(NASHVILLE, TN – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024) – Since partnering with The Bluebird Cafe in 2021, The Bob Kingsley Estate’s efforts have supported a multi-year preservation project involving the audio recordings from The Bluebird Cafe across the venue’s 40-plus-year history. That project, now complete, was celebrated during the November installment of Bob Kingsley Presents @ The Bluebird Cafe, honoring Kingsley Estate archivist Shannon Lynn with a chair dedication at the famed venue.
Now, as the Kingsley Estate’s Bluebird collaboration enters its fourth year, Bob Kingsley Presents @ The Bluebird Café renews for a second season in 2025. The first season saw some of country music’s most successful songwriters performing their most notable songs alongside audio snippets of Kingsley’s on-air storytelling about their work. Bob Kingsley Presents @ The Bluebird Cafekicks off the new season on Wednesday, February 19th during the 9pm show.
“We are so grateful for Nan’s continued support of The Bluebird Cafe,” says The Bluebird Cafe’s GM Erika Wollam Nichols. “Thanks to the Kingsley Estate, the audio legacy of The Bluebird is preserved. We could not be more thrilled to continue the Kingsley Presents series in 2025 and hear Bob’s voice reflecting his admiration and love for these heroes behind the hits.”
The 2024 inaugural season featured performances by Rhett Akins, Bob DiPiero, Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor, Leslie Satcher, and Kent Blazy.
“Bob loved visiting The Bluebird Cafe, and he certainly loved spotlighting the writers behind the hits in the countdown,” says Nan Kingsley. “Being able to hear the passionate way Bob spoke of these talented songwriters on the air, while then being able to hear the hits they wrote performed in their voices, brings the journey of a song full circle.”
The second season will premiere Wednesday, February 19 at 9 p.m. Additional installments of Bob Kingsley Presents @ The Bluebird Cafe will be announced throughout 2025.
