Dwayne O’Brien is a native Oklahoman who moved to Nashville in 1987 after graduating college with a degree in chemistry that he earned on a music scholarship. In 1988, O’Brien co-founded the country band Little Texas which went on to chart 15 top-ten singles, three number-ones, and sell over seven million albums on the Warner Brothers label. The group also collected three Grammy nominations and garnered the Academy of Country Music award for vocal group of the year, and the CMA award for album of the year for their contribution to Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles. O’Brien has enjoyed success as a songwriter having co-written the majority of the band’s hits including the number-two “Kick a Little,” and the number-one country and pop crossover hit “What Might Have Been.” O’Brien also co-wrote the Hall and Oates hit “A Promise Ain’t Enough.”

Since earning a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University in interdisciplinary communications in 2005, O’Brien has been a regular contributor to Vanderbilt’s scientific journal Exploration and Vanderbilt Magazine.

Many fans discovered Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Lauren Mascitti, during her appearance on the 2020 season of American Idol, but Lauren has been performing and writing songs since the age of 7.

By the time she was a teen, she was performing six shows a week in Branson, MO with gospel singer (and original Oak Ridge Boy) Gary McSpadden. After earning a degree in nursing, she moved from her hometown of Louisville, OH to Nashville where she has co-written and/or performed with artists such as Pam Tillis, Matraca Berg, Suzy Bogguss, Mo Pitney, and Bobby Tomberlin.

She performed with Brad Paisley and Shania Twain in a concert honoring her fellow healthcare workers during the pandemic and has performed on the Grand Ole Opry multiple times. This past year, she opened several shows for Lonestar, including their first headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium. Lauren’s most recent album “God Made a Woman” was named to the New York Times and Saving Country Music’s Best of 2020 lists and went to #4 on iTunes in country albums sales. She is currently writing for a new project and continues to tour throughout the country.

PBSF PERFORMANCES

THUR OCT 3
7:00pm – Paradise Bar & Grill – Mermaids & Music

FRI OCT 4
7:00pm – WSRE/StudioAmped ***Pensacola

SAT OCT 5

5:00pm – The Pensacola Beach Resort/Salty Rose

8:00pm – Native Café – Ticketed Event – Buy Tickets

SUN OCT 6

11am – The Pensacola Beach Resort/Salty Rose – Ministry of Music

** All events are free, except where noted. Schedule is subject to change, please check back for updates.

Seasoned seems to be the best way to describe Bernie Nelson.  Both as a writer and a performer. With over 30 million certified sales of songs he has written for some of country music’s biggest artists, he has learned the craft of writing songs that last over time. He credits his close relationship with songwriting icons like Guy Clark, Red Lane, Mac Davis and Wayne Carson to name a few with his ability to remove the filters from his songs. ” Songs are nothing more then everyday conversations put to music”  is one of Nelson’s favorite perspectives on songwriting. Bernie’s songs have been recorded by such artists as Conway Twitty, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Randy Travis, Kenny Chesney, Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney,  Wynonna, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chris Ledoux and many others. As a veteran performer he is ever so comfortable while entertaining his audiences.  You feel like you are a part of the evening and equally connected to his rich history by way of his stories that Nelson paints during one of his shows. It is an intimate connection that you feel right away.   Bernie Nelson, songwriter, artists student of life.

PBSF SONGWRITERS SCHEDULE

THUR OCT 3
7:00pm – Flounders Chowder House

FRI OCT 4
7:00pm – The Sandbar Sunset Bar & Grille

SAT OCT 5 
9:15pm-  God Bless Texas Rounds at Bamboo Willies

SUN OCT 6 
11:00am – 1:00pm –  Pensacola Beach Resort/Salty Rose – Ministry of Music

** All events are free, except where noted. Schedule is subject to change, please check back for updates.

Steven is best known for hits such as “One More Day” by Diamond Rio, “Singles You Up” by Jordan Davis, “10,000 Angels” by Mindy McCready and “He Gets That From Me” by Reba. He has also had songs recorded by – Bonnie Raitt, George Strait, Alabama, John Legend, Brett Young, Kenny Rogers, John Waite, Trace Adkins, JoDee Messina, Randy Travis, Stephen Bishop, Tanya Tucker and many others.

This 9 time ASCAP Award winner has also won a Dove Award and been nominated for a Grammy, ACM and CMA Award. Steven has had songs included in movies, television series, and recent Netflix series “The Ranch”. He has performed at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville over 100 times and performed several times at the Bitter End in New York City.  Steven spent his first five years writing for Fame Recording in Muscle Shoals, Alabama for publisher/producer Rick Hall.  After spending twenty five years in Nashville, Steven now lives in his hometown – Hamilton, Alabama.

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