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BILL BLOG Thursday, June 25, 2026   Thursday morning has arrived, and it’s warming up. A high of 89 today, and next week they are calling for “excessive heat”, with temperatures in the 90’s.   YESTERDAY I had a very fun co-write with Kevin Williamson from the Williamson Branch Family Band . We wrote a “summer” time, to tapper of a song, one that might fit this great musical family. Kevin has become a proud grandpa recently, so we spent some time writing, catching up, and oh yeah, me listening to some Grandpa stories. A full day in the songwriting room with Kevin.   MUSIC NEWS It’s nice to see “ Here Comes The Sun ” getting some attention overseas on this broadcast that will feature the French Family Band , who recorded this song that I wrote with “ Sonny” from the group and Angus Gill.   And we found out that the song is in the #2 slot on the Australian Country Music Chart right now as well.     Little hard to see in that picture...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, June 24, 2026   Another Hump Day is here to get over; it’s Wednesday.   84 degrees for a high today in Music City, but by Sunday? 94.   YESTERDAY I spent a session online with a new songwriter who lives near Birmingham yesterday as a songwriting consultant for Songwriter Pro, a songwriting service offered by songwriter Brent Baxter.     Once in a while, I’ll get a chance to offer advice to other folks who are learning the craft. Carrie Bishop , whom I worked with, has a full-time job, but loves to write when she can…poetry, and lyrics for songs. And she sent me three songs to look at she had written.   Songwriting is a very hard business to monetize these days, but it sure brings a lot of joy to many, as it does for Carrie. I could tell she loved it within a minute of chatting with her online.   So I hope I offered a “nugget” or two that she can use to help make her songwriting stronger. It was fun getting t...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, June 23, 2026   And, it’s Tuesday, with a high of 79 today in Music City. Pleasant.   And it’s Prime Day as well, or as I like to call it, “Does anyone need any boxes day?”   YESTERDAY First day back at the songwriting table in almost two weeks after fighting off a cold. It felt good to create a new, fun song with my friend Katrina Burgoyne at my publishing company Billy Blue. Katrina has been busy recording new music, playing shows, and being a wife, and a Mom to a young little boy she calls “Poppi.”   And she brought a saucy idea to the table that was fun putting together. Here’s another one to put on her fun pile of songs that you just might hear someday.   SONG OF THE DAY Since I wrote with Australian Katrina Burgoyne today, here’s a song about her life right now that we wrote together, titled “ Living the American Dream ” as our song of the day.    HEALTH NOTES There’s some good coming from AI. Boston C...