Past Shows

Listen to the Songwriters Round at the Commodore Grille starting at 6pm on Sunday on WFMC Jams.

Debi Champion invites all of you out to her 17th Anniversary party at the Commodore June 6th. We are celebrating you and all the years of great music. There will be food prizes and gift bags for all songwriters that have played over the years.

5:30 Gary Cavanaugh, Justin Love, Ridge Banks, Andrea Goodman
6:00 Karree J Phillips, Paul Ivy, Norm McDonald, Antoinette Olesen, Buddy Farler
6:30 Lee Rascone, Jack Scott, Janet & Charles Cox
7:00 Craig Monday, Mac Elliott, Geoff Reid, Kimberly Dahme, Kristopher Mark, Ricky Randolph
7:30 Jimmy Payne, Marc Alan Barnette, Paul Jefferson
8:00 Jerry Foster
8:15 Dave Gibson, Joel Shewmake, Wood Newton, Tommy Barnes
9:00 Anthony Smith, James Otto
10:00 Jeff Dayton, others

We hope to see you at the Commodore Grille on June 6th starting around 5:30

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 with Happy Hour specials from 5pm-6pm.

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.

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.

Tune in to WFMC Jams on Saturdays at Noon Central with Eye on Jamz!

Give Eye On Jamz a listen to this week as i have music from ROY3LSmusic, BiG BLuE CRaZy, Tom Auton, Lockeland, Emily Miller Music, Aname' Rose, Best Not Broken, The Dead Daisies, American Greed Band, Chloe Collins, Juliez Andrewz, Johanna Kuvaja, The Hitman Blues Band, Niki J. Crawford. Great music to get you through the day.

Eye on Jamz powered by ION Indie Magazine is a weekly syndicated radio program hosted by Tim Board. A huge thanks to the stations that carry Eye on Jamz and more importantly support indie music.

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Full lineup of Songwriters performing this evening as well as additional information can be found at the Official Nashville Songwriters Showcase Website

Join the Commodore Grille for a great night of live music!

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 with Happy Hour specials from 5pm-6pm.

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

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.

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.

Johnny Garcia, a Texas native, moved to the Nashville area in 1991 and has been performing, producing, and songwriting. Johnny is also known for playing guitar for Trisha Yearwood as well as being her music director. Additionally, Johnny has worked with many other major players in the music industry including Garth Brooks.

Joining Johnny will be Jeremy Bowman, a Philadelphia native and country music singer with a long history of creating and performing hits in the music business.

The Midnight Madness Show can be heard live on WFMC Jams every Tuesday from 7-9pm central

Listen to the Songwriters Round at the Commodore Grille starting at 6pm on Sunday on WFMC Jams.

6:00 Matt Pless, Cheri Carnody, Ridge Banks
6:30 Devon Beck, Melanie Lenau, Michael Saleta
7:00 Dean Petrella, Edd Saxon, Jon Statham
7:30 Ricky Randolph and friends
8:00 Jimmy Payne
8:30 Mark Noble, Thomas Dietzel, Mark Marra

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 with Happy Hour specials from 5pm-6pm.

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.

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.

Bio:

I’m a singer songwriter making my way in Nashville with Christian pop music! I just wrapped up my second episode of TLC’s “My 600lb life” where they aired several of my original songs. Now that my new life has begun I am excited to venture out into the Nashville music scene.

The Midnight Madness Show can be heard live on WFMC Jams every Tuesday from 7-9pm central

6/06/2021 - 5:30pm - Debi Champion 17th Anniversary party at the Commodore Grille

5/22/2021 - 12pm - Eye on Jamz with Tim Board

5/14/2021 - Nashville Songwriters Showcase at the Commodore Grille

5/18/2021 - 8pm - Midnight Madness Show - Johnny Garcia and Jeremy Bowman

5/16/2021 - 6pm - Songwriters Round at the Commodore Grille

5/18/2021 - 7pm - Midnight Madness Show - Brandon Scott

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