Memphis Boys to Nashville Cats: Bobby Wood Piano Soul Man
What do Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield and Neil Diamond have in common? Bobby Wood, of...
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Amanda Colleen Williams
Aug 71 min
Sing Your Heart Out
Had a blast serving as a judge for the Sing Your Heart Out competition at the Williamson County Fair yesterday afternoon. If you thought...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Jun 34 min
On the Town: An Evening of Heritage, Community and Music @ The Franklin Theatre | Top 10 Reasons to Attend
On the Town: An Evening of Heritage, Community and Music at The Franklin Theatre supporting Williamson County Heritage Foundation Jun 30
Amanda Colleen Williams
Jan 121 min
The Moon Represents My Heart (月亮代表我的心)
You might wonder what a hillbilly singer from East Tennessee is doing releasing a traditional Chinese song. The answer is Love. For...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Nov 1, 20232 min
Inspiration Worth Sharing | Not That Fancy Reba McEntire book review
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...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Aug 2, 20233 min
West Nashville events space The 7695
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...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Jun 19, 20232 min
Work With Me on Your Songwriting
For the past 12 years, I have been putting on the Nashville Songwriting and Music Business Conference, presented this year by...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Dec 13, 20226 min
Not Your Life | Mental health for the holidays and all year long
It is estimated that 1 in 5 adults, (52.9 million in 2020) in the United States suffer from some form of recognized mental illness....
Amanda Colleen Williams
Nov 30, 20221 min
Discussion with Scott Atwell Key West Native Author of Buffett Backstories
For your listening enjoyment, here is a fun blog-cast discussion with Key West native author Scott Atwell. We talk about: what it means...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Nov 5, 20222 min
Fantasy Meets Reality – Living and Creating Art In the Florida Keys
Fantasy Meets Reality – Living and Creating Art In the Florida Keys – a Conversation with Artist Sandy West The Lower Keys in Florida are...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Aug 31, 20223 min
Buffett Backstories: Fifty Years Fifty Songs by Scott Atwell Book Review
One definition for creativity is the ability to make new connections between familiar topics. That makes Buffett Backstories: Fifty Years...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Jun 15, 20227 min
Heat and Humidity – how to handle it in Nashville
How to handle the heat and humidity in the summertime great outdoors has always been a challenge for some of us. As a child growing up in...
Amanda Colleen Williams
May 25, 20223 min
You Might Be a Songwriter | Songwriting Conference announcement and invitation
A lot of you know that in addition to working on my own music, I help a lot of other people work on their music, too. Back in 2010 when I...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Apr 27, 20224 min
State of Tennessee Honors Songwriter Kim Williams Legacy with House Joint Resolution
This afternoon I had the honor of picking up a signed copy of this House Joint Resolution honoring my dad, Kim Williams from Tennessee...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Apr 20, 20221 min
World IP Day Webinar Announcement
Join me on April 26, 2022 at 10 AM EDT / 9 AM CST for a special World Intellectual Property Day webinar called “IP Stories: Innovating...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Mar 12, 20222 min
The Jericho Road honoring Ambassador Andrew Young
On March 12, 2022 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Ambassador Andrew Young, the first African American Ambassador to the United...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Jan 17, 20221 min
King for a Day | Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute
Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. today and all that he did in his life, and even today, to further the cause of right human relations....
Amanda Colleen Williams
Dec 19, 20211 min
Appalachia - how do you say it?
Appalachia is pronounced Apple-atcha in the rural southern part of the region, and App-a-lay-sha in the northern most and less rural...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Nov 23, 20213 min
Spotlight On Songpreneurs
Songpreneurs is my company that I started back in 2010 to help songwriters make an honest go at their music. Having watched my dad climb...
Amanda Colleen Williams
Nov 21, 20213 min
Thanksgiving at Mamaw’s – Planning Your Holiday Meal
Some of my fondest memories are of holidays spent at my Mamaws’ Thanksgiving tables. Living in East Tennessee Appalachia we had a fine...
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