

Mike Reid onstage at the Franklin Theatre. Photo: Roy Benjey
Hit songwriter Mike Reid performed at the Franklin Theatre on Jan. 25 to benefit Bridges Domestic Violence Center in Williamson County. The sold-out event raised $12,000. Among Reid’s 21 charttoppers are “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” “Stranger in my House,” “My Strongest Weakness,” “Forever’s as Far as I’ll Go” and “Everywhere.” Reid is a Grammy award winner and NSAI Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. He recently released his first album in nearly two decades, New Direction Home.
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The Alive At The Bluebird series benefiting Alive Hospice concluded last night (1/31). More than 80 top songwriters participated in the event, performing 22 shows at The Bluebird Cafe. Alive Hospice is a nonprofit organization that provides compassionate end-of-life care and grief support services in 12 Middle Tennessee counties.

Songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman for Alive at the Bluebird

Jim Photoglo and Victoria Shaw for Alive at the Bluebird

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