Happy Birthday to Glenn D. Tubb!

This weekend the great songwriter Glenn D. Tubb celebrates his 80th Birthday. He is a legendary songwriter, but also a very humble servant - and an ordained Minister - for our Heavenly Father.

What can you give someone who seemingly has everything? I have a suggestion: he is working with the Midnite Jamboree Association where he is a Director,  for their mission to "preserve the history of Country Music, while also preserving the airing and production of the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree." (quote from their website).


Read about their efforts here http://midnitejamboreeassociation.com/  and then make a pledge; send your contributions to:  The Midnite Jamboree Association, P.O. Box 159326, Nashville, TN 37215

Nashville - the calm before The Festival :)

Broadway in Nashville two days before the CMA Festival.

                                      I'm sure it will be crowded here! :)

This is cute as can be!

I'm happy for my friends the Williamson Branch - they are a family music band playing bluegrass/country/inspirational. Their video on facebook now has over 90,000 plays and closing in to over 100,000 .... follow link of you're on fb to watch two little girls singing "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man":

https://www.facebook.com/ginnymar/videos/10155456735290133/?pnref=story


They are on youtube too ... I'm sure they'll reach multi-thousand plays there too in no time at all:

A link ....

... to an interview that has many a good advice on songwriting:

http://www.kimcopelandproductions.com/secrets/BB14-16.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=MyNewsletterBuilder&utm_content=1347765221&utm_campaign=SWC+E-Tip+-+Developing+Songwriters+Common+Misconceptions+1412362993&utm_term=Read+Sessionnbsp5#sthash.bJ709oys.dpbs

Songwriting Inspiration

It is always easy to get inspired as a songwriter living in Nashville. One thing to do is to go to one of the Songwriting Sessions they have at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. This time it was with Byron Hill, and if you are a country music fan, I know you have heard many of the songs he has written. Google/search Byron Hill on the web and see what you'll find ...

If you haven't searched/googled yet, here are some of the hits he has written: "Fool Hearted Memory" for George Strait, "Born Country" for Alabama, "High-Tech Redneck" for George Jones .... and there are more ... 

Traveling from Chattanooga ...

... towards Nashville you have - among others - these views:

Tennessee River

Sunset over Kimball traveling on I-24 W.

I do watch the TV series Nashville

I have not missed one episode. It's like it pulls me in into their lives ... the characters are chiseled out to perfection and I can't wait to see what happens next ....

One thing about last night's episode (season 3, episode 21): I half covered my face with my hands feeling sorry for Layla. She signed that contract without even reading it first ...

That made me feel like:

To catch up, you can go to
http://abc.go.com/shows/nashville