"The Derby Blues"

Country Music Television was coming to the derby!  We were thrilled to think of all the possibilities that their visit might mean to us. Then they offered an idea and a challenge!  “Find a local community member who (1) can sing (2) can play a guitar and (3) can write Lind’s first derby song.”  Did that frazzle us?  Heck no!  At least, we weren’t going to let them know that in TINY Lind, their request was HUGE!  But of course, we calmly accepted their challenge and began the search for our guitar-singin’ performer!  After collecting our thoughts, settling down and thinking it through, we found our talented community member.  And she was only a few miles out of town, tucked in the hills of a wheat ranch.  There she was, guitar in hand, with a singing voice that wouldn’t quit.  It only took us four hours to write Lind’s first ‘hit’ song, and in two days, Lind’s Annie Smart was on her way to Spokane to be professionally recorded. The song, The Derby Blues, was written by five local volunteers who found out the true meaning of the words ‘rhyme and time’!  We, of course, think it’s a hit, and there’s no doubt that we think the song should be in line for an award at the Country Music Awards.  We are extremely proud of Annie and her musical gift.  We think you’ll agree!


  Thanks, Annie, for sharing your wonderful talent with the Lind Community.