I first saw Bill Lloyd on stage at a club in downtown Nashville in 1997. I was impressed with his power pop-flavored set and cover of the Kinks’ “This is Where I Belong.” I figured he was an up-and-comer with impeccable taste in covers. It wasn’t until later that I learned that he was the Lloyd of Foster and Lloyd,…
Songs of Fox Hollow: A salute to Tom T. Hall
I had the chance to see Peter Cooper and Eric Brace join Tom T. Hall in a songwriters in the round session not long ago, and both were clearly excited to be performing with an artist they admire so much. They spoke excitedly about “I Love,” a forthcoming CD saluting Hall’s wonderful children’s record “Songs of Fox Hollow.” They’ve done…
Blue Sky Riders fulfill their “Dream”
The Tin Pan South Festival capped off a great week with the debut of the Blue Sky Riders, a new band teaming Kenny Loggins with Nashville songwriters Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman. It’s an unlikely combination, but it really works. Loggins said he had such a great time writing songs with Burr for his last album that he impulsively decided…
The Ultimate Songwriters’ Round, plus Lynn Anderson
By Ken Paulson Songwriters in the round can have the feel of a poker game, particularly when someone plays a big hit. Sudenly, everyone is raising, playing their own hits. That can make for a very entertaining evening, particularly when every songwriter has a hot hand. On the final night of Tin Pan South, the round at the Bluebird Cafe…