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Chuck

chuckbillingsley

About Me

I'm a songwriter and artist living in Hendersonville, TN, the home of Johnny Cash. Life is good.

My Interests

Writing, playing music, photography, painting, road trips, psychology, going to Heaven

I'd like to meet:

Jesus, Bono, Craig Wiseman, Wayne Dyer, Guy Noir, Mil Mascaras, ...Bethany again for the first time

Music:

Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Bruce Robison, John Prine, Robert Earl Keen, REM, U2, Wilco, Jars of Clay, Miles Davis, The White Stripes, Billy Joe Shaver, Radney Foster, Nickel Creek, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Dave Matthews Band, Rodney Crowell, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Ben Harper, Caedmon's Call, Coldplay, David Gray, Allison Krauss, Ella Fitzgerald, Son Volt, Bruce Springsteen, Kings of Leon, Polyphonic Spree, Ben Harper, Ryan Adams, Beck, The Decemberists, Flaming Lips (yeah Gregory!), Gillian Welch

Movies:

Beautiful Girls, Say Anything, Dead Poets Society, Raising Arizona, Casablanca, Wizard of Oz, American Graffitti, Life is Beautiful, The Big Chill, Cinderella Man, Anything by Alfred Hitchcock, Dancing Outlaw, Singles, Tommy Boy, Christmas Vacation, It's a Wonderful Life (especially at the Belcourt in December), Gone With the Wind, The Outsiders, Stand By Me, Big Fish, Memento, The Sixth Sense, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Pulp Fiction, Sling Blade, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Others, Evil Dead II, Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Television:

Autin City Limits, 24, Lost, Heroes, My Name is Earl, The Office, King of the Hill, Tennessee Crossroads, Letterman, Seinfeld, Frazier, does Sportscenter count?

Books:

The Holy Bible, Blue Like Jazz, Desert Solitaire, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Prophet, Catcher in the Rye, A Walk Across America, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Little Prince, Spontaneous Healing

Heroes:



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My Blog

Demo Available

My friend Julie and I recorded three of my songs recently. The songs were posted on her site for a while, but since then, she has decided to let her music site go.  I know a lot of you got a chan...
Posted by Chuck on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:12:00 PST

DMB, Summer Fun, Nostalgia

Update 2: Another song deleted.  Got one of those jukebox things.  Now there are lots of songs to choose from and nothing for me to complain about. Chuck Update:  Well, all good things ...
Posted by Chuck on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:31:00 PST

The Alabama Grill

A tribute to country music.  Southern favorites. The Smokey Mountain Chicken.  Fried steak so big it could be called nothing less than the "Big Texan".  Boneless wing and homemade chips...
Posted by Chuck on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:39:00 PST

Campbellball

Beginning next Tuesday I'll be working on a documentary on Campbellball.  For this of you who don't know, Campbellball is a variation of wiffleball a friend and mentor of mine in Cookeville start...
Posted by Chuck on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:08:00 PST

New Photos

I just posted some new photos.  A couple were taken at missions in San Antonio last year. Take a look and let me know what you think. The cross theme was purely coincidental.  Peace- Chuck...
Posted by Chuck on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:21:00 PST

Every Day

I went home over the weekend to visit my family and help my dad and brother take a couple of cows off.  As we sat on the porch Tuseday morning, having some of mom's biscuits and drinking cof...
Posted by Chuck on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:00:00 PST

From Adam Dunn to Toronto and back...

A couple of weeks ago I was doing my yearly gig working security at Impact when Jon casually drops the idea of me going with him and the Tomes' on their annual baseball trip.  For the record, Jon...
Posted by Chuck on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:23:00 PST

Jud Jones

Do me a favor.  If you're ever heading up 65 North around Ridgetop and you need a little break, get off at the Bethel Rd. exit and stop by Jud Jones Grocery.  My wife is one of the director...
Posted by Chuck on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:44:00 PST

Why I do the things I do

Sometimes I wonder why I do the things I do.  I was on the way home from visiting Beth at camp tonight and decided I needed to make a stop at McDonald's to get a little late night snack and a lar...
Posted by Chuck on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:04:00 PST

Nothing to do on a Saturday night

It's Saturday night and we're on our way home from a friend's wedding. instead of stopping by Starbucks and dropping $5 on a Venti Iced Mocha like I usually would, I decide to stop by Kroger and get s...
Posted by Chuck on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 09:21:00 PST