What humankind forgets, the songs remember."

QUOTE FOR ALL PEOPLE FOR ALL TIME:
"The Freedom bestowed by a Democracy is a fragile thing and is but one generation away from extinction.  It is not ours by inheritance;   it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people.   Those who have known freedom and then lost it, have never known it again."  Ronald Reagan, Republican, and 40th President of the United States of America.

TO ENTER THE WEBSITE CLICK  here or the  button GREATERBIGBENDMUSIC.COM at the bottom of this page, then click the three WHITE BARS for an index of the web site.

ABOUT THE WEBSITE:
The website, "PaxtonRob The Songs Remember", offers a brand of American songwriting that seeks to remember significant events in life,  lives and homeland.  Most are songs of human interests and human conditions that fit Country and Americana musical genres, as well as Folk and Easy Listening.  The website is owned and operated by Ron Patrick who is affiliated with NSAI since 1997, Greater Big Bend Music, BMI, and the Tallahassee Council on Culture and Arts (COCA).

ABOUT THE COOKIES:
To assure that visitors receive an efficient and pleasant on-line experience, the website hosts employ temporary navigational "Cookies" on this site.

ABOUT THE VOICES:
Featured vocalists are Lisa Watson Wells, Fred "Butch" Burns, Eddie McFarland, Tim Thompson, Rick NesSmith, Ron Patrick, and Lance Miller who are associated with either the "brand" or Greater Big Bend Music, BMI via co-writing ownership credits and/or "Work for Hire" agreements.

ABOUT THE RECORDING STUDIOS:
Engineers and Mixers (alphabetically):
Fett-Azalea Studio, Nashville, Tn;
Pete Winter-Winterstone Studio, Tallahassee, Fl.;
Rick NesSmith-Rick NesSmith Music, Jacksonville, Fl;
Rick Ott-From The Heart Studio, Sopchoppy, Fl.;
Ron Patrick-Holdin' Up the Wall Studio, Tallahassee, Fl;
Rudy Jones-Rudy Jones Music, Greensboro, Fl.

ABOUT THE POLICY STATEMENT ON DOWNLOADS, COSTS, AND USE OF FUNDS
Digital downloads are available to consumers at CD Baby partners worldwide and hosted here by Greater Big Bend Music, BMI, (GBBM) and BANDZOOGLE.    Web hosting is fee-based and provided by Bandzoogle.  Web hosting and administrative production costs are paid monthly by GBBM at no charge to property rights owners or any other party. 

Income from the website is generated by CD Baby downloads, digital media spins, and physical media. Income distributions are payable solely to GBBM.   Income is held and accumulated by the aggregator/publisher, CD Baby.  Amounts payable are at the discretion of the publisher, CD Baby.   Income is released to GBBM via scheduled releases set by and payable by the publisher, CD Baby. 

Income, when released from CD Baby to GBBM, will go to cover, in order  1) intellectual property rights of the music creators, at rates set by law, or GBBM pursuant to Work For Hire agreements; 2) costs of web hosting and GBBM administration; and 3) excess funds, if generated above these three  basic costs, will be donated to community service/needs providers.  Policy Clarification:  this policy applies to material created by Ron Patrick and registered with the publisher, CD Baby.  The policy may extend to include original music of other creators, should certain events occur: 1) if original material of other creators becomes connected via Work For Hire agreements with GBBM; and 2) if filming or video taping of complete or partial benefit events occur by any entity pursuant to the consent of GBBM and the official approved "Schedule of Music Benefit Concerts" listed on the initial landing page of this web site for calendar year 2026.

 INCOME TAXES:  The publisher, CD Baby,  has readily available documentation of all song-plays (spins) of songs and music registered with the aggregator/ publisher, CD Baby, by agreement with GBBM.  These records provide documentation through GBBM of royalty payouts needed for Federal individual income tax determination.

 ABOUT THE 2026 MUSIC EVENTS:
The 2026 music events are listed on the first landing page at the beginning of this web site. Please return there to see the complete list.  GBBM supports "live" music events presented and managed in conjunction with Tallahassee's official arts organization, The Council on Culture and Arts (COCA).  Events are designed to assist organizations that provide an array of services to the greater Tallahassee Area, whether a food bank or any other organization with a mission to assist and provide needed services and activities that touch the Tallahassee area.  Also, events are intended to showcase original music of any genre presented in the traditional songwriters' listening room format, otherwise known as "Writers in the Round" or "Writers in a Row".