By author Sherry Stewart Deutschmann If you’ve read my book, Lunch with Lucy, or any of my blogs already, you’ll know I believe that empathy—the ability to see a situation through the eyes of another—is a vital trait for business leaders to develop and to nurture in others. But during especially hard times, our “fight or flight” impulses can take over and we might tend toward self-preservation, creating a situation that makes it even harder for those around us. What to do? As

March 13 - Nashville, TN... Robert Earl Keen has announced new dates for his postponed March tour. Out of concern for the safety and well-being of fans, the rescheduled dates will begin October 10 in San Luis Obispo, California and end on October 18 in Tucson, Arizona for a six date run. "As previously announced, we have postponed our shows in California and Arizona from March 14 through March 21. We are happy to announce new dates for these shows per below. All tickets pre

-- Entrepreneur Sherry Stewart Deutschmann shares how she built a $40 million company by putting her employees first. -- March 10, 2020 - Nashville, TN...Entrepreneur Sherry Stewart Deutschmann celebrates the release of her debut book, Lunch with Lucy: Maximize Profits by Investing in Your People, via An Inc. Original, an imprint of Inc Magazine. With refreshing humor and humility, Lunch with Lucy is Sherry's story of founding her first venture, LetterLogic, in her basement,

Legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel honored with Distinguished Services Award Seaforth, Phil Barton, Morgan Evans, and Rick Price take home honors Legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel honored with Distinguished Services Award Seaforth (Mitchell Thompson and Thomas Jordan) accepting the award for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year - Nashville, presented by legendary rocker Briand Cadd Nashville, TN (March 2, 2020) ... The Global APRA Music Awards completed the second of three ar

Legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel honored with Distinguished Services Award Seaforth, Phil Barton, Morgan Evans, and Rick Price take home honors Legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel honored with Distinguished Services Award Nashville, TN (March 2, 2020) ... The Global APRA Music Awards completed the second of three around-the-world stops, with awards handed out last night in Nashville at Clementine Hall, hosted by O’Shea. The awards were presented by APRA AMCOS (Australasian P

New record produced by John Oates, featuring Jim Lauderdale, Wood Newton, Irene Kelley, and more NASHVILLE, TN (February 21, 2020) …David Starr is proud to announce the release of his new record, Beauty and Ruin. Recorded at Addiction Sound Studio in Nashville, Beauty and Ruin was produced by John Oates and co-produced by David Starr and David Kalmusky. Co-writers on the record include Oates, Jim Lauderdale, Wood Newton, Dana Cooper, Doug and Telisha Williams (Wild Ponies), I

(Front Row L-R): Katie Flynn, Creative Director-Spirit Music Nashville; Kara Jackson, Creative Director-Spirit Music Nashville; Michelle Davey, Director of Administration-Spirit Music Nashville; Frank Ray; Oscar Chavira, Manager; AJ Burton, VP-Fluid Music Revolution; Kate Richardson, Partner-Richlynn Group; Nathan Drake, Attorney-Loeb & Loeb LLP (Back Row L-R): Chip Petree, Attorney-Ritholz Levy Fields LLP; Matt Cottingham, Attorney-Ritholz Levy Fields LLP; Derek Wells, Sr. D

February 12, 2020, Nashville, TN...WME Nashville has added rising country star Frank Ray to their roster. Ray, who has two No. 1 singles on Texas Country Radio and top 40 on the BIllboard Indicator Chart, is garnering significant attention from publishers, producers, and labels. WME's Henry Glasscock is Ray's responsible agent. Frank Ray will be performing at the Exit/In on Thursday, February 13 with Mike Ryan, and February 22 at Mardi Gras Texas Style!, in Dallas, TX. A f

Nashville, TN (February 7, 2020) - One half of the best-selling duo of all time, Hall & Oates, as well as an accomplished solo artist, John Oates is the latest guest on The Production Spotlight, a new podcast from Nashville-based production company, Morris Light & Sound. Host David Haskell and Oates discuss how Hall And Oates utilized innovative live production methods, the early beginnings of MTV, career advice, and more. The Production Spotlight is a podcast dedicated to am

Nineteen Distinguished Writers Honored for their Literary Achievements January 30, 2020... For the 84th year, members of the Texas Institute of Letters (TIL) have decided on the induction of new members to join the ranks of the distinguished honor society founded in 1936 to celebrate Texas literature and to recognize distinctive literary achievement. Robert Earl Keen is to be inducted in the 2020 class, which includes poets, playwrights, novelists, journalists/editors/publish

--Second installment of the Penelope Lemon series will be released May 13, 2020-- January 23, 2020...The publication of Operation Dimwit, the comedic novel by Inman Majors, has been pushed back to May 13, 2020. Due to a family tragedy, Inman will not be doing publicity for the book. We understand the challenge of reviewing a light satirical comedy after what has happened to Inman's daughter. We and the Majors' family hope this book brings lightness and laughter to readers. Th

NASHVILLE, TN (January 22, 2020) …David Starr has released a new music video for “Road to Jubilee” featuring John Oates and Jim Lauderdale, exclusively premiered by Billboard. Both Oates and Lauderdale are co-writers on Starr’s upcoming record, Beauty & Ruin, with Oates overseeing production. Beauty & Ruin is set for release on February 21, 2020, with pre-orders available now. Beauty & Ruin is inspired by Of What Was, Nothing Is Left, a novel written by David's grandfather,