Blue Sky Riders

Salem, Oregon. Crystal blue skies. 72 degrees. Killer horseflies the size of a baby’s head…. okay, I’m kidding about the horseflies. I had to come up with something negative about this place so I don’t sell our house and move here tomorrow. This was an outdoor fair with rides and sock monkeys and everything. Downside? No opening act. If we were gonna play we would have to come out during Kenny’s show and do three songs. Is it worth it? Can we get across to the crowd the magic and wonder that is Blue Sky Riders in only twelve minutes?

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New tour…new blogs. Not sure if I’ll be able to keep up for every show. Sometimes a guy just wants to get back to his room in a strange hotel and stare longingly at the Macadamia nuts. If I can, though, I will. Starting tonight at Jacksonville, Oregon. Beautiful outdoor stage called The Britt. (more…)

Blue Sky Riders are excited to announce their upcoming multi-city summer tour 2013 in support of their debut album Finally Home, released by 3Dream Records, the band’s own, self-started independent record label. The dynamic trio has received rave reviews for their live performances, accolades for their debut CD and they are thrilled to continue sharing their music with audiences across the U.S. (more…)

It’s just a stone. It sits in front of the new Nashville Convention Center alongside several hundred other stones where thousands of people a day can scuff their shoes and drop gum with gay abandon. It’s just a stone …but it has my name on it.

It’s pretty great to have a stone with my name on it that I’m not lying under. This one is part of the Songwriter Hall of Fame that just opened today here in my hometown of Nashville. Up till now there was no physical Hall of Fame. When you were inducted you just existed in the minds and hearts of songwriters everywhere. Like Santa. Or Barbie Benton. (more…)