‘Bob Kingsley Presents @ The Bluebird Cafe’ Series Returns In February

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Pictured (L-R): The Bluebird Cafe’s Erika Wollam Nichols, archivist Shannon Lynn, Nan Kingsley, Leslie Satcher & Kent Blazy

The Bluebird Cafe and the Bob Kingsley Estate have announced the 2025 return of the “Bob Kingsley Presents @ The Bluebird Cafe’” limited series featuring classic audio intros from Kingsley’s archives celebrating country music songwriters.

The 2024 inaugural season featured performances by Rhett Akins, Bob DiPiero, Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor, Leslie Satcher and Kent Blazy, and the second season premieres Feb. 19 at 9 p.m.

Since partnering with The Bluebird Cafe in 2021, The Bob Kingsley Estate’s efforts have supported a multi-year preservation project involving the audio recordings from The Bluebird Cafe across the venue’s 40-plus-year history. That project, now complete, was celebrated during the November installment of “Bob Kingsley Presents @ The Bluebird Cafe,” honoring Kingsley Estate archivist Shannon Lynn with a chair dedication at the famed venue.

“We are so grateful for Nan’s continued support of The Bluebird Cafe,” says The Bluebird Cafe’s GM Erika Wollam Nichols. “Thanks to the Kingsley Estate, the audio legacy of The Bluebird is preserved. We could not be more thrilled to continue the Kingsley Presents series in 2025 and hear Bob’s voice reflecting his admiration and love for these heroes behind the hits.”

“Bob loved visiting The Bluebird Cafe, and he certainly loved spotlighting the writers behind the hits in the countdown,” says Nan Kingsley. “Being able to hear the passionate way Bob spoke of these talented songwriters on the air, while then being able to hear the hits they wrote performed in their voices, brings the journey of a song full circle.”

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