A Knight of Song Under the Stars at Pope John Paul II Preparatory School

117 Caldwell Drive,Hendersonville TN 37075

06 August, 2022

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Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 6, 2022 at 6 PM and plan to attend the Fine Art Booster Club's A Knight of Song Under the Stars in the courtyard! Grab your favorite peeps (it's a 21+ event), bring your lawn chairs, find the perfect spot on the lawn, eat at one of the savory or sweet food trucks between 6 PM - 7 PM, then sit back and relax as you listen to the sounds of local singer/songwriters. ARTIST BIOS: With over 400 songs recorded, KIM MCLEAN has also garnered a Dove Award for Gospel Song of the year, ASCAP and NSAI awards, Grammy and Juno nominations, and as an indie artist won Song of the Year honors for the Just Plan Folk organization out of 800,000 entries. Kim was signed as a staff songwriter one month after coming to Nashville with a new upstart called Little Big Town in 1986 and has been a songwriter since with an impressive array of companies including New Haven, Centergy, E.M.I. Music Publishing, King Lizard, Jody Williams Music, Nick N Ash Music/Paul Worley, Skyline Music, Sony, and her own publishing company Kim McLean Music. Song credits include Beautiful Goodbye (recorded by Jennifer Hanson), Count Your Blessings (NSAI winner and Grammy nominee), All We Ever Find (Recorded by Tim McGraw), Elisabeth (recorded by Billy Gilman and video chart topper on CMT), Forever Everyday (recorded by Lee Ann Womack), Harmless Heart (recorded by Trisha Yearwood), and her own #1 Inspirational Country Hit (ICMA) Angels and Eagles, a duet with Dolly Parton. McLean’s songs have been used on several major network TV shows including As The World Turns, ABC’s Hope & Faith, NBC’s West Wing, CBS’ Cold Case and Early Edition, as well as several indie films. Kim has produced award winning projects for indie artists, gospel artists, and major labels and is a studio acoustic guitar player and background vocalist. To get a true sense of this artist, check out her website at kimmclean.com and social media at https://www.facebook.com/kimmcleanmusic and @kimmcleanmusic. BILLY DAWSON is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, entertainer, author and motivational speaker, Amazon best selling children’s author and former Jersey Mike’s bag popper and sandwich slinger. Nashville Industry Music Awards awarded him with Artist of the year, Best country male vocalist and best country live performer. He recently worked on a new single “Sinners Saints” produced by Rodney Clawson, Lee Brice and Jacob Rice and it was written by: Sara Brice, Deleah Shane and Billy Dawson. (See “SINNERS SAINTS” official music video at https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=58RYmQlcgfg and “SINNERS SAINTS” BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LEE BRICE AND BILLY DAWSON at https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9r4UCvlvNA/?igshid=4zvny1i80775). Billy recently wrote & recorded & produced music for an upcoming Bollywood movie with R Madavan "Rocketry: The Nambi Effect" that was mixed by Chris Lord Alge and mastered by Brad Blackwood. One of his favorite things to do is write with prison inmates with ‘The Beat of Life’ (see https://wpln.org/post/at-the-nashville-jail-inmates-and-songwriters-come-together-for-a-day-of-music-filled-healing/). He was also the winner of the 2010 "Get Discovered" (iHeart Radio/Clear Channel) National Competition and was featured live on the iconic Jerry Lewis MDA telethon in Las Vegas and on the airwaves for over four million viewers. Dawson was included in iTunes/Tunecore best of Country 2010 album featuring Brantley Gilbert and Colt Ford. He penned the theme song “Born to Lead” for the CBS Sports Network Lombardi Awards and has his songs playing in stadiums nationwide for the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. He has also had his music placed on Netflix. Dawson has shared the stage with artists including Toby Keith, Lee Brice, Big and Rich, Josh Turner, Joe Nichols, Charlie Louvin, Montgomery Gentry, Aaron Lewis, Craig Morgan, Lady A and many more. Dawson was honored to be a part of the fourth annual Homes For Our Troops Veterans Day Celebrity charity event to help HFOT’s mission to build and donate specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, to enable them to rebuild their lives actors alongside artists including Wynonna and Dave Matthews and actors including George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Mindy Kaling, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Bateman, Jerry Seinfeld and many more. In addition to his musical endeavors, Dawson is the author of (AMAZON best seller) "You Never Know", the first book in a series of children's books focusing bullying, racism and other societal issues involving children. He brings his book to life when he speaks at schools about the importance of respect and love in everyday life. He also had his song "Second Chance" come out with Pat Smith's (Emmitt Smith) new book titled "Second Chances.” Dawson receive an American Advertising Awards (Silver Addy winner) for his Chevy commercial and was honored alongside First Lady Laura Bush who was honored with the “Outstanding Citizens Award for Promotion of Literacy” by The Texas Authors Institute of History. He received the “Outstanding Social Impact Award” for his Amazon best-selling children’s book, “You Never Know”. KEESY TIMMER, originally from Washington state, is a country music songwriter living in Nashville. He is a heartfelt songwriter with a gift of crafting thoughtful melodies and meaningful lyric and loves tapping into his humorous side. Keesy (pronounced Casey) has been a musician almost all of his life and loves all styles of Music! He listens to everything from Frank Sinatra to Dr Dre, however his biggest influences have been all things 90s country and Rock n roll. As a writer Keesy’s first songs were born from heartache when his parents divorced while he was in high school. After that seed was planted he grew it and grew it until he eventually got to follow his dreams all the way to Nashville. Since moving to Tennessee Keesy has co-written thousands of songs and some of them have gone on to do big things! His song ‘Yea Boy’ co-written with Kelsea Ballerini was a worldwide hit and went on to sell over a million copies! He is forever grateful to get to follow his dreams. HUNTER RAE has only ever wanted to create and speak through, music. At ten years old, Rae was putting pen to paper and strumming three chords, as a way to make sense of the ups and downs we all experience in life. Sixteen years later, she’s never put down that pen, or that guitar. Hunter embraces the storytelling of her life, in hopes that her listeners feel seen and understood, as they navigate their way through their own. She has transformed from writing lyrics in Math class, to harnessing her craft in hometown coffee shops and studios, to becoming a Nashville, TN local. Driving eight days across the country from Canada to make her dreams come true, she’s not slowing down any time soon. Hunter is working with producer/songwriter, Forest Glen Whitehead, to release a series of singles throughout the year (“boys like u” this past April and “Twice” this June), and made her debut at The Bluebird Cafe. If there’s one thing she would want you to know, it’s this: “Never give up on yourself, or your dreams. Anything is possible.”