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BILL BLOG Thursday, July 2, 2026   Thursday it is. And the heat is in the “crazy” hot range. We were near 100 yesterday, and may get there today with a projected high of 98. But at least, there’s humidity to go with it!   YESTERDAY I wrote with the IBMA (Bluegrass) reigning Female Vocalist of the Year for the first time, Jaelee Roberts .   And, our friend Alex Miller jumped in to help write a great “cheating song. Yep, they are still writing and singing those. In Nashville, I’m pretty sure it’s the law to have to write a cheating song every once and again.   We were up to the task. And it was great getting to know Jaelee, who, besides being an individual performing artist, is also a member of the esteemed group “ Sister Sadie. ”    Jaelee is the brunette to the right in this picture. She is such a great singer. Here’s an EXAMPLE . And, at lunch yesterday she confided she has a few tattoos. And one was brand new on her arm that was ach...

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 ...