Nashville. 79 for the high today here in Marion with some light rain   YESTERDAY Songwriter Bill DiLuigi and I made the three-and-a-half-hour trip from Nashville to the Marion, Illinois, airport.     We were there for Freedom Sings USA to give a concert for those who had gathered to welcome home over 80 veterans who went on the Honor Flight to DC and back.     We had a little on-and-off again rain, but that did not stop us from playing songs we have written with veterans from that region.     I had three veterans of mine who I’ve written with, who were there for the event.   Mine were Bob Caraker , an Army helicopter pilot who flew missions in Vietnam, Calvin Scott , an Army Vietnam veteran, who got out of the hospital the day before to make it to our concert, and Art Fager , who led 151 men into combat in...

BILL BLOG Monday, May 18, 2026   It’s Monday morning, and I’ve got a guitar and a bag packed for a trip to Marion, Illinois. More on that at the end of the Blog.   Hot in Music City today with a high of 91. In Marion, it looks like a little rain is in the forecast.   THE WEEKEND It was a weekend finishing up getting rid of the huge mound of mulch that was sitting in our driveway (yuk), watching baseball, preparing for this morning’s trip, and watching the ACM Awards last night from Vegas.      ACM’S Sunday night, I watched the ACM Awards on Prime. It was a huge night for Ella Langley , who picked up 5 awards.  Her hit, "Choosing Texas" was such a HUGE hit, her having a big night was a not a surprise.    And it was a great night for Cody Johnson as well, as he won Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year Awards.       Megan Moroney was up for 9 and didn’t win any. She was not present either, as she w...