This week's episode features Hughes Taylor.  Listen to "Live From the Bird's Nest" on Thursdays at 8pm Central on WFMC Jams by clicking the "Listen Live" at the top of the page. 

"The Georgia Songbirds - Live From the Bird's Nest" is a podcast aimed at local artists and songwriters, giving them a place to share music, stories and experiences as they chase their dream.

Hughes Taylor is an energetic and ambitious blues artist from Macon, Georgia. He is known for his impressive and accomplished guitar playing and unique electric style that infuses traditional blues roots with upbeat and fast-paced blues and classic rock. The Hughes Taylor Band is a blues/rock power trio that is reminiscent of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Cream. Fresh off of a tour in the United Kingdom, the Hughes Taylor Band has returned to the States, ready to hit the ground running. Following his successful first album Hear My Melody(2016), Hughes released his sophomore album Restlessin May of 2018. In the summer of 2019, The Hughes Taylor Band released a blues album comprised of covers of influential blues songs called Good Blues, Fast– read Hughes’s blog post about it for additional biographical color. Most recently, The Hughes Taylor Band recorded a brand new single at the legendary Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, GA. You can find all of his music everywhere online and streamed via Spotify, Pandora, and more.

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Reba Nicole, a native of Houma, Louisiana has been actively pursuing music since she was 5 years old. She began piano and voice lessons around this time and quickly fell in love with how music made her feel. In 2005, her family made a big move to Tullahoma, Tennessee. Here, she met a few of her inspirations, Amy Cooley and Peggy Burton. At nine years old, she became aware of the power that lyrics can hold, and began her writing career. Reba has been performing in the local South Jackson Goes Country Show every year for the last 15 years! This is really where she found her voice and love for performing on stage! Around age 15, Reba picked up the guitar and began using those skills to dig deeper into her writing. Since then, Reba has become a traveling nurse in Labor & Delivery. “I want to thank my parents for believing in me and supporting me always! With their help, I’ve challenged myself to the big stage and now work with big-time musicians Charlie Allen, Johnny Garcia, and others! If it weren’t for Tiffany (Charlie’s fiancé)and my parents, I never would’ve met Charlie! I am incredibly grateful to soon release my new album! Be on the lookout for my new single, “Pour Me Some Whiskey!”

Music From Muscle Shoals (Then, Now and Forever), hosted by David Havens is music from the Muscle Shoals area, including Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Fame, and other studios in the surrounding areas.  This music had an undeniable influence on american popular music of all formats.

On the third Monday of each month at 5pm central for two hours, click the "Listen Live" button at the top of this page, and David will take you back to the days where it all began through today's stars, and tomorrow's future stars and tap into this limitless resource called Muscle Shoals Music. Interviews with those who made it happen, and those that continue to make it happen will be in future shows to come!

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About David Havens: "I am originally from The Mississippi Delta where I was raised on Elvis music and biscuits as big as your fist. After spending 18 of the last 22 years at our sister station KIX96 this 40 year radio journey has brought me to mornings on Q107. I am proud to be a broadcaster as now more than anytime in modern history, responsibility of radio broadcasters serving the public is paramount. On behalf of all the Big River Broadcasting stations I would like to thank you for choosing us as your information and entertainment radio stations. With you, the listener, and me together every morning, we can grab life by the ball bearings and seize the moment to make it the best day possible for us and those around us!"