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BILL BLOG Wednesday, June 17, 2026   Let’s get over the hump. It’s Wednesday, and it’s going to warm up to an 89-degree high in Nashville today.   YESTERDAY By now, my songwriter buddies Steve Dean , Minnie Murphy , Bill DiLuigi , and Bobby Tomberlin are on the road to the small town of Heyworth, Illinois, to write with veterans for Freedom Sings USA.     This is the group’s third trip to Heyworth, but the first one I’ve had to miss because of this lingering cold. I’ll miss seeing the folks up there, and especially the two veterans whom I have already written with. Navy Corpsman Marc Rogers , nicknamed “Armadillo.”     And Carl Johnston , who served as a chaplain in the Army, and is now a minister in Heyworth.      I so hate not being there, but I know 4 new great songs will be written with those we owe so much to.   GREAT MUSIC NEWS I found out yesterday that young country artist Spencer Hatcher will be re...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, June 16, 2026   Tuesday it is! And it’s going to be sunny, with a high of 84 here in Nashville today.   NOTE: ( This morning’s Blog is being posted later than normal due to a cold kicking my behind !)   YESTERDAY I spent an entire day again trying to shake a cold and horrible cough that’s lingered for well over a week, forcing me to cancel several songwriting appointments and a baseball trip, and yesterday I had to cancel my spot in this great Freedom Sings USA Retreat in Heyworth, Illinois.   Geez. But I got my old meds, which have been replaced by new meds, so I’m hopeful that will help me kick this thing. I know a lot of folks down with this, and many of them have COVID. That time of year, I suppose.   ROOFING Part of my entertainment yesterday, while I was resting, was looking out the window and watching the crew climb onto the roof of my neighbor’s home to replace the roof, which had been damaged in a windstorm las...

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...