American Songwriter Profile

American Songwriter

Member Since: August 4, 2004

Artists Selected: 141

About: American Songwriter magazine sponsors a bi-monthly Amateur Lyric Contest, established in 1984. No music-only lyrics needed, and all genres of music are accepted. The winning lyrics, along with >... View gig listing

American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Jan/Feb 2010)

# Selected: Currently reviewing submissions

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Nov/Dec 2009)

# Selected: 5

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Brother Lou	19
Steven Neal Wagner	8
John Allaire	5
Sara Lewis	2
Julianna Waters	2

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (September/October 2009)

# Selected: 0

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (July/August 2009)

# Selected: 13

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Richelle Putnam - Ridin' A Railroad Car	43
McGee - Elvis Had Already Left The Building	42
Brother Lou - Nothing in the Sky	19
Jenny Goodspeed - Lookout Ledge	17
Mark Stepakoff - Little Black Dress	11
Jerry T Yates - The Stranger	9
Trey Lockerbie - Sullivan Street	2
Kirk Ridge - Tight Squeeze	2
Matt Laszewski - The Ocean and the Guillotine	1
Teel Montague Cook - Bean Dip Bomb	1
Farrel Droke - Needle and Thread	1
The Westbound Rangers - Unpredictable	1
Truman Sparks - Idaho Jawbone	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (May/June 2009)

# Selected: 10

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McGee - Like There's No Tomorrow	42
Raina Rose - Act of God	6
Billy Smith - Sarah	4
John Bottomley - I drifted by the Creek	3
mark cariker - The Ring Left on a Table	2
Lee Ashley - long slow train	1
Jason Davis - That Sweet Girl of Mine	1
Jes Raymond and Her Famous Band - Stand Where He Stands	1
Nancy Carey Johnson - Ballad of Renewal	1
meredith heller - Little Boy Blue	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (March/April 2009)

# Selected: 10

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Richelle Putnam - (Baby on My Knee) Soldier in My Heart	43
BUCK69 - Cry Some Too	19
Cara Salimando - Even More	4
Chuck Casey - Love and Affliction	3
Chris Baker - Engineer	2
Howard Pavane - OIL AND WATER	1
Michael Van Brackle - Every Head Bowed	1
Greg Smith - Two Roads	1
Quentin Schierenberg - Gretta's Dealership	1
the Findells - Sweet Darin' Comfort Me	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Jan/Feb 2009)

# Selected: 9

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Archie Brodsky - How Can I Mourn You?	5
Fred C. Billy - Before My World Caves In	2
mark cariker - The Silvertone Radio	2
Michael Haden Kefauver - Six Miles Apart	2
Bob Macdonald Band - Whiskey Road	1
Allen Coffyn - Song for Tibet	1
Katey Roemmele - Magnets on the Fridge	1
Janine Talbot - Maybe It's Just Me	1
Suzy "Whitewolf" Howard - To Make You Love Me	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Nov/Dec 2008)

# Selected: 11

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Brent Bennett Music - When It's Over	36
BEKA & THE GiN HALL HUSTLERS - Hollywood w/Cowboy Hats	32
Wes Casto - Ripple	6
Abbie Gardner - I'd Rather Be	3
KARLY - Keep on Fishin'	3
Michael Kelly - Worn Out Country Boots	2
Dennis Victor Allen - I'm just a carpenter	2
Bill Lord - They Don't Make Love Like They Used To	1
Mike Daniels - Cottonmouth Country	1
John Mattson - Every Day's My Birthday (When You're Gone)	1
Tequila Sunrise - Katrina	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Sept/Oct 2008)

# Selected: 9

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Laura Lisbeth - The Number	12
Celia Rose - Little	12
Paul Allen - Hurry	12
Amanda Martin Fowler - Chips	9
Michael R. J. Roth - He Wants To Make Love	6
Bill DiLuigi - The Angel of Alvarado Street	4
Julia Francis - The Deep End	2
Rich Freeth - Wine From A Stone	2
Kate Smith - songwriter - Counting Down to You	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (July/Aug 2008)

# Selected: 5

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rebekah pulley - New Mexico	13
Edwin Booth - American Mom	8
Sheri Wolf - Horses Don't Ride	2
Dave Norman - Last Wish	2
Saint Milkweed - Couldn't hold on to you	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (May/June 2008)

# Selected: 11

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The Mercies	46
Dan Weintraub	41
MJ Bishop	33
JENROSE and the Kentucky Bootleggers	7
Ian Wilson	2
Vice Versa	1
Chad Kyle	1
Billy Meagher	1
Siuan	1
Dan Divine	1
Dave	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (March/April 2008)

# Selected: 0

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (January/February 2008)

# Selected: 8

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The Steel Pillow Sessions	18
JoAnna Lynne	15
Phoebe Blume	9
Evan Sussman Band	2
Todd Cody	1
Linda Cost Miller	1
cory johnson	1
Clare Means	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (November/December 2007)

# Selected: 6

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Richelle Putnam - About Need	43
Jane Gillman - Madonna of the Trail	5
2-Bit Johnny - Tinflower Angel	3
Dax Bryan - Savannah's a Good Place to Die	1
Lori Heftel - You Never Finish Anything	1
Bobby Walker - Around the Bend	1

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American Songwriter Magazine and SNOCAP Present: The Craft of Music Vol. 2

# Selected: 2

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Alpha Rev - Colder Months	5
Todd Lombardo - Song in the Walls	3

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (September/October 2007)

# Selected: 6

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Doug Spears - Sinner's Song	45
Beau Bretz - When I Go Back Home	6
The Colonels - Car Fire	5
rodney fitzhugh - the king of siam	2
Larry McDaniel - Tuesday's Tears	1
Social Stitch - Rotten World	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (July/August 2007)

# Selected: 11

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Doug Spears - You Gotta Break Some Stones	45
Scott King - Stones for St. Stephen (Wrecking Ball/2007)	22
Steve Montgomery - I'm building a wall ‘round my heart	5
Dawn Kenney - Who Shot John Cyrus?	5
Anver Silvino Suleiman - Some Things Seem to Last Forever	4
NeonWest - Poor Man's Army	2
R.X. Bertoldi - Till the Morning Light	2
Frank Patrick - Eroding Home	2
Joanne Tramonte - I Cry	1
Jim Pearson - Sinking ship	1
Sarah Kramer-Harrison - American	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (May/June 2007)

# Selected: 10

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Abby Lappen	49
Sugar Bayou	16
Soul of the River	11
The Evan D. Williams Band	8
Jeanette Lee	4
Denis Loiseau	1
Dee Adams	1
AcousticFrog	1
JOHN CARPENTER	1
Michael Maxwell	1

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Mar/Apr 2007)

# Selected: 0

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Jan/Feb 2007)

# Selected: 0

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (Nov/Dec 2006)

# Selected: 13

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Jim Bohn - The Day I Laid My Burden Down	130
Darrin James - Thrones of Gold	42
Shoot The Messenger - Alive	37
Mark Kerr - One Drink Away From The Blues	33
THE MUMBLES - Ferocious New Hymn	24
The Steel Pillow Sessions - September Avenue	18
Matt Harlan - Waiting for Godot	12
2Late - Desperation (One Last Chance)	9
S' - I was born in the dollar store	4
A Happy Death - 12:22	3
rodney fitzhugh - san miguel dreams	2
Bill Noonan - Get Off My Land	1
Rick E. Branigan - Time Moves On	1

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American Songwriter Magazine and Oasis CD Manufacturing Present: The Craft of Music Vol. 1

# Selected: 2

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Billy Redfield Band - Die For You	8
Kyle Andrews - Amos In Ohio	2

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American Songwriter Magazine Amateur Lyric Contest (September/October 2006)