Rich Fagan and Me at the Commodore
  From "Be My Baby Tonight" (a number one hit for John Michael Montgomery), "Overnight Male" (recorded by George Strait) and "Only On Days that End in Y" (number five hit…Read more

Me and Judy Rodman
With 40 years of training and experience, Judy Rodman knows the voice like only an expert could. On March 6, she shared her wisdom with a group of Berklee alumni- covering everything from…Read more

 
Anneke Scott, Dan Truman and Me
Thanks to friend Dan Truman of the country band Diamond Rio, I had the incredible opportunity to be backstage at the Grand Ole Opry- the home and heartbeat…

Recently I connected with a talented photographer in California named Thomas Black. He specializes in photography of what he calls the "abandoned art"of rural America. He has traveled all over the U.S. to capture unique images of old trucks…Read more

It's a pleasure to be asked to perform at charity events in Nashville, and I'm excited to be participating in the 8th Annual Heart and Soul benefit this year! The event will be held on Saturday, February 18…Read more

A-list session bassist Mike Chapman (above) shared some great wisdom about being a session player in Nashville in the form of a 'pizza' at The Fillin' Station in Kingston Springs, TN at Eric Normand's first Berklee Alumni…Read more

Last week I attended the 11th Annual LDS Film Festival in Orem, Utah. The festival was founded by Austrian filmmaker Christian Vuissa (pictured with me above) to help independent filmmakers network and showcase their work. According…Read more

  On January 26, "Great American Song" (DiLuigi, Ogden, Stewart) will be impacting at Country Radio! What this basically means in fancy music industry speak is that radio stations will begin adding the song to rotation and reporting spins…Read more

Christmas came early this year! Acklen Park just announced that a song I co-wrote with Marcum Stewart (of Acklen Park) and Bill DiLuigi is going to be released as a single to Country Radio early in 2012.

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L to R: Cappo, me and Dave Carew, music journalist
Garry Fedele (aka Cappo) has been hosting an annual benefit for the Nashville Humane Association for more than 20 years, and I had the pleasure of performing at…

1- Everett Guitar- Expensive yes, but totally worth it. When you play an Everett, you're ‘in’ the sound it creates! If my endorsement isn’t enough, ask Brad Paisley.

2- The Nashville Musician’s Survival Guide- An essential guide…Read more

 
  Everybody who comes to Nashville has one thing in common...we all have a dream of making it somewhere. But, as hall-of-fame songwriter Roger Murrah explained to me, "The dream only gets you so far, then the work begins." He…

Thanks to Doug at RockStep Creative for editing this vintage footage from my childhood into a music video for "I Love Different Now."  Hope you like it!   

Nashville has made me a better songwriter.

 

Great songs and songwriters are everywhere and this town is good for me creatively. More than that, though, I came here to work at it and to learn from the…

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Last Saturday at the Flea Market, I turned the corner and saw Jesse Goldberg (with me above) at one of the booths. He looked familiar and I was sure he was a songwriter I had met somewhere in…Read more

So, I don't mind admitting that I'm the type of person who saves 'stuff'. Call it sentimental, call it paranoia, call it a leftover gene from my Grandma Jenson who grew up in the Great Depression...but it's true.…Read more

Here's an inside look at a vocal tracking session at Nashville Sound Lab for the new album, Stories Behind Songs.

 

In this session I worked on "I Miss Dating Truck" (Jarman/Ogden) and "Goodbye Getaway."

 

An album comes together like a bunch of puzzle pieces. For my new album Stories Behind Songs, Dave Smith at Nashville Song Lab was a huge part to making all the pieces fit. He co-produced, recorded, mixed and played…Read more

When I was planning for my new album, Stories Behind Songs, I just kept thinking that I needed some common threads to make the blend of country and folk tunes 'hang' as a collective work.

Percussionist Dave Bobrow…Read more

Recently Monty Parkey stopped by to play on a couple of tunes for my new album Stories Behind Songs. Monty has played keys for country music legends Whisperin' Bill Anderson and Alan Jackson, and he currently plays with Darryl…Read more

When I was eight years old I had braces and was showing a cow in 4-H at the county fair.

When Tigar Bell was eight years old he was playing fiddle for Merle Haggard!

It's pretty amazing to…Read more

 

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Kathy Farnsworth (above) at my hometown radio station, KSVC. It was like 'old home week' at the station because my former neighbor, Dianne Brienholt, works at KSVC as…

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I was in the studio one day with Dave Smith and we were talking about what other instruments the songs on my new album needed. I’ve always loved the sound of the pedal steel guitar, and we agreed that steel…Read more

After three years, it was time to get back into the studio to record!

I started this project with a great partner in crime...Dave Smith. He is a killer musician (plays guitar for Lee Greenwood), producer and…Read more