Month: February 2015

The proliferation of rock music in Nashville has been well documented.

However, that musical migration hasn’t been limited to songwriters and musicians. Over the years, it has included multiplatinum record producers Michael Wagener, who’s been in Music City since 1996, and Bob Ezrin, who moved to town seven years ago.  Continue reading “Legendary rock producers find home in Nashville”

In a city like Nashville, it takes a lot to stand out.

 

Nearly two decades after arriving and making his home in Franklin, longtime songwriter Greg Pope has

finally found his voice in the crowd.

 

“I think it’s this children’s book and me taking the time to put my heart and life into it,” said Pope, of his

first book, “I’m a Big Girl,” which will be released March 3. Continue reading “Father / daughter story inspires songwriter”

Kristin Hannah has written 20 novels and her 2009 release “Firefly Lane” sold more than 1.2 million copies. Her bestselling “Home Front” is currently being developed by filmmaker Chris Columbus into a major motion picture. Yet the Seattle-based author said this month’s release of “The Nightingale” is still “cause for celebration.”

According to Hannah’s website, her latest story revolves around “two ordinary French women living in a city under siege and in a country at war, where surviving can sometimes mean doing the unthinkable.” Continue reading “‘The Nightingale’ tells female WWII story”