Jerry Salley

Every so often we have to remind ourselves that Jerry Salley is more than just a hard-charging and very successful executive with Billy Blue Records, signing artists and producing their records. He is also a singer and songwriter in his

Songwriters Showcase at Lorraine's Coffeehouse (9/25/24) - photo © Bill Warren Lorraine Jordan, the Lady of Tradition, for the third consecutive year, capitalized on the talent in Raleigh for IBMA to invite a group of leading songwriters in the bluegrass genre

Nashville singer and songwriter Jerry Salley is set to be inducted tomorrow into the Ohio Country Music Hall of Fame. With a 40 year career that's seen almost 600 of his songs recorded by other artists in bluegrass, country, and gospel

Recently, singer/songwriter and Billy Blue Records Creative/A & R Director Jerry Salley made the trek from Nashville back to his hometown in Chillicothe, Ohio, for a special luncheon held in his former high school. There he was inducted into Chillicothe

Jerry Salley has written songs in Nashville since 1982, long enough to witness major changes in country music, Music Row, and the songwriting business.  Now, many of his early mentors and friends are gone, and Salley is at an age when

Jerry Salley - photo © C Shelz Photo These days most folks see Jerry Salley in his position as A&R Director at Billy Blue Records in Nashville, and might forget that he is also a celebrated artist and songwriter, something he

Billy Blue Records has a new single this month from Australian bluegrass singer Kristy Cox, taken from her current project, Shades of Blue. The Devil Was an Angel Too was written by Kristy's longtime collaborator and producer, Jerry Salley, along

These days, with the prominence of Billy Blue Records in the bluegrass world, it is easy to see Jerry Salley primarily as the hard charging A&R guy with the label. But old hands in our industry know Jerry as a

Billy Blue Records has a new single for Kristy Cox, featuring her in a duet with label mate Marty Raybon. It's a song from Cox's current album, Shades of Blue, called Kentucky's Never Been This Far From Tennessee, written by Kristy's

Florida's beautiful gulf coast is the setting for the first ever Words on the Water songwriting workshop, scheduled for March 2-5, 2023. A joint venture between Lil House Songwriting Workshop and Laughing Penguin Publicity and Consulting, the three-day seminar is designed