First the good news. My song Lay Down beside Me has broken into the Top 40 at #39 and is Number 1 in the state of Ohio. Only with the support of listeners like you could this have been possible. The song was recorded in Nashville with professional musicians available only in a place like that. The combination of pickers, a drummer, a steel player and professional producers to put it all together produced what I believe was my best effort to date. Now for the bad news. Yesterday morning I opened my Facebook page to the news that one of my Nashville friends, Ross Key, had lost his life in a fall while working in construction. Ross had recently been awarded an Entertainer of the Year Award in the UK. When I put out the word that I wanted to do live shows again the first guy to step forward and give me that opportunity was Ross. We met because we were both N1M Artists and often interacted as such. He used to give me a hard time because I would sometimes be ahead of him on the charts, but always was good natured about it. Last July I performed at a show Ross put together in Lebanon, TN at Smitty's Bar and Grill. My deepest sympathies to Brenda and the family. He was also owner of the Traditional Country Network and worked hard to preserve that music. Traditional Country lost one of its greatet ambassadors with the passing of Ross Key! As always thanks to you all for listening to the music of Distillery Dave!