Donna Beasley

"Fortune may have yet a better success in reserve for you, and they who lose today may win tomorrow." Cervantes

Here's to a winning 2013.

While the storyline of ABC's "Nashville" leans a little soap-opera-y, I am awestruck to find The 5 Spot, Buddy Miller and Tammy Wynette songs on my t.v. The peddlers of mainstream country may not recognize the relevance of any of…

Currently recovering from reconstructive surgery to the inside of my nose. My former sinus doctor made an attempt at correction 8 years ago but he was not successful. Apparently, I had trauma, a broken nose, or was born with a…

Just saw my mom. I was only there a little more than 24 hours. When I first got there she looked tired. But by the time I got to the nursing home the following day, she had on makeup, a…

The Mavericks and the Alabama Shakes KILLED at the AMA Awards Show. The sound of a good band in that venue was epic. There were a couple of low points, a yawnable moment or two. And I think Bonnie Raitt…

Really looking forward to this show at East Nashville's favorite hang, The Family Wash! I have wanted FOREVER to play with uber-cool drummer, Bryan Owings (Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller). Plus I'll be backed my regular gun slingers.......what a lucky gal…

Working on demos for the new songs. I think I'm done writing for this record. How does one know for sure? Trying to gig these songs out. I'm playing a couple new ones at my Aug. 26 round and at…

Looking at so many Facebook posts from people of my generation, and a little older, regarding their ailing parents. I guess this is where we are in life. And it sucks, some of it because we hate seeing our parents…

Wish I could think about music as much as I'm thinking about cancer (my mom's) these days :( For those who've been touched by "the big C," you know it's the prism through which everything is viewed. Don't know how…

I'm a day early but I'll go ahead and wish myself a happy birthday. Not much planned, hopefully a nice dinner out. It's just a blessing that everyone in my family is holding their own, no one's too sick or…

The marathon of East TN over for a couple weeks...house cleaning (not dusted in 5 months), bank, electric, water & cell phone companies, trash dump (5 bags) nursing home, cancer center (by ambulance)...always an adventure. Glad to do it for…

Thinking hard about my mom today who is back in the hospital in East Tennessee. Wish I could go there but I have too many things going on at home right now. Hate to think of her alone and only…