HISTORY OF NSAI: In 1967 there were approximately 80 songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee. Eddie Miller, who wrote the classic song “Please Release Me, Let Me Go,” was determined that they needed a “voice”. Over lunch, he, Buddy Mize and Bill Brock envisioned the Nashville Songwriters Association. The first organizational meeting was held at the Old Professional's Club on Music Row. Forty-one songw
riters were founding members of the organization including Kris Kristofferson, Marijohn Wilkin, Jerry Chestnut, Danny Dill, Liz and Casey Anderson, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and Ted Harris. THE BLUEBIRD CAFE: NSAI in Nashville owns and operates the world-famous Bluebird Cafe, featured on the ABC TV show "Nashville." Many songwriters like Kathy Mattea, Keith Urban, Garth Brooks, and Taylor Swift got their start at the Bluebird or through NSAI. NSAI WEBSITE
