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

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....

Celebrating the release of new single "Chasing Starbeams" words and music by Eric Erdman and Amanda Colleen Williams. NEW MUSIC Available...

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

From time to time it’s important to be reminded of the healing power of music. Last week was one of those moments in this musician’s life...

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...

Four or five of us were standing around talking during a break in our songwriter conference. In the group – A plastics manufacturer, an...

This week we're down in Key West performing at the world famous Hog's Breath Saloon. If you're in town, come and hang out with us between...

Today was a fun day of tracking in the recording studio with friend and long time client Pete Garfinkel. Pete is celebrating his first...

Some of my fondest memories are of holidays spent at my Mamaws’ Thanksgiving tables. Living in East Tennessee Appalachia we had a fine...

Sometimes you need to learn a new dance - Not one from tradition or one that is popular with other people - But the one that has been...

Live Acoustic Concert from Nashville, Tennessee by awarded singer-songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams | acoustic guitar, piano, vocals |

Saturday was a beautiful night for a concert here in Nashville, Tennessee. Thank you to everyone for coming out and making it such a ...

Equinox is the day of the year when the number of day hours is equal to the number of night hours. If you can’t remember that... #etymology

When you think of songwriters from Tennessee, you probably think of Kim Williams, one of the most prolific songwriting masters of country

Nashville is a great place to catch a show. From Broadway touring productions, to singer songwriter showcases, Nashville, Tennessee...

On this day two years ago We never heard of covid I just got home from blessed Romania Where Christmas is celebrated all of December And...

Thanks for the interview in American Blues Scene by fellow Berklee College of Music alum Brant Buckley. We talked for nearly an hour about

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: "APPALACHIA KID" SINGLE RELEASED TO ALL DIGITAL MUSIC RETAILERS Nashville, TN, December 4, 2020 #hillbilly #newmusic

Celebrating the release of Garth Brooks' FUN Album today with the song "I Can Be Me With You" words and music Benita Hill and Amanda...