Odie Blackmon shares ‘The Craft of Writing Hit Songs’
There are books — Tom T. Hall wrote a well-known one — about how to write country music songs. And there are a slew of instructional videos and DVDs in which master musicians demonstrate their...
View ArticleJim Lauderdale’s broad resume leads to new ‘Patchwork River’
Jim Lauderdale (photo: Dipti Vaidya/The Tennessean) Jim Lauderdale is busy right now, doing something. He is writing country songs, or bluegrass songs, or he’s on a stage somewhere singing harmony...
View ArticleOdie Blackmon teaches songwriting and the Nashville Number System at Blair
Odie Blackmon (photo: Jae S. Lee/The Tennessean)Hit songwriter Odie Blackmon ("I May Hate Myself in the Morning," "She'll Leave You With a Smile") is set to teach a course on the art of songwriting and...
View ArticleCarrie Underwood, Wynonna, Darius Rucker helping Lifting Lives camp this week
Darius Rucker and members of the ACM Lifting Lives Camp perform "Music From the Heart" at the ACM Awards in April. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Wynonna Judd, Darius...
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