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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 ...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, June 10, 2026   The middle of the week has arrived. It’s Wednesday, and it will be warm. 93 for the high today.   There’s a lot to get to today, so let’s go.   YESTERDAY Tuesday was all about the French Family Band album release party that was held at the world-famous Station Inn last night here in Nashville. And boy, Stuie , Camille , and Sonny , and the band knocked it out of the park at the Station Inn, which was packed with fans and celebrities cheering them on.      I sat next to my buddy Jimmy Fortune and his wife Nina last night, who has been a champion of the French Family Band since they moved here 6 years ago from Australia and New Zealand. Jimmy often uses Stuie and his guitar player when he’s out doing shows, and Stuie also plays with “ Brothers of the Heart, ” which Jimmy is also a part of.         And I picked up a little present while I was there.     This al...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, June 9, 2026   Tuesday morning in Nashville. Some more rain today, with flooding expected in many areas. A high of 83 today.   YESTERDAY I had the day off for the most part, and got reset for a busy week that will include four songwriting sessions, an album showcase party, and a trip to Cincinnati to catch a little baseball. I’m keeping my eyes on the Cincinnati forecast, hoping the rain stays away for both of the afternoon games I’m seeing.   ON THE CHART The song “ Moonshine on the Still ” went #1 on one bluegrass chart recently, the song I wrote with Laura Leigh Jones that Dailey & Vincent recorded.      And now it’s sitting at #2 on the Bluegrass Today chart. Fingers crossed. It would be very cool to have it go to the top spot on two separate music charts.     SAD NEWS Calvin Scott is a wonderful veteran from Marion, Illinois, whose story I wrote into song a couple of years ago titled “Back...