NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Songwriters , and will perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, at as part of the Bluebird on the Mountain concert series.
Bluebird on the Mountain presents regulars from the stage of Nashville‘s famed performing on the scenic observatory grounds overlooking Nashville. The series is booked by Amy Kurland, founder and owner of the Bluebird Café.
Gates will open at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are available through , which will add a handling fee. Tickets are limited, and the past two performances have sold out before the day of the show. The concert will be held rain or shine.
Tickets may be bought in advance for $55 per carload and at the door for $65. Cars may contain a maximum of eight people and no RV‘s or buses will be admitted.
Single tickets cost $17.50 in advance and $25 at the door.
Visitors are encouraged to pack a picnic and bring blankets and lawn chairs for comfort.
Schlitz moved to Nashville in 1973 and worked the night shift as a computer operator at ²¤ÂÜÊÓƵ for five years before getting his big break in 1978, when recorded “The Gambler.” The song garnered Schlitz his first CMA Song of the Year award in 1979, followed by “On the Other Hand” in 1986 and “Forever and Ever, Amen” in 1987, both recorded by .
Schlitz, who wrote 24 No. 1 hits between 1978 and 1994, was inducted into the in 1993.
Knobloch, a native of Jackson, Miss., has penned songs for artists including (“If My Heart had Wings”), (“Meanwhile”) and (“Used to Blue”).
Schuyler has received three Pop Achievement Awards and 18 BMI Country Achievement Awards. His song “16th Avenue,” recorded by , was nominated for CMA Song of the Year in 1983.
Schuyler also wrote “Love Will Turn You Around,” performed by Kenny Rogers, and “Long Line of Love” by .
Each Bluebird on the Mountain concert ends with an invitation to stargaze using the observatory‘s Seyfert telescope.
Dyer Observatory is located at 1000 Oman Drive, off Granny White Pike between Old Hickory Boulevard and Otter Creek Road, near Radnor Lake. A map is available at www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/directions.htm.
The last Bluebird on the Mountain show of the season will be 7 p.m. Sept. 17, featuring , and .
Media contact: Todd Vessel, (615) 322-NEWS
Todd.vessel@vanderbilt.edu