Past Live Shows
The Commodore Grille is a unique restaurant and live music venue located inside the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt. Open daily for breakfast and dinner. Live music is hosted 7 nights a week at the Commodore Grille featuring original songs from the original performers. The live music begins nightly at 6pm.
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This evenings lineup:
6:00 AJ Bigler, Rosco Beano, Brad Howard
6:30 Jerry Green, Bob Huston, Dave Isaacs, Mark Monroe
7:00 Scott Barrier, Erica Litza, Mike Villines
7:30 Justin Love, Karree Phillips, Paul Ivy
8:00 Jan Buckingham, Bobby Keel, Jeff Pearson, Jerry Foster
8:30 Marc Alan Barnette, Donnie Winters, Paul Jefferson, Ricky Randolph
6:30 Jerry Green, Bob Huston, Dave Isaacs, Mark Monroe
7:00 Scott Barrier, Erica Litza, Mike Villines
7:30 Justin Love, Karree Phillips, Paul Ivy
8:00 Jan Buckingham, Bobby Keel, Jeff Pearson, Jerry Foster
8:30 Marc Alan Barnette, Donnie Winters, Paul Jefferson, Ricky Randolph
The Nashville Songwriter Showcase is hosted by Jimmy and Anna Lisa on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturdays. The shows consist of songwriters playing "in the round" Previous shows as well as upcoming show announcements can be found on the website and Facebook page
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Jimmy Copens is a Recording Engineer, Producer, and Songwriter currently in the Nashville area and founder of The Ranch Studio. Jimmy has worked extensively in the music industry as recording engineer and producer formerly at Audiocraft Recording Company, Studio B at Ligosa Studios and Goldman Productions. He worked with some amazing bands and industry talent: The Afghan Whigs, The Mimi's, Under The Sun, Sonny Moorman, The Smothers Brothers, Hasbro Bradley/Kenner Toys, Jerry Springer, Shad O'Shea, Boomer Esiason, Cris Collinsworth, Carl Yastrzemski, Eric Davis, Johnny Bench to name a few. More about Jimmy can be found on The Ranch Studio Website.
Debi Champion Songwriters Nights are hosted on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the Commodore Grille.
Previous shows can be found on the WFMC Jams Facebook page. Upcoming show schedule can be found on Debi's website, her Facebook page, and the Commodore Grille page.
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From Reidsville, North Carolina, Debi Champion began singing with cousins and friends in her home state, then as a solo performer and later with duo's and bands all over NC, SC, Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland. She then moved to South Florida in 1976. Debi's unique blend of country, rock, and jazz made her one of the area's favorite entertainers. In 1978 she won the Mark Allen Critic's Choice Award for "Best Female Vocalist" and in 1985 she won the South Florida Music Award for "Best Rock/Pop/Blues Female Vocalist". Debi has appeared in concert with such diverse artists as Spyro Gyra, Bob James, Leon Russell, Dan Seals, The Dirt Band, Gary Morris, Kris Kristopherson, Restless Heart, Suzi Boggus, Dave Mason, Marshall Tucker Band, Ronnie Milsap, Three Dog Night, The Bama Band, and Mark O'Conner. She also toured as a back-up vocalist with Miami Dolphin, Tim Foley, and sang with the Miami Symphony.
Nashville, Tennessee-based powerhouse duo TOWNE consists of longtime singer/songwriter collaborators Steevie Steeves, and Jon Decious. Like Steeves, who cut her teeth singing in Pittsburgh’s riverboat and cover band scene, Decious spent the years prior pursuing a career in songwriting, leaning on his poetically simple, “Kentucky talk”, style of writing to land songs on albums of up-and-coming roots and Americana artists such as; Caitlin Rose, Anderson East, and most recently, Lucette.
Inspired by the likes of everyone from; Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, Heart, The Killers, and the perfectly imperfect harmonies of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty, the two set out as an acoustic duo for years. Eventually, landing slots on The Pilgrimage Festival, Master Musician’s Festival, 30AFest, performing alongside artists such as; Willie Nelson, Travis Meadows, and Eddie Vedder, among others. The pair released two EP’s: 2016’s Games We Play, and 2018’s Audacious.
In late 2018, they caught the eye of Grammy Award Winning producer, Mitch Dane, while playing a show at a bar on a slow Sunday night in Nashville. Long story short: it was meant to be. TOWNE was looking for a producer that could capture their live sound on tape and Mitch was looking for a band with a live sound the he wanted to capture. Soon after, sessions were booked at Mitch’s Nashville studio, Sputnik Sound.
In early 2019, TOWNE’s fans came together, organizing two fundraising concerts to finance the recording of the band’s first full-length album, “In The In Between”. The album released in November 2020.
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"In the House" at the Grinder House is broadcast live on WFMC Jams every Saturday from 6-8pm central.
The Commodore Grille is a unique restaurant and live music venue located inside the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt. Open daily for breakfast and dinner. Live music is hosted 7 nights a week at the Commodore Grille featuring original songs from the original performers. The live music begins nightly at 6pm.
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This evenings lineup:
6:00 Danny St George, Mark Hatt, Leslie Bowe
6:30 Alayna, Mike Villines, Zach Moses
7:00 Janet & Charles Cox, Randy VanVooren, Dave Lenahan
7:30 Mick Fury & friends
8:00 Mark Elliott
8:30 Kathy Wilson Estep & friends
6:30 Alayna, Mike Villines, Zach Moses
7:00 Janet & Charles Cox, Randy VanVooren, Dave Lenahan
7:30 Mick Fury & friends
8:00 Mark Elliott
8:30 Kathy Wilson Estep & friends
The Nashville Songwriter Showcase is hosted by Jimmy and Anna Lisa on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturdays. The shows consist of songwriters playing "in the round" Previous shows as well as upcoming show announcements can be found on the website and Facebook page
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Jimmy Copens is a Recording Engineer, Producer, and Songwriter currently in the Nashville area and founder of The Ranch Studio. Jimmy has worked extensively in the music industry as recording engineer and producer formerly at Audiocraft Recording Company, Studio B at Ligosa Studios and Goldman Productions. He worked with some amazing bands and industry talent: The Afghan Whigs, The Mimi's, Under The Sun, Sonny Moorman, The Smothers Brothers, Hasbro Bradley/Kenner Toys, Jerry Springer, Shad O'Shea, Boomer Esiason, Cris Collinsworth, Carl Yastrzemski, Eric Davis, Johnny Bench to name a few. More about Jimmy can be found on The Ranch Studio Website.
Debi Champion Songwriters Nights are hosted on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the Commodore Grille.
Previous shows can be found on the WFMC Jams Facebook page. Upcoming show schedule can be found on Debi's website, her Facebook page, and the Commodore Grille page.
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From Reidsville, North Carolina, Debi Champion began singing with cousins and friends in her home state, then as a solo performer and later with duo's and bands all over NC, SC, Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland. She then moved to South Florida in 1976. Debi's unique blend of country, rock, and jazz made her one of the area's favorite entertainers. In 1978 she won the Mark Allen Critic's Choice Award for "Best Female Vocalist" and in 1985 she won the South Florida Music Award for "Best Rock/Pop/Blues Female Vocalist". Debi has appeared in concert with such diverse artists as Spyro Gyra, Bob James, Leon Russell, Dan Seals, The Dirt Band, Gary Morris, Kris Kristopherson, Restless Heart, Suzi Boggus, Dave Mason, Marshall Tucker Band, Ronnie Milsap, Three Dog Night, The Bama Band, and Mark O'Conner. She also toured as a back-up vocalist with Miami Dolphin, Tim Foley, and sang with the Miami Symphony.
“HITS and GRINS” is a trio of talented writers/performers from Nashville who present an extremely entertaining evening filled with great stories, hit songs and comedy. Their songs have been recorded by George Strait, Alabama, Rhonda Vincent, Ray Stevens, Colt Ford, Reba McEntire, Cledus T. Judd and many others.
Don’t miss this one of a kind “in the round” acoustical and intimate musical experiences that will move you, tickle your funny-bone, and make you want to come back for more.
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"In the House" at the Grinder House is broadcast live on WFMC Jams every Saturday from 6-8pm central.