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BILL BLOG Monday, June 15, 2026   Another Monday is on us. And it’s going to be a pleasant Monday, with a high of just 78.   THE WEEKEND I spent the weekend battling an awful cold that just won’t let up. So bad that I cancelled a planned trip to Cincinnati to see a couple of Reds baseball games with some buddies. When I cancel a baseball trip? You can bet I’m not feeling well.   My friend Joe Dan Cornett was sitting in my seat when a bird bombed the back of his baseball cap!     I’m taking that as a sign that I was not supposed to be there.   SUN CAN’T STOP THE RAIN     It’s the little song that could. This song, " Sun Can't Stop The Rain, " recorded by Laura Leigh Jones , is back on the Bluegrass Today Chart in the #9 slot. It’s been on the chart, off the chart, up and down, and now it’s all the way back up to #9.        Grateful for that bluegrass blessing of a song.   DAILEY & VIN...

BILL BLOG Friday, June 12, 2026   Friday morning has rolled in, bringing a June weekend with it. The high today in Nashville will be 87 with some rain showers.   YESTERDAY Another day of rest, and battling a bad cold. The good news is, I’m feeling much better. I cancelled an entire week’s worth of songwriting appointments to take time to recover. That was a really good idea, because I’m turning the corner, I think.   SONG OF THE DAY Me, Brian White , Nathan Woodard , and Jason Severs are excited as we’ve received confirmation that Joe Nichols has recorded the song “ Keeping It Real ” that the 4 of us wrote several months ago. One of the great country singers. Can’t wait to hear that.   This will be my second cut by Joe, who recorded “ Crickets ” which I wrote with Lisa Shaffer and Brent Baxter a few years ago, which went on to be the title track to one of his albums. Listen for the “crickets” in this song of the day.    DANG, I’M IN...

BILL BLOG Thursday, June 11, 2026   Here it is, Thursday morning. 93 hot degrees today in Music City.   YESTERDAY I got some meds from the Doctor to help try and kick this crud I’ve got that’s going through a lot of Nashville right now. Lots of fun. Fortunately, the meds seem to have kicked in, and I’m feeling a little more human today, after pretty much just staying in bed all day long yesterday. Thank goodness.   MORE CHART NEWS I’ve been blogging about the new song, “ Here Comes the Sun Again ,” recorded by the French Family Band.   I wrote it with Sonny French of the band and his Aussie friend Angus Gill . And we both got to hear Sonny sing it “live” at the Station Inn Tuesday night to a great reception.   Yesterday, Angus found that our song has landed at #2 on a small independent chart. We’ll take it!   Hard to see it on that image I know, but take my word for it, the song is #2 right now.   Remember, their great ...