BLUEBIRD at the UNITED with Kelly Archer, Lee Thomas Miller & Wendell Mobley

Our June show in the BLUEBIRD @ the UNITED concert series in partnership with the renowned Bluebird Cafe features Kelly Archer, Lee Thomas Miller & Wendell Mobley – three legendary songwriters and performers of Nashville taking center stage to share their music and the compelling stories that inspired their songwriting journey. 

Doors: 7:00pm – Show: 8:00pm – all ages  

Tickets:   $52 to $62

This event is part of the UNITED’s “Nashville North” initiative, a dynamic cultural exchange bringing Country and Americana music to Rhode Island from around the U.S. and celebrating Nashville’s iconic music scene through a series of educational, artistic, and performance programs from partners in Nashville and beyond. 

Kelly Archer is a hit songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Her songs have been recorded by Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Eli Young Band, Montgomery Gentry, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Cassadee Pope, and many more. Kelly has earned five No.1’s on the country charts with “Sleep Without You” by Brett Young and “Somebody Else Will” by Justin Moore,  “Wild As Her” by Corey Kent, and her latest hit to top the charts, “I’m Gonna Love You” by Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood, which went No.1 in March of 2025. In 2017, Kelly won the Rising Independent Songwriter of the Year at the AIMP Nashville Awards. She was also named a SOCAN [Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada] Award Recipient for her Top 10 Jess Moskaluke co-write “Take Me Home,” the same year. For more about Kelly, visit her Instagram page.

Lee Thomas Miller is a songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Since moving to Nashville in 1991, he has had 18 Top 20 singles, with seven reaching No.1.  He has also earned 13 BMI radio performance awards. His songs have received more than 25 million spins, with streaming numbers reaching into the hundreds of millions. He received both a CMA and an ACM award for Song of the Year with “In Color” as recorded by Jamey Johnson. “You’re Gonna Miss This” won Song of the Year at both the ASCAP and NSAI awards and Single of the Year at the CMA awards. His accomplishments include three GRAMMY® nominations, a Teen Choice Award, 13 BMI awards, and four songs nominated for ‘Song of the Year’ at major industry awards. (CMA, ACM, and/or GRAMMY®s) Miller has also been given four “Songs I Wish I Had Written” trophies as voted on by the professional membership of NSAI (the Nashville Songwriters’ Association International).  Miller has also had success as a record producer, producing a pair of top-20 hits for recording artist Steve Holy, including his No.1 record “Brand New Girlfriend.” He co-wrote the most recent Scotty McCreery hit “It Matters To Her”. Miller has had songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Josh Turner, Brad Paisley, Joe Nichols, Terri Clark, John Michael Montgomery, Sammy Kershaw, Andy Griggs, Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence, Randy Travis, Rhett Akins, Blue County, Billy Currington, Craig Morgan, The Wreckers, Chris Young, Blackhawk, Mark Wills and more. For more about Lee Thomas Miller visit: http://www.leethomasmiller.com/

Wendell Mobley’s songs have been at No.1 for 25 weeks, and have sold over 60 million records.  He continues to create refreshing lyrics and melodies for the biggest acts and brightest newcomers. Since making his way from Ohio to Nashville, Wendell has had huge success with acts including Rascal Flatts (Take Me There, Fast Cars and Freedom, I Melt), Kenny Chesney (There Goes My Life, How Forever Feels), (Tattoos On This Town) and other cuts by Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Dustin Lynch, Brantley gilbert, Rodney Atkins, Alabama, Carrie Underwood, Trace Adkins, Lonestar, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Montgomery-Gentry, Andy Griggs, Julianne Hough, John Michael Montgomery, Kenny Rogers and Edwin McCain among many others. Rascal Flatts had a huge hit with his song Banjo. Additionally, Mobley’s single called, How Country Feels, also went No.1 with the amazingly talented Randy Houser. For more about Wendell, visit his Instagram page. 

ABOUT THE BLUEBIRD CAFE

Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe is a small but mighty venue where up-and-coming songwriters and artists build their careers and rise to fame. Over the past 43 years, the tiny room has evolved into one of the most significant music venues in the world where all songwriters are welcomed and supported, from novice to established hit-makers. Artists such as Kathy Mattea, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Taylor Swift have had career moments along with countless hit songwriters whose music is represented on a wide range of charts.

A typical show at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville features 3 or 4 songwriters performing “in the round,” a format made famous at the club where the performers take turns playing their original music, sharing the stories behind their songs, accompanying each other instrumentally, and vocally. The venue’s “SHHHH” policy establishes it as a listening room where audience members are encouraged to pay attention to the song itself – and since it accommodates only 86 people per show, the demand is high, and tickets sell out in minutes.

Over 80,000 people visit the venue annually; many of them as a result of seeing The Bluebird Cafe on television, in news pieces, The Foo Fighters’ documentary, Sonic Highways, the feature film, The Thing Called Love, or on the ABC hit drama, Nashville. The Bluebird Cafe has been featured in publications such as Southwest Spirit, National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine where the club was voted one of the Top 10 Best Clubs in America. The venue’s history was featured in the 2019 documentary, BLUEBIRD, available on streaming channels including iTunes and Amazon. For more information bluebirdcafe.com.