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Looking through two books on songwriting. One offers lyric-writing exercises designed to inspire a kind of “poetic” language you never hear in actual songs (successful songs, at least). The other offers the advice that song lyrics are not poetry. I’ve … Continue reading →

Waiting for today’s last flight from Nashville to Newark. Had a great time here, but went pretty much non-stop all week. Hoping the flight is on time. Here’s the view from the waiting area:

It’s great to be here, standing on Chet Atkins Place. Hell, it’s great to be anywhere in a town that has a Chet Atkins Place!

George Strait may have been the only “new-traditionalist” country singer from the 80s whose career remained intact after Garth Brooks blew up the scene in 1989. Strait still has top 10 hits three decades after his first single was released … Continue reading →