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BILL BLOG Thursday, May 21, 2026   Hello Thursday. After a little rain yesterday in Nashville, we are expecting more today and right on through the weekend. And that has cooled us down, as the high will only be 74 today.   YESTERDAY I wrote a new song with Tim Stafford online, as he lives in Knoxville. Not only did we write a “dark” bluegrass tune, but he also delivered some great news when he told me that two songs we’ve written together will be on his next album.        And young, talented bluegrass artist Ashby Frank is recording one of our songs on his next record as well. Great news.     Tim made me jealous as well when I found out he’ll be out near Bozeman, Montana, for a combined guitar workshop and fly-fishing week. Tim is one of the best guitar players in bluegrass, and a friend has invited him to be one of this year’s teachers, AND he’ll get to do some fly fishing in the mountains.   I’m jealous because I’ve pla...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, May 20, 2026   Hump Day…Wednesday. 79 for our high in Nashville today with some rain, and rain looks to be in the forecast all the way through the weekend.   YESTERDAY Songwriter Bill DiLuigi and I made it back to Nashville from Marion, Illinois, where we played a songwriter concert for a lot of veterans and their families on Monday evening, part of an Honor Flight ceremony up there. It was certainly great to be a part of it, and it was a treat to see these three veterans that I have written with in that area.     The next trip with Freedom Sings USA will be May 27-29 in Elmhurst, Illinois, up near Chicago. Looking forward to writing with veterans up near the Great Lakes.     SONG OF THE DAY Something fun today from Donny Brewer, who is a big artist in the Trop Rock world. He’s won numerous awards in that “beach” type genre.   Donny called me one day and asked if I would help him finish a funny song i...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, May 19, 2026   Tuesday morning, awake in Marion, Illinois, getting ready to return to Nashville. 79 for the high today here in Marion with some light rain   YESTERDAY Songwriter Bill DiLuigi and I made the three-and-a-half-hour trip from Nashville to the Marion, Illinois, airport.     We were there for Freedom Sings USA to give a concert for those who had gathered to welcome home over 80 veterans who went on the Honor Flight to DC and back.     We had a little on-and-off again rain, but that did not stop us from playing songs we have written with veterans from that region.     I had three veterans of mine who I’ve written with, who were there for the event.   Mine were Bob Caraker , an Army helicopter pilot who flew missions in Vietnam, Calvin Scott , an Army Vietnam veteran, who got out of the hospital the day before to make it to our concert, and Art Fager , who led 151 men into combat in...