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Bill Harley's 2003 recording is a very special collection of songs and stories for bedtime about a wonderful and wacky imaginary place, The Town Around the Bend. Harley's long-established humor, meaning, and music are toned down for the quiet time right before the eyes close and the world rests.

Doug Seegers left New York for Nashville in search of every songwriter's dream. When he didn't find success, he fell into a state of loneliness that fed an addiction he had battled since adolescence. Soon he was homeless, playing his guitar on the street with a cardboard sign asking for money. But then he cried out to God in repentance and need, and God graciously met him. Doug then found sobriety, regained some footing, and was discovered outside a food pantry by a Swedish musician and documentarian.

Beatlemania had struck North America, creating a musical and pop culture phenomenon unlike anything the world had ever seen. At the center of it all was John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the principal songwriting duo who were instrumental in creating the soundtrack of the 1960s, while producing some of the world's most timeless classics. Together with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Lennon and McCartney propelled The Beatles to unprecedented heights, experimenting with their sound in ways that revolutionized rock and inspired bands across various musical genres.

Songwriter, signed recording artist and veteran radio broadcaster Ty Hager interviewed hit country songwriters for his radio show "Behind the Hits", which aired on radio stations in the U.S. and world-wide on the American Forces Radio Network in 2011. Now he's compiled those interviews for Nashville Songsmiths - In-Depth Interviews with #1 Country Songwriters. You'll hear the stories behind such phenomenal hits as "The Dance," "I Swear," "Independence Day," and many, many more.