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BILL BLOG Thursday, August 13, 2026   Bring on Thursday. 96 warm degrees today in Nashville. With the heat index at 109!   YESTERDAY I spent time out at my friend Wil Nance’s little writing cabin, a little mini-farm he owns, complete with his own bridge over a danged pond.     Andrea Pearson joined us, and the three of us knocked out a country song with a little groove to it that’s pretty infectious. It’s always fun creating something new with these two.       LAST NIGHT My friend Angus Gill and I spent the night at a club called 3 rd & Lindsley listening to and cheering on our friends in this great collection of musical friends that includes Jimmy Fortune and the French Family Band . The night was billed as the “ French Connection ,” because the “French Family Band” added some talented friends for this show that features them singing “cover” songs, or hit songs from other artists, and not their original songs.   ...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, August 12, 2026   Another Hump Day “Wednesday” to get over. And another hot day. A high of 93 in Nashville, and this Saturday we will hit 101. I think I’ll stay in under the AC.   YESTERDAY It was one of those days as I drove to my publishing company for a co-write, and my co-writer was late. And when I texted to change on him, I found out why. I had yesterday on my calendar, and he had a week from yesterday. It happens.   But my friends Jerry Salley , Barry Hutchens, and Alex Miller all came in to write, so we had a great time just talking, laughing, and catching up.   Jerry is Alex’s producer, and he told me that one song Alex and I wrote is definitely going to be on Alex Miller’s next record, and I love this song, as does Alex. So good news there. I’ve had at least one song on each of Alex’s albums on Billy Jam Records, and it’s nice to hear that there will be at least one more going on the new project.     I...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, August 11, 2026   Hello, Tuesday morning. It’s warm, and getting warmer. A high of 94 in Nashville today. By Friday we’ll be pushing 100.   And it’s not just us who are sweating, as July broke a 132-year-old mark for the hottest ever for that month. And August is looking like it might do the same thing.     YESTERDAY At the last second, I cancelled my songwriting session because of a new cell phone issue I was having. It’s a long story, and you’d be bored, so I’m just going to leave it at that. But I would like to have my time back that I spent dealing with it. Sigh.   INDIANA My day opened up, and I spent part of the time adding some new shows to my tour calendar, including a February show in Merom, Indiana. Just me, a guitar, some singing at storytelling at a historic venue in southwest Indiana. I don’t do a lot of “solo” shows, so this one will be a little different.     TENNESSEE My next show is just a...