Nashville Scene

From Reidsville, North Carolina, Debi Champion began singing with cousins and friends in her home state, then as a solo performer and later with duo's and bands all over NC, SC, Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland. She then moved to South Florida in 1976. Debi's unique blend of country, rock, and jazz made her one of the area's favorite entertainers. In 1978 she won the Mark Allen Critic's Choice Award for "Best Female Vocalist" and in 1985 she won the South Florida Music Award for "Best Rock/Pop/Blues Female Vocalist". Debi has appeared in concert with such diverse artists as Spyro Gyra, Bob James, Leon Russell, Dan Seals, The Dirt Band, Gary Morris, Kris Kristopherson, Restless Heart, Suzi Boggus, Dave Mason, Marshall Tucker Band, Ronnie Milsap, Three Dog Night, The Bama Band, and Mark O'Conner. She also toured as a back-up vocalist with Miami Dolphin, Tim Foley, and sang with the Miami Symphony.

Debi now lives in Kingston Springs, outside of Nashville, where she does demo session work, back-up vocals for different artists, and writes songs, some of which you may have heard on HBO or Showtime. She also serves as hostess for songwriter showcases every Tues, Wed, and Thurs night at the Commodore Grill in Nashville. She currently performs at the Commodore, the Bluebird, and at special events.

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Jerry was born in a log house in a town with a population of 59. He was raised on music and hard work and from age 9, he traveled beside his father and their team of mules, raising cotton and corn. While at school, he earned extra cents by selling poems to his school seniors. His father had bought him a guitar at age 5 and taught him to play a few chords and soon Jerry was taking part in the family get-togethers. A natural performer, he eventually hit the road and earned money as a picker. Then he went to Parris Island and spent two months learning how to become a Marine. He formed a local group and played weekends.

He began putting melodies to his poems and this led to a recording deal, in 1958, with the Houston-based Backbeat label. Foster’s popularity began to grow, and he secured his first TV series on WSAF Savannah, Georgia. He then moved to KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with his own show and also as talent booker.

Jerry had his first cut in 1968, when Charley Pride recorded The Day The World Stood Still, which reached the Top 5, and followed it up with the Top 3 hit, The Easy Part’s Over, the latter earning the first of their two BMI awards. The following year, Jeannie C. Riley had a Top 40 success with The Back Side Of Dallas. In 1970, Stan Hitchcock had back-to-back hits with Call Me Gone and Dixie Belle. However, that same year, Mel Tillis had a Top 5 with Heaven Everyday.

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Steven Dorian is a singer/songwriter from Northbridge, MA and a current member of the pop A Capella group Rockapella (Where in the world is Carmen San Diego). After spending the past four years in Orlando, FL where Steven was working for Disney, he decided it was time to make the move north and is excited to now call Nashville home. Performing for the past three years with Rockapella makes Steven no stranger to the stage.

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Andrew Borel is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He was born in the small city of Orange, Texas and has played music his whole life. He started out on piano but at age thirteen he picked up a guitar for the first time and everything changed. A couple of years later, he discovered that he could channel his emotions into songs. He writes about love, life, and other personal experiences. He is accompanied by Paul Daleo on the drums.

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Listening to Bill Maier and Ten Gallon Fat will leave you feeling as satisfied as a great big helping of moms apple pie... ala mode of course! .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. For years a dynamic performer on the New York music scene, Bill Maier's talents as a songwriter and singer earned him the respect of his musical peers, and rave reviews in local and national publications. Performing Songwriter Magazine said, Maier writes lyrics that touch the heart, and melodies that stay in your head. Newsday's Nightbeat called him a songwriting sharpshooter ...one of New York's best kept musical secrets." .. Maier and his band, Ten Gallon Fat cut it's teeth playing legendary New York City clubs like Kenny's Castaways, The Bitter End, and the now defunct Crossroads. The band earned it's reputation as one of the top live acts around, appearing in the finals of the Long Island Music Festival, and being selected as one of the Top Ten bands in the NY Tri State area by WCCN radio in Connecticut. Despite their success as a live band, the band only managed to release one full length CD before Maier moved to Nashville to concentrate on his songwriting. .. Maiers songwriting reputation is spreading from New York to Nashville and beyond. His song, Little Tin Can, was judged among the top songs in the CMT/Nashville Songwriters Associations Songwriting Contest. A few trips to Music City brought him some new fans, the attention of a few major music publishers, and the opportunity to perform in-the-round with an A-list of Nashville hit writers, including Bob DiPiero, Deborah Allen, Alex Call, and Stewart Harris. With each successive trip to Nashville, Maier became more entrenched in the Nashville music scene, working with music publishers and writing with many talented writers. He decided to make Nashville his home in July 2006.

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Donna Frost is a true traveling troubadour, logging thousands of miles year round performing shows in cities all across the US. She is promoting her latest release "Girls Like Us" which was released in March 2009 on SPAT! Records to great reviews. Two singles from the album were top 10 hits on the overseas independent charts last year, "Jacksonville" and "Runaway Train". She is currently writing and in pre-production for her 4th solo CD, as well as in the midst of recording a rockabilly project at Sun Studios in Memphis, TN with rockabilly legend Billy Hancock. Donna has been an ASCAPlus recipient for the past 7 years for her work as a performing songwriter. She was a Kerrville New Folk finalist in 2004. Donna also is lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band, the BUNNIEs. She worked with the late Skeeter Davis as her background singer from 1996-2002. Donna also starred as Janis Joplin in the musical "Kozmic Blue" for 3 years in Nashville. She also contributed to Marley Brant's book, "Tales from the Rock and Roll Highway" as well as a new book coming soon by Rev. Keith A. Gordon called "The Other Side of Nashville."

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Scott Boshears is a singer/songwriter from Central Indiana. He recently moved to Nashville, TN to pursue a career in music. "I never sit down and decide I am going to write a song, they seem to come thru me. My heroes were the best singers and song writers, and I aspire to be like them." You can catch Scott playing around Nashville or book him for a show, no gig is too big. Scott plays a wide variety of songs, but his originals are straight from the heartland country with Scott's own unique stylings. You will laugh and you might cry, but you will absolutely love his music.

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Hi my name is Jeff Randall. I love writin' and playin' music. there just ain't nothing like music to soothe your soul. What can I say I am a fool for music.Aw what the heck maybe I'm just a fool. I love writin'country and gospel music and still love that good ole rock n roll. I live in michigan and travel to Nashville alot. A whole lot. Its my second home.I have been to George Jones house, and yes I was nevous. I like to record my songs at County-Q studio where I have met and played with half of Reba's band and they were awesome. I have met so many songwriters of high quality that I can't believe god put so much talent in one city. What a beautiful place to be. Oh well thanks for stoppin' by and god bless us all.

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When I was born in Manhattan, NYC, my parents were studing at The Art Students League. This is "Julliard" for Artists. We moved up to Woodstock, NY from Jr H.S. thru college yrs. I've been fortunate to live and gig all over the country since I left in 1977. My High School band started in 1965 and I began recording in 1968. Growing up in Woodstock, thru the '60's and '70's, I was exposed to a very wide variety of musical styles. Legendary musicians and writers.The local writers were Happy and Artie Traum (Please check out http://artietraum.com/index.html), Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Tim Hardin, Eric Anderson, Jackie Lomax, The Band (Garth Hudson used to give me albums as they came out), Todd Rundgren, Leslie West. Local sax player, David Sanborn. Local Harp player, Paul Butterfield. Local bands were Orleans (Still The One, Spring Fever), The Full Tilt Boogie Band (Janis Joplin's band for the Pearl album), Full Moon (Buzz Feiten, Neil Larson), The Fabulous Rhinestones (Kal David, Harvey Brooks, Terry Grebb), Stuff (Richard Tee,Eric Gale, Steve Gadd). (Kal David, Happy and Artie Traum, John Hall and Larry Hoppen, Buzz Feiten are the men who had the most influence on the development of my personal style of guitar playing, along with John Plantania and David Lindley and Dwayne Allman(esp. the album Push, Push). They're the ones who set the bar as to what it takes to be a Pro. Always sing and play your ass off, Always. Write your own tunes. If you play a cover song, make it your own version. Local jazz players were Warren Bernhart -piano, Michael Mainieri -vibes, Jack Dejonette -drums. Acoustic music; Happy and Artie Traum, Billy Faire, Loudon Wainright III, Folks from the Jim Kweskin Jug Band; Geoff and Maria Muldar, Bill Keith and Jim Rooney. Also Amos Garrett, Jim Weider, Cindy Cashdollar. Lots more. Lots more. Not bad for a little Catskill Mountain town of only 3,500 people.

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Mike Mitchell is a performing songwriter originally from East Tennessee who now resides in Nashville. He has appeared as a solo performer, as half of an acoustic duo songwriting group and in rock bands. Various musicians’ renditions of his songs have allowed his songs to have many labels. He is currently appearing solo in writer's night venues in Nashville. He released an album called "North Carolina" in 2009. "North Carolina" has been labeled by many listeners as country music due the the prominent roles of the fiddle and steel guitar throughout the record, but there is also some folk and rock n roll featured as well. It has been called a “labor of love” by Gone Country magazine. North Carolina was recorded mostly live in Mebane, North Carolina at Duck Kee Studios.

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CowboySlim is the name a waitress in California gave me. I am a folksinger, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. I am affiliated with BMI, Inc., and I have recorded five different CDs, which will soon all be available here. (2 are currently available.) I write songs about everyday people in everyday situations. Sometimes, I try to amuse, sometimes to make you think, but I always try to entertain. What is life if we simply pass through? We should all strive to improve our collective lot. Yes, I am my brother's keeper.

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