| About The Bluebird Cafe:
The Bluebird Cafe is one of the world’s preeminent listening rooms that has gained worldwide recoginition as a songwriter’s performance space where the “heroes behind the hits” perform their own songs; songs that have been recorded by chart-topping artists in all genres of music. The venue presents two shows a night, seven nights a week. On any given night, artists such as LeAnn Rimes, Maren Morris, and Phil Vassar mingle with writers such as Marcus Hummon (Bless the Broken Road/Rascal Flatts), Allen Shamblin, (I Can’t Make You Love Me/Bonnie Raitt), Matraca Berg (Strawberry Wine/Deana Carter, Hilary Lindsey (Jesus Take the Wheel/Carrie Underwood) and Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear (Before He Cheats/Carrie Underwood). A typical nightly performance consists of three or four songwriters seated in the center of the room (our signature In The Round format) where the writers take turns sharing their songs and stories behind the songs. It is an experience that few forget, and one that reflects why Nashville is known as Music City.
About John Schneider: John Schneider (born April 8, 1960) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Beauregard “Bo” Duke in the television action comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard (opposite Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, and James Best), Jonathan Kent in the 2001–2011 TV series Smallville, and James “Jim” Cryer on the television series The Haves and the Have Nots, created by Tyler Perry.
Alongside his acting career, Schneider has been a countrysinger since the early 1980s, releasing nine studio albums, a greatest hits package, and eighteen singles. This total includes “I’ve Been Around Enough to Know”, “Country Girls”, “What’s a Memory Like You”, and “You’re the Last Thing I Needed Tonight”, all of which reached the top of the Billboard country singles charts. https://www.facebook.com/johnschneiderstudios/
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About Karen Staley: Karen Staley was born in Weirton, WV and was raised in nearby rural Hookstown, PA in the Tri-State area of WV/PA & OH. She is a 30 year veteran of the Nashville music industry & has been involved in virtually every facet of the business from songwriting & performing to touring, recording & producing.
Karen’s #1 songs have been played on radio over 12 million times & counting. Those songs have collectively sold more than 20 million albums, singles, and downloads.
Karen is one of the original mainstays at the Bluebird Cafe, the now iconic listening room popularized by the ABC TV show Nashville. She is also one of the pioneers of the “In The Round” format for shows. Her songs have not only been recorded by modern stars like Faith Hill, Reba, Trick Pony, Terri Clark & Tracy Byrd but also by icons & legends such as George Jones, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty & Brenda Lee
As a guitar player & background singer Karen has toured with Faith, Reba,
Patty Loveless, Terri Clark & Russ Taft. Karen is also a sought after studio session singer as well as demo producer.
Karen’s songs have been nominated for Dove, Grammy, & International Bluegrass Awards & Karen won the ACM Song of The Year award with Tracy Byrd’s classic Keeper of the Stars which was also featured on CMT’s 100 Greatest Country Love Songs of All Time TV special. https://www.karenstaley.com
About Addie Pratt: Hailing from Corinth, Miss., Addie Pratt is a University of Mississippi graduate, has been singing since the age of three and writing since the age of 11, with a passion for country music. In February of 2016, Pratt was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia while she was a freshman in high school. She spent six months in treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital without coming home. Her experience at St. Jude inspired her to speak and sing for the hospital, which led to her being featured on Brad Paisley’s ABC special and his song “Alive Right Now” in 2019.
Pratt attended the third annual St. Jude Presents: Curated, a live auction fundraiser at Charles Kelley’s of Lady A, home. She performed there and caught the attention of producer, Nathan Chapman. He offered to produce a song for her if 15 guests would donate $2,500 each to St. Jude. The donations poured in, and Kelley, Chapman, Dave Haywood, and Pratt got to work on her single.
Together, they wrote her song, “The Woman I Am,” inspired from her experience with St. Jude and how life’s trials have made her the person she is today. She calls the songs one of the things she is truly the proudest of. Pratt is a member of Tri Delta sorority and she continues to advocate for St. Jude kids. https://www.facebook.com/addieprattmusic1
About Bobby Marquez: Bobby Marquez is an awarded singer/songwriter, originally from South Texas. Marquez has become known for his charismatic smile and fun-loving honky tonk style of music paired with inspiring lyrics. His timely song, “Speak Love,” shows his kind heart and has earned him the CMA of Texas Americana Award for 2021. Also awarded by the Academy of Western Artists, Bobby was considered for a Grammy Award for his duet with Rhonda Vincent on a song Marquez co-wrote titled, “For Awhile.” The song also won CMA of Texas Duet of the Year and the Academy of Western Artists Song of the Year.. His original tune, “The Cowboy Way,” was designated the theme song of the annual Gene Autry Museum Festival in Oklahoma. Bobby Marquez appears on television’s Larry’s Country Diner, The Penny Gilley Show and Country Fix, while his music videos are seen around the world on various networks. His music can be heard on radio stations around the globe, including on Willie’s Roadhouse on Sirius/XM Radio. Marquez’s songs have been recorded by George Strait, Alan Jackson, Rhonda Vincent, Ty Herndon and Johnny Rodriguez. http://www.bobbymarquez.com. https://www.facebook.com/bobbymarquezmusic |
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