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BILL BLOG Monday, October 12, 2026   Monday morning has arrived. We are warming back up in Nashville with a high of 89 expected today in Nashville on this Columbus Day.   I remember that Columbus discovered the new world, and something about the Nina , the Pinta, and the Santa Maria . Outside of that? It’s a good holiday with mattress sales.    THE WEEKEND Friday morning, I wrote a new song with Barry Hutchens , who lives in North Carolina and comes to Nashville about once a month or so to write songs for a week, often time with his son Will .     Barry plays piano, and guitar, sings great, and writes great songs. It’s always fun to rhyme with Barry.   I’ll be doing a songwriter show with Barry and his son Will, along with our mutual friend Jerry Salley this coming Friday at a place called Tap Roots in Port St. Joe, Florida for the “ Blast on the Bay ” songwriters festival.  That’s a noon time start on that show.   ...

BILL BLOG Friday, October 9, 2026   It’s Friday! Bring on the weekend. A high of 86 here in Nashville today, but only 70 for tomorrow.   All eyes are on hurricane Isaias, now a Category 2, coming ashore today and this evening. It’s going to bring some heavy rain to Nashville, with winds as high as 40 mph. A flood warning has been issued here.     Meanwhile, folks are boarding up their house in the Gulf Shores-Pensacola region. The storm surge may be the worst of it. Stay safe.   YESTERDAY I wrote a fun up-tempo bluegrass tune with Spencer and Connor Hatcher .   Spencer is a country artist on a major record label, but when I found out about his and his brother’s bluegrass background, I knew I wanted to write one song in that genre with them. And because we were at my publishing company Billy Blue, instead of their publishing company, it just made good bluegrass sense. Here’s a little SAMPLE of the two brothers playing bluegrass music...

BILL BLOG Thursday, October 8, 2026   A Thursday sunrise is on the way. And the high in Nashville will be 87.   YESTERDAY Last night I played some music in Franklin, Tennessee at a beautiful home to help thank those who work with Mercy Chefs. The donors, the volunteers, the organizers. Mercy Chefs is a faith based 501 C (3) non-profit disaster and non-profit disaster relief organization that delivers restaurant-quality, chef-prepared hot meals, clean water, and family grocery boxes to disaster victims, first responders, and volunteers. We were served some of their great food in a beautiful outdoor setting last night.     Chef Gary LeBlanc and Ann LeBlanc (who sang “Does He Love You” with Linda last night, founded the organization in 2006 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.      And both were there in the piano parlor last night listening to our show that featured Bobby Tomberlin and Tess Frizzell .   ...