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“Christmas Waltz” was written for Frank Sinatra by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn - same songwriting duo that wrote “Let It Snow! Let It Snow!...

What do Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield and Neil Diamond have in common?   Bobby Wood, of...

It’s always a thrill to meet new and talented songwriters.   Back when I was hosting my weekly writer’s night “Blue Monday” in Midtown...

Had a blast serving as a judge for the Sing Your Heart Out competition at the Williamson County Fair yesterday afternoon. If you thought...

"I'm Amazed" is the latest single from multiplatinum awarded songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams (Garth Brooks / George Jones).

Last month's A Story of Love Nashville on Valentine's was a great night. Here are a few pictures below, and you can see more in the...

Songwriting.  It’s one of the things Nashville is known for... It’s why so many people move here to Music City and visit every year....

You might wonder what a hillbilly singer from East Tennessee is doing releasing a traditional Chinese song. The answer is Love. For...

Announcing A Story of Love Nashville, a special Valentine's Day show at the historic Woolworth Theatre in Downtown Nashville Music City...

I have had the pleasure of seeing The Shiner’s show twice now, and can honestly say, I am liking it better every time I see it. The first...

It's my pleasure to perform as part of tonight's songwriters-in-the-round at Nashville's The Listening Room Cafe located at 618 4th Ave...

Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots by Reba McEntire is more than a cookbook. Sure, it’s...

"Lit Up In Love" words and music Brenda Register and Amanda Colleen Williams is now available for download and streaming on your favorite...

An old friend called today and said, “It looks like you’ve got a lot of exciting, great stuff going on down there in Nashville!” I told...

For the past 12 years, I have been putting on the Nashville Songwriting and Music Business Conference, presented this year by...

“Our family is cursed in Arkansas,” my Mamaw Manis once stated frankly. Her white shock of hair, hazel eyes blazing countenance matched...

Paul Leslie, famed interviewer of Willie Nelson, Maya Angelou, Woody Harrelson and Woody Allen, just to name a few luminaries, has...

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, April 1, 2023 Motivational speaker and Christian minister Bobby Williams launched a TV show this year...

It’s a tradition in the Williams family to buy two copies of any new Garth Brooks record the day it comes out, and the new Garth Brooks...

FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION BEST AMERICANA ALBUM APPALACHIA KID BY AMANDA COLLEEN WILLIAMS "There aren't many songs able to give...