Observations on people and life and the lessons we learn along the journey...
When I sat down with Mike Reid, I thought we would talk about songwriting and music, with some football in the mix. After all, he played football at both Penn State and then for the Cincinnati Bengals. Post- football, he launched a songwriting career that includes such hits as Stranger In My House for Ronnie …
Picture this: you walk into an elevator, and there’s already someone on it. It’s a man and he’s standing right in front of the buttons. He doesn’t turn and ask you “what floor?” but stares straight ahead. Or maybe he clicks around on his phone. You step forward, reach around him a bit, and push …
In the movie trailer for Yesterday, a struggling singer/songwriter wakes up to a world where no one remembers the Beatles. I don’t completely understand what happened that led to the eradication of all Beatles music. It looks like some world-wide power outage occurred and all computers lost all data. And I guess no one remembers …
Jill Block shares about rebranding widowhood, working in the Nashville music industry, and raising boys. She shares her thoughts on what it means to be resilient and write new chapters for your life.
I met George Cassidy at a James Bond costume party in 2008. Our mutual friend Jennifer Puryear of the wonderful blog Bacon on the Bookshelf (you should follow it if you’re not already) introduced us and suggested we try co-writing together (thanks, Jennifer!). George and I did start songwriting together, and over the years I …
Don’t underestimate Kelly King. She may fool you with her easy-going demeanor, her sunny nature, her down-to-earth attitude. But she’s sneaky- smart, and she’s used her brains along with her go-getter spunk to rise up the ranks of Nashville’s music industry, heading up her own successful publishing company, King Pen Music. King Pen’s roster includes …