02/03 Doing my first demo for another writer next week, I'm excited! Hopefully it will get me more work, would be great to do 2-3 demos per month. Buddy got to hang with "the voice" Mr. Vern Gosdin, read all about it in my journal. Latest entry is 08/14/03. |
03/03 Got to talk with David Ball & Wood Newton last night after their Bluebird show. Recorded my first paying demo last Thursday! Here's a sample from it, It Happens Everytime I am now a professional demo singer! Woo Hoo! Old News Latest entry is 03/06/03. |
06/03 Been a busy month, Mr. Larry Shell is now pitching "Famous To Me" WOO HOO! I hope we get a cut. Hear the full demo on the music page NOW! Thanks to Matt Ramsey for reminding me to update the site, I forgot! Old News Latest Journal entry is 06/06/03 |
07/03 Laying low for the month, backing off from rounds and concentrating on songwriting. Old News Latest Journal entry is 06/30/03 |
07/03 CJ Hughes on the Grand Ole Opry! Well, not ON the Opry, but ON the Opry stage, read my latest journal entry for the story. Surprise round at the Broken Spoke on the 10th, woo hoo! Old News Latest Journal entry is 07/09/03 |
07/15/03 It's O-FFICIAL! I am now a professional songwriter baby, got that first big ol'e check in on Sunday. Shopryland here I come! Old News + Where in the HELL is Angaleena Presley? Latest Journal entry is 07/15/03 |
Whole lot of nothin' going on, unless you count work. I might be in a round
on the 29th at the Broken Spoke, looking to book some rounds for next month, it's
summer and I am being lazy. Latest Journal Entry 07/15/03 |
Nothing exciting going on, doing a few rounds, put in a new journal entry to quell
the complaints, nothing big though. Latest Journal Entry 08/12/03 |
And now, the Nashville songwriter will attempt political commentary. This should
be a hoot. Latest Journal Entry 08/27/03 |
It's official, 55% of all voting Californians are morons. |
Latest Journal Entry 10/09/03 |
If you put your money on "never" in the "When will CJ update his journal" office
pool, you just lost five bucks. I got a song put on hold by Bobby Braddock, I can die now. Added lyrics to the lyrics page. |
Several of my friends went down to the Florabama songwriter festival in Gulf Shores,
no one bothered to invite me. Thanks. |
My new niece! Presley McKay Johnson |
And the Hall of Shame Lounge fades from the singer/songwriter scene with a dull thud.
Good Riddance. Wonder where they're going to move the Tony Wade shrine to? |
Recording this week, will have brand new demos on the site before the weekend. Daryl Singletary opened a show for me Friday night, well sort of.> Go to google & put in "traditional country music singer" and see who comes up first, how freakin' cool is that?> LATEST JOURNAL ENTRY 01/03/04 |
And another hero falls, Max D. Barnes dead at 67 > Hugh Prestwood pulls a stupid. > Finally got some new songs on the music page, almost finished with the site update, about half way through. LATEST JOURNAL ENTRY 01/13/04 |
11/02 So my first CD is delayed until after the first of the year, which delays the site. So until it's done all you get is the main page, gig dates and my journal, enough for anyone really, lol. Hopefully some song downloads from the taping of my show at the Bellbuckle Cafe in Bellbuckle, TN. with Thom Shepherd, Gerald Smith and Buddy Owens will be online soon. Maybe that will hold everyone over until the CD gets finished. CJ. Latest journal entry is 11/12/02, check it out. |
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11/02 Lee & Debi, hall of fame songriter hosts, are leaving to go to the Broken Spoke. So as of Dec. 3rd. All my shows that where at the HOFL will now be at the Broken Spoke Songwriter's Cafe at the Ramada in off of Trinity Lane. Which is north of Nashville on 65. Latest Journal Entry is 11/25/02. I got to meet David Ball, cool!! |
12/02 The Bobby Braddock came to see my round last night at the Hall of Fame Lounge! How Cool Is That! He even said that he thought "Great things would happen in my singing and songwriting career." How's that for a boost! Latest journal entry is 12/22/02 |
01/03 It's a bevy of rounds!!! 8 and counting for the month! Got to see Tim Mensey at the Bluebird last Saturday, man what an awesome writer and singer, he curls notes like George Jones. Latest journal entry is 12/30/02 |
01/03 I got a song on hold, well sort of. Booked three dates at the Spoke for February. Latest journal entry is 01/12/03 |
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CJ HUGHES ~ THE MOVIE (well almost) LATEST JOURNAL ENTRY 06/11/04 I will be performing at the BellBuckle Cafe in beautiful BellBuckle, Tennessee on Thursday June 17th at 6:30 |
"Goodbye Cruel Circus, I'm Off To Join the World." ~ Shawn Camp/ Mark Sanders I got a letter from one of my favorite songwriters, Shawn Camp. Latest Journal Entry: 06/20/04 |
Begging finally pays off. I have two gigs at Legend's Corner on Lower Broadway in July. Latest Journal Entry: 06/27/04 |
I got a request to sing a Vern Gosdin song at my first ever gig with a band... from Vern Gosdin. Latest Journal Entry: 07/15/04 |
Front row seats at the Rhonda Vincent DVD taping, thanks Natalie. The mini vacation to St. Louis did me good! New Guitar/ Vocals coming soon! Latest Journal Entry: 08/14/04 |
Finally some good news, and on the day before my birthday. I picked up the
Sunday night 10-2 gig at Legend's Corner for the entire month of October, Including
Halloween! Latest Journal Entry: 09/24/04 |