It was a battle for the ages. Drawing of the 15 Stars and Stripes Flag of the U.S. Colonies The American colonies found themselves battling for freedoms on land and sea against her motherland, one of the world's greatest military mights. The first shots had been fired and heard around the world as an act of rebellion to be squashed at any cost. On this night, a fantastic naval battle was unfolding in the bay, and brave patriots ill-equipped for the onslaught found themselves

[The following is a post that was originally published on November 24, 2012 on SongwritingandMusicBusiness dot com, our old website] Ever wonder why co-writing seems easier (after you get the hang of it) than writing by yourself does? Ever feel stuck and can’t figure out how to get your song out of your head and onto the paper? Try talking to yourself. Everyone knows that songwriters are crazy anyway. Nobody is going to think a thing about it if they hear you talking

This quarter we're having a lively discussion group all about Turning On & Tuning Up Your Songwriter Radar. My dad Kim Williams always talked about keeping your "songwriter radar" on all the time. "Songwriter radar" is another way of describing what some people call mindfulness, awareness, observation and being present in the moment. It was using his "songwriter radar" that Dad came up with the idea for "New Way To Fly" driving up Music Row one day. He saw the "birds on a hig