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BILL BLOG Monday, April 6, 2026   Monday has rolled around again. We had some rain over the weekend, and that cooled us down a bit. In fact, it’s just 37 degrees as I start the Blog this morning, a high of 70 coming up later today. Heck, I had to drag the space heater out one more time this morning.   THE WEEKEND On Good Friday, I got a “good” text from some old friends, Kevin Stone and his wife, Lisa Shaffer . Lisa was the original girl singer in our songwriter trio “Hits & Grins.”   They and their three growing kids were on their way to New Orleans to take a cruise, and they stopped for lunch in Nashville. They own a little farm now up in Northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati, and it was a treat getting to see them again and catch up on their lives.     I surely miss sitting alongside Lisa singing harmony to some of her great songs like THIS ONE .  It was a great way to start the weekend.   HALLELUJAH ANYWAY On the Friday Blo...

BILL BLOG Friday, April 3, 2026   Friday morning brings the first weekend of April with it. And, it’s Easter weekend as well.   We will hit 86 for a high today in Nashville, but on Easter Sunday, the high will only be 63 degrees.   YESTERDAY I had a blast writing a new up-tempo bluegrass song with Brian White and Andrea Pearson . The kind of song they call a “ barn burner. ” We targeted a bluegrass artist I know who is looking for an up-tempo number to finish up a new album they are working on. We hope they like it. Time will tell.     I brought part of the new song with me, and Brian and Andrea loved it, jumped in, and we finished it. And then, before we left, Brian gave me and Andrea another dozen eggs apiece, as he did the first time the three of us wrote together.  He and his wife Karyn have a flock of chickens laying lots of eggs. Gosh, if I can just write enough with Brian, I’ll never have to buy eggs again!   So yesterda...

BILL BLOG Thursday, April 2, 2026   Thursday morning has arrived. And it’s going to be warm with an 86-degree high.   Today’s blog is being posted later than normal, as I had a late night last night.   LAST NIGHT I had a great songwriter show last night at the Station Inn with a couple of really great songwriters, Larry Cordle and Bobby Tomberlin . The Station Inn is normally a “stage” show, but for Larry’s Songwriter Shows, which he does every so many weeks, he sets up the writer on the floor in a true “round.”     Man, the stories told alone last night were worth the price of admission. And then getting to hear Bobby sing what will be Willie Nelson’s next single " Dream Chaser " and hearing Larry talk about the huge Ricky Skaggs hit “ Highway 40 Blues ” that was Larry’s first hit in Nashville, was priceless. I think we played for 2 and a half hours last night, and the time just flew by.   Larry told us he’ll be calling me and Bo...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, April 1, 2026   It’s the first day of April, and it’s a “hump day” Wednesday. We will hit a high of 83 in Nashville today, but by Sunday, the high will be only 62.   And, it’s April Fool’s Day. Beware.   YESTERDAY I had a great day writing with Brady Seals , Spencer Hatcher , and his younger brother, Connor , yesterday. It was the second song this foursome has written.      The first time we gathered, we wrote a duet; this one is a fun up-tempo country song along the lines of Alan Jackson or Zach Top . The kind of “real” country that seems to be returning to country radio, and that’s refreshing to hear. Spencer is an artist on Quartz Hill Records , and that’s the kind of young artist he is…country. With real roots in it. He’s working on his first album, and of course, we hope this song will get strong consideration for that project.        We’ll see.   LAST NIGHT My wife and I caugh...