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About Me

I am not from a small town youâ€™ve never heard of, or another country with hopes and dreams of making it to Nashville, TN. I am from Nashville. Music City. Where dreams can be discovered by those who have traveled far to find them and the locals focus on business, and back up plans. I was born in the heart of it at Baptist Hospital to two parents, a sister and a brother. Iâ€™ve loved music since I was a baby. When I was five my parents put a butter box with a ruler taped to it in my hands to teach me how to hold a violin. A year later, my violin class played at the Governorâ€™s mansion. After that, music became a passion of mine. I started making up songs and especially enjoyed creating the lyrics. I did my share of solos, plays, concerts and studio work. In high school one of my part time jobs was singing on the little records children sang along with in Sunday school. I made the University Choir in college, but listened to my Dad as he encouraged me to study business over music. After all, I was a local girl with an out of towners dream. I saw how many brilliant and talented people flocked here every year giving everything they had to make it. I saw how many of those brilliant and talented people left this town broke and broken. Still, I couldnâ€™t stop the songs from seeping into my head. After a very special friend of mine and some Music Row executives encouraged me to write more and to continue collaborating with other writers, I started recording some of my songs. Some are personal journals of my life and I am happy to say some arenâ€™t. Sometimes there are stories to be told that arenâ€™t ours. I donâ€™t write in a box because I donâ€™t think in a box. My songs are happy, sad, simple and complicated. They are a gift given to me and a gift that I give. I hope you enjoy them. I certainly enjoyed writing them.

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Im in the Washington Post and their Bluebird/Opry article!!!

So I get an e-mail from my cousin Chan, a call from my Mom and a text from my Dad all within minutes telling me I am in the Washington Post today. I remember talking to a very sweet lady fr...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:20:00 PST

The LAST LECTURE. A Love Story for Your Life. Wed. ABC 10/9c. Randy Pausch...A MUST SEE!!!

Have you had a chance to see this? It has been all over the internet, on Oprah, youtube, everywhere and Wednesday night Dr. Pausch is on ABC with Diane Sawyer. Dr. Pausch is dying&nbs...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:44:00 PST

Please come to Mercy Lounge March 24th and bring friends! Famous Artists for a GREAT cause!!

I hope you can make it out to Mercy Lounge tomorrow night for the Safehaven benefit and bring all of your friends!!Doors open at 5 and the show starts at 6!!Danielle Peck, Eric Church, Keith Anderson,...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:22:00 PST

Nashville to Capitol Hill. Im going but you dont have to

..> TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 11, I am going to be in Washington D.C. to ask for $170 million. That is a LOT of money and I will need help getting it. You don't have to be there...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:44:00 PST

Why Am I Purple??

In case you haven't noticed, I'm PURPLE. And of course, it is no accident. My father in law was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer when I was 6 months pregnant. We didn't know ...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:19:00 PST

No gifts tonight for the Christy/Ed bday party. Just wear purple if you have it!!

If you are coming out to celebrate tonight with Mr. Benson and myself, please don't bring any gifts! We are remembering pancreatic cancer by wearing purple. If you don't have any, we will ...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:01:00 PST

Nashvilles 25 Most Beautiful People

Have you ever known the type to shy away from the spot light? They would rather not have a compliment...very secure in their own skin and would be embarassed by attention. That is my husband. It still...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:05:00 PST

GAC Short Cuts!

About a month ago, I was allowed to share in the filming of GAC Short Cuts with Danielle. She asked Kelly, another close friend of ours, and I, to be a part of a show where we "acted" like her c...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:28:00 PST

Pay it forward

I am gratefully humbled tonight. I am reminded that no matter how much I think I can control things, I can't. We have to trust in this life. Trust those we know and trust c...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:21:00 PST

What gets me through the daily grind...

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them. -Mark Twain Others can stop you temporarily; only you can do it permanently. -Don Ward A year from ...
Posted by Christy Long Hoskins on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:05:00 PST