Shelby Kennedy has worn a lot of hats. He’s a songwriter who has had his songs recorded by everyone from Reba McEntire, Mel McDaniel to Ray Charles. Kennedy has also worked in the business side of music and has signed many great writers to both ASCAP and BMI. He’s the
John D. Loudermilk was a legendary songwriter who lived from 1934 and passed away in 2016. I was interested in interviewing him and was told by one of the foremost experts on Loudermilk that he does not give interviews and that’s all there is to it. A letter sent to his home
Robert Davi is a singer-extraordinaire. This interview was taped back in 2014 and broadcast on the radio and was published in La Revista, a bilingual international magazine. The interview focused in part on his 2011 debut studio album “Davi Sings Sinatra: On the Road to Romance” produced by the legendary
Hugh Prestwood is a songwriter. He’s also a recording artist in his own right. Prestwood writes primarily in the country genre, although his first hit song was “Hard Times for Lover.” He’s had many recording artists in the world of country, folk and Americana record his songs: Trisha Yearwood, James
Mac McAnally is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and inductee in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. A respected recording artist, he’s released more than a dozen albums. He’s won the CMA Musician of the Year award 9 times now, tying him with the late Chet Atkins for most wins in that
Gino Vannelli is a singer, songwriter, musician performing and recording artist. Hailing from Montreal Canada his signature songs include his biggest hit single “I Just Wanna Stop” written by his brother and collaborator Ross Vannelli and Living Inside Myself Which he wrote himself. Unlike the lyrics of his famous song,
Tom T. Hall has been called a country music legend or as he is commonly called The Storyteller. Known for such iconic songs as Old Dogs Children and Watermelon Wine , I Love, Harper Valley PTA, That’s How I Got to Memphis and so many others. Tom T Hall is
Michael S. Harper was a poet and professor. He lived from March 18, 1938—May 7, 2016. He was Poet Laureate of Rhode Island from 1988 to 1993. Harper published ten books of his poetry and was considered one of the most prominent people in African-American literature. Many of his poems
Bert Thornton is the former President and COO of Waffle House, Inc. He retired in 2011 as Vice Chairman Emeritus and is a published author. To you, Waffle House may be more than a 24 hour restaurant chain, some call it an institution, and one of the prevalent menu items
Peter and Will Anderson have been called “virtuosos on clarinet and saxophone” by The New York Times. These twin brothers are jazz musicians, composers, arrangers, performing and recording artists. Not only known for their distinct interpretations of classic jazz songs, they also record and perform their own compositions. Peter