call it a rite of passage, call it the big shot, call it ” if i can make it there i’ll make it anywhere “, call it auditioning for the bluebird. for songwriter’s it is the mecca, the pinnacle, the historical place for every songwriter who has ever poured out his soul with a rhyme…
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nashville
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my friend elizah and i were having lunch off broadway one day and after putting our names in for a table, we walked outside. there, in the doorway. was a pretty, shapely woman with long brown hair, tight black jeans and cool sunglasses. i whispered to my friend that i thought that was matraca berg.…
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the nashville shuffle
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i was working at ernest tubb’s record shop and met two guys, doug and arnie. they were musicians, guitar and bass, respectively. we spent a lot of quality work time talking music and nashville. one day, they brought in a live tape of a label showcase that arnie had played. this woman singer, i’ll call…
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tour notes
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We were going to call it the “one guy, one guitar, two states, one car, 6 schools, 1,273 kids tour.” But, we settled on “The Pet Snail Tour 2004.” (Catch it quick because it’s moving slooow.) After wanting to be a touring musician for my entire playing life, I was finally able to realize a…