SKSJ stands for Thom Schuyler, J. Fred Knobloch, Don Schlitz, and Jelly Roll Johnson. We perform in the round, in the middle of the Bluebird, facing each other. Fred and I came up with the idea (margaritas and a napkin were involved, as best I recall), asked Amy Kurland, the owner of the Bluebird, and she let us try it out. It seems to have worked. Before the first show, Thom said he didn't like the idea. After the show, he said he never wanted to play any other way. We've been playing itr for over 22 years, which is pretty amazing, considering that I'm only 29...and a half.
D4A$ stands for Don for a Dollar, at the Bluebird, sometimes with special (unannounced) guests. And yes, it's only a dollar, thanks to Amy Kurland! I personally consider it to be the best entertainment value in Green Hills. Sometimes, people get a buck and a quarter, buck and a half's worth of music and mirth. (note: you get to keep the mirth. it's non-returnable.)
Couldn’t get reservations or just can’t make it into town for a D4A$ or SKSJ show? You can still see the show - live - on Second Life. Go set up an account now: www.bluebirdcafesl.com See you there!
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the weather. the internet. The New York Times, especially the crossword puzzle from Monday to Thursday. exercise. baseball. books, in particular almanacs and reference books. Webster's Compact Rhyming Dictionary. food. television. whether Duke won or lost between November & April. how I slept. what my kids think is cool. and mostly Stacey.
Don Schlitz was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. He briefly attended Duke University before moving to Nashville in 1973.
His first recorded song, The Gambler, won a Grammy and the Country Music Association’s and the Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year.
Don's songs have played major roles in the careers of Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, The Judds, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tanya Tucker, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Alison Krauss, and many other singers. His fifty Top Ten’s have included twenty-four Number One’s.
He also wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”.
Schlitz was the ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year for four consecutive years from 1988-91. He has won three CMA Song of the Year awards, two ACM Song of the Year awards, two Grammy’s, and many more nominations. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
Schlitz lives, writes, and performs in Nashville, most often with Thom Schuyler, J. Fred Knobloch, and Jelly Roll Johnson.
(check out: www.thomschuyler.com, www.jfredk.com, www.jellyrolljohnson.com)
