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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 .   ...

BILL BLOG Wednesday, October 7, 2026   Wednesday morning, it is. The high will be a warm 86 degrees today in Nashville, but by this weekend, we will cool down to the low 70’s for the high.   YESTERDAY I had a great writing session with my friend Caroline Owens yesterday, as she brought a GREAT bluegrass song idea that was fun to write.     She’s excited about her new album that’s about to be released at the end of this month, that I’m excited about because “ Telluride ” is on that album, which I helped write.     AND…she had some great songwriter news to share. She just found out that a song she wrote with this year’s American Idol winner, Hannah Harper, is going to be one of the songs on Hannah’s first major album since she won that competition.     Some seriously good news for a songwriter. We celebrated that for sure. Caroline and Hannah were friends before American Idol and were writing songs and Hannah didn’t forget...

BILL BLOG Tuesday, October 6, 2026    Hello Tuesday morning. 82 will be the high temperature in Music City today.   YESTERDAY I wrote a new country song with the Connor Brothers , Spencer and Hatcher along with my buddy Steve Dean.     The brothers have been out on the road touring but have a little break in their schedule that will give them some time to write new songs, like the one we wrote yesterday at their publishing company south of Nashville.   The brothers are from Virginia, and they have a bluegrass background. Here’s taste of that in this fun little CLIP they filmed with bluegrass artist Kody Norris and his band. That’s Spencer showing off his banjo picking skills, playing at a rapid pace.   Spencer’s record label is releasing “country” songs on him, for a good reason, and he has a great country voice.   We had a great time yesterday for sure.   AN ALBUM PARTY I got this great invitation yesterday from...