Sat, Oct 31 · 9:00 pm–11:00 pm
Listed on MUSAY · checked Oct 22
Saturday, October 31, 9:00 pm–11:00 pm
The Bluebird Cafe
4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215
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Kent Blazy, growing up in Lexington, KY, became musically inspired when he heard Roger McGuinn playing his Rickenbacker guitar on "Mr. Tamborine Man." This created a new choice and Kent traded in his baseball glove for a guitar. He began his musical journey with a series of bands all over the eastern half of the country. By the mid-70's, Kent was band leader, playing guitar and touring with Canadian legend, Ian Tyson. Sound advice and the timely first place win in a national songwriter contest persuaded him to move to Nashville in 1980. Kent's commitment was not to focus his efforts at the craft of songwriting. It was a very fine decision. In 1982, sooner than expected, Gary Morris took "Headed For A Heartache" to #5 on the Charts. In the years that followed other artists, such as The Forrester Sisters, T. Graham Brown, Donna Fargo and Moe Bandy recorded Kent's tunes. In an effort to develop more knowledge of the recording side of music and for the benefits of a "day job," Kent opened a home recording studio. The studio offered an option for Kent's demos as well as a demo service to other writers. This studio introduced Kent to some of the new demo singers and songwriters of Nashville; names like Randy Travis, Billy Dean, Trisha Yearwood, Joe Diffie and Martina McBride, now well-known country artists. In 1987, Kent was introduced to a new demo singer by Bob Doyle, then with ASCAP, soon to be the manager for this emerging talent, Garth Brooks. Garth became Kent's most requested demo singer and Bob Doyle also advised, "Garth writes a little bit too." The first song Garth and Kent penned together was "If Tomorrow Never Comes," which became the first #1 for both. The friendship and writing partnership continued as Garth included 8 more of their songs on his albums. Four more captured the #1 slot: "Somewhere Other Than The Night," "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)," "It's Midnight Cinderella," and "She's Gonna Make It." Garth's album, "The Lost…
The Bluebird Cafe shares a strip mall parking lot with neighboring businesses, plus an additional gravel lot behind the building. Free parking is available in both, though spaces fill quickly before shows — especially on open mic nights, when guests often line up an hour before doors. The venue is in Green Hills, about fifteen minutes from downtown Nashville.
5:00 pm–10:30 pm
The venue’s general opening hours. This event’s time comes from the listing.
Added to MUSAY Sep 10, 2026.
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