Billie Eidson sings at the Jazz Station in Eugene

• Billie Eidson vocals
• Greg Goebel piano
• Joe Manis saxophone
• Ed Bennett bass
• Todd Strait drums

Billie Eidson enjoys a career as a trial lawyer, arguing cases of great import, winning those cases with the power of her words. When it came time to plan her mother’s life celebration, however, prior to her passing, her mother requested that Billie sing “Amazing Grace.” Growing up in the Baptist church, Billie’s first experience singing in front of a large audience was with her mother accompanying her on the piano while she sang “Because He Lives” for their congregation. These two songs would later serve as bookends holding up Billie’s most precious life defining stories. Billie’s mother intimated that she may have spoken too much at her father’s life celebration (a few years earlier), and asked, “Rather than talk, would you just sing at mine.” So. When the time came, Billie honored her mother’s wish by singing the hymn they both knew and loved. Amazing Grace. And in that moment, Billie discovered that her voice was meant for more than just the courtroom, more than just winning adversarial arguments. In that moment, Billie knew that her voice was meant to indiscriminately connect hearts, minds and souls.