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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...

BILL BLOG Monday, June 8, 2026   Here comes another Monday. 82 with some rain, and maybe a thunderstorm today in Music City.   THE WEEKEND Friday morning, I headed for the airport. A Lyft picked fellow songwriter Bill DiLuigi and me up to take us to BNA in Nashville. The driver arrived in a brand new self-driving Tesla. And he never put his hands on the wheel all the way to our airport. Amazing. This was my second ride in one, and now I’m convinced I could see myself in one.   Early Friday afternoon, I landed in Raleigh-Durham for our Freedom Sings USA retreat, held at the VA Center in Durham.    I’ve been in a few VA’s writing with soldiers. The VA Center here is beautiful, well-maintained, and the staff we worked with were terrific. Including Manaca Gilmore , who headed up our event. She lost her eyesight in battle in Iraq and is one of the most uplifting, positive folks you could ever meet. And a heck of a singer herself!    ...

BILL BLOG Friday, June 5, 2026   Friday morning, the first weekend in June is on us. And once again, my guitar and suitcase are packed for a flight later this morning. More on that at the end of today’s Blog.   Getting warmer in Nashville today with a high of 86. Warmer where I’m going. In Durham it will be 92!   YESTERDAY My wife and I celebrated our anniversary. Thanks to all who sent “congrats” and kind words. I managed to find something that my author wife loved, so I felt like a winner yesterday.    THEN LAST NIGHT We celebrated a little by going out to hear my friend and frequent co-writer Caroline Jones perform at the world-famous Station Inn.   She was so great, as was her bluegrass band, who just tore it up last night. Another friend and co-writer, Andrea Pearson, sat at our table, and we got to hear Caroline sing our #1 song we wrote for her, “ Telluride ”, and that was a very cool moment.   The packed house, full...