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 Encyclopedia: Songwriter
A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both.
A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs.
Songwriting and publishing royalties can be a substantial source of income, particularly if a song becomes a hit record.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Songwriter   (1234 words)

  
 Songwriters Collaboration Contract
The original songwriter that was instrumental in generating revenue from the song will disperse the revenue and make records available to the other original songwriters and recording songwriter.
Recording Songwriter(s) - a songwriter who signs a "Recording Songwriter Contract" with an original songwriter and is the singer/performer who records the song that generates revenue.
The recording songwriter's contribution to the song becomes property of the original songwriter do leave in the song or remove from the song whether or not the song generates monies.
http://www.michael-thomas.com/music/songwriting/contract_songwriters_collaboration.htm   (1152 words)

  
 List of songwriters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list of songwriters includes names of those who have written the lyrics or music, or both, for successful songs.
Burt Bacharach, songwriter for Dionne Warwick among others
(See List of singer-songwriters.) This list only includes those who remain in the background and rarely, if ever, perform(ed) their own songs in public.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songwriters   (358 words)

  
 Learn more about Songwriters Hall of Fame in the online encyclopedia.
For a list of the inductees, see list of songwriters.
The National Association of Popular Music's Songwriters Hall of Fame was founded in 1969 by songwriter Johnny Mercer and publishers Abe Olman and Howie Richmond.
At each annual event, gifted and promising songwriters are awarded a scholarship called the Abe Olman Publisher's Award for Excellence in Songwriting, named for one of the founding members.
http://www.onlineencyclopedia.org/s/so/songwriters_hall_of_fame.html   (184 words)

  
 Bomis: The Arts/Music/Songwriting/Resources ring
CAOS, the Carolina Association of Songwriters is a group of musicians and songwriters that meet and perform as a group.
Songwriters WebRing for songwriters, lyricist and original bands, also related music biz companies and organizations.
A resource for songwriters including: songwriting articles, songwriting courses, a songwriter chatroom, links to songwriting organizations.
http://www.bomis.com/rings/Msongwriting-resources-arts   (918 words)

  
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Back in the late ‘60s, Nashville's songwriting community consisted of only a few dozen writers who received little credit for their achievements and whose royalty compensation was small, largely because of an antiquated copyright law.
As songwriters know, sometimes the best ideas appear during lunch, and that was the case over 35 years ago with songwriters Eddie Miller, Buddy Mize and Bill Brock.
And though based in Nashville, NSAI represents all musical genres and includes songwriters from across the United States and overseas.
http://www.new-york-songwriters.com/gibson-songwriter-deluxe.html   (325 words)

  
 The making of Songwriters Speak
Speaking of country music, the man considered to be the songwriters' songwriter in Australian country is Graeme Connors.
The concept was to feature as many songwriters as possible in order to trace the development of music in Australia through the songwriting, spanning a period of at least 50 years, showing the influences down the line.
Steve Kipner is the ultimate pop songwriter, and he's loving it.
http://www.debbiekruger.com/songwritersspeak/makingof.html   (5353 words)

  
 MuseNote WebRing
A listing of open stages in the Chicagoland area where songwriters can perform and test their songs in front of a live audience.
Info and links about songs, songwriting, and the music industry.
A songwriter organization formed to educate and inform it's members regarding songwriting and musical composition.
http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=musering;action=list   (1808 words)

  
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It was listed in Time magazine as one of the ten best albums in 1978.
No list of songwriters is complete without John Prine and his wistful commentaries.
He shows this with the title track on "In Spite of Ourselves, which is the only new song written by him on the album.
http://www.olemiss.edu/news/dm/archives/00/0004/000403/000403ENfarmer.HTML   (575 words)

  
 LetsFind Search Results for songwriters
Guild members are songwriters, composers, lyricists, poets, performing songwriters, musicians, publishers, studio...
We record, edit and mix bands, songwriters, solo artists, vocalists and instrumentalists...
Guild of International Songwriters and Composers (GISC) is an international organisation based in England in the United Kingdom.
http://www.letsfind.co.uk/transform.php?Keywords=songwriters   (314 words)

  
 Songwriters-in-the-Round
Her first album in 1991, Under the Influence, was one of the most widely praised debuts in recent memory, and her sophomore CD, Meant to Be, features an array of songs from the repertoires of Duke Ellington and Fats Waller, Steely Dan and U2, as well as her own originals.
She has written, recorded and/or performed music with a diverse and eclectic group of songwriters, including Holly Lamar (who co-wrote “Breathe” for Faith Hill), sharing credits with “Don’t Maybe Me,” a cut on Atlantic Records’ recording artist Mila Mason’s CD, The Strong One.
She was attracted to the burgeoning women’s music community and also, during that time, she began to build an impressive list of recording credits, including session work with Narada Michael Walden, the Spinners and Ray Obiedo.
http://www.142throckmortontheatre.com/event.php?eventid=137   (568 words)

  
 Letters from Dave
Curtis was one of the most soulful, prolific, meaningful songwriters ever but this song, well, it sounds like a song God would've written.
I avoid top ten albums of the year lists and any discussion of who is the greatest guitar player, songwriter, singer, etc.
Now, here's an INCOMPLETE list of songwriters and songs that have influenced me directly as a songwriter.
http://hello.apo.nmsu.edu/~sjnk/bullwinkle/dave/letters/dletnov02.html   (747 words)

  
 Florida Keys official Tourism Website - Islamorada, Key Largo, Marathon, Lower Keys, Key West
Heading the list of songwriters for the festival's 10th anniversary are Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman, co-writers of "Live Like You Were Dying." Recorded by superstar Tim McGraw, the tune was named country song of the year at the 2005 Grammy awards.
Traditional highlights of the songwriters' festival are the 8 p.m.
Grammy-winning songwriter Tim Nichols, who co-wrote the Tim McGraw hit "Live Like You Were Dying," is to headline the 2005 Key West Songwriters' Festival.
http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=1445   (398 words)

  
 Songwriters WebRing
Songwriters WebRing is the webring for songwriters, lyricists, original bands and related music biz companies and organizations such as music publishers, producers, labels, songwriters organizations and performing rights societies.
The Songwriters Webring is a group of songwriters, lyricists and original bands webpages and other related music biz companies and organizations all linked together so you can jump from one site to the next...
It includes samples of their work as well as links to other songwriters and songwriting resources.
http://h.webring.com/hub?ring=songring   (2037 words)

  
 Debbie Kruger – Songwriters Speak
The tracklist features songs written by the songwriters interviewed in the book, not necessarily performed by the songwriters themselves.
The double CD release of Songwriters Speak is available separately to the book.
The complete list of songwriters interviewed, along with publishing specifications, cover image, official press release and photo.
http://www.debbiekruger.com/songwritersspeak/intro.html   (282 words)

  
 SongDex.net -- Songwriters - Directory of standard popular music in America - unmatched reference to the great American ...
SongDex.net -- Songwriters - Directory of standard popular music in America - unmatched reference to the great American songs and songwriters; database of 50,000 songs, biographies, more.>
SongDex provides thumbnail biographies on 500 leading songwriters, including the lyricists, the composers, and those who write both words and music.
Search for Songwriters -- The 500 writers are listed alphabetically below.
http://www.songdex.net/songwriters   (194 words)

  
 Talk Disney - View Single Post - Disney's New "On the Record" Musical
The list of songwriters is similarly extensive, ranging from Sammy Cahn, Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee to Elton John (news), Randy Newman (news) and Phil Collins (news).
One person who is especially looking forward to seeing Record is composer Richard Sherman, who with his brother Robert co-wrote a number of the songs for fondly remembered films such as The Parent Trap, The Jungle Bookand Mary Poppins, which recently was adapted for a stage musical scheduled to open in London in December.
In the animated Jungle Book, his I Wan'na Be Like You was sung "by the king of the apes and a bear disguised as an ape," albeit with vocals contributed by Louis Prima and Phil Harris.
http://www.talkdisney.com/forums/showpost.php?p=262800   (514 words)

  
 AOL Music: The Greatest Songwriters
AOL Radio brings you music from most seminal songwriting genius' like Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and many more.
When lyricist Bernie Taupin was introduced to composer/pianist Elton John in 1967 through a record company advertisement for songwriters, one of pop music's legendary songwriting teams was born.
The driving force behind iconic rock band the Who, Pete Townshend's songwriting is often overshadowed by his virtuoso guitar work and exciting stage presence.
http://music.aol.com/feature/greatest_songwriters   (1077 words)

  
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Performing songwriter in folk, blues, country, jazz, and classical.
Owner of Eagle Studio - songwriter of jazz, rock, blues; performs with guitar-Les Paul, Statocaster, Acoustic -Martin
Plays guitar and sings and plays bass for the band "The Radio".
http://www.mnsongwriters.org/Page29200410329803_7.htm   (435 words)

  
 Topica Email List Directory
Members are not expected to be experts, but must demonstrate an understanding of such basics of the songwriting craft as different song structures, the importance of focus, the use of rhyme and near-rhyme, and melodic/harmonic/rhythmic interest.
An unmoderated but focused private list for Christian songwriters covering the whole spectrum of current Christian music, from CCM to liturgical.
They will also desire to stretch themselves further by the mature sharing and critiquing of one another's work and the discussion of relatively advanced songwriting issues.
http://lists.topica.com/lists/CSForum?cid=317   (154 words)

  
 Filk FAQ Blanket Permission List
Songwriters should also consider using a Creative Commons license to explain what they do and don't want with their songs.
The following folks have given blanket permission to post their songs, so long as proper credit and copyright information are kept with the song, and it is not published or recorded for sale without specific permission from the writer.
First off, here is a list of people who do NOT want their songs posted.
http://www.kayshapero.net/filkblan.htm   (373 words)

  
 Uncommon Ground ^ Malcolm Holcombe
His songs have caught the ears of many within the music business, from acoustic roots producers, popular country crossover artists, to an extensive list of public and college radio stations throughout the country.
Holcombe eventually joined a prestigious list of songwriters on Bug Music Publishing’s roster.
Malcolm was cited by music historians shortly after as “the most important and influential songwriter in 30 years.”
http://www.uncommonground.com/artist_profile/artist_id/1523   (313 words)

  
 Songwriters we help Represent
Other Songwriters on this list cowrite with Iowa HomeGrown Music Songwriters so we feature them here.
Other Songwriters shown are Artists we help represent, and still others are Songwriters whose personal song catalogs we represent.
The list of Songwriters shown below is comprised of some of those Writers.
http://www.iowahomegrown.com/writers.htm   (158 words)

  
 Behind the Muse
In Behind The Muse, successful songwriters from a wide variety of musical genres discuss their methods for tapping into the sources of creativity, their work habits, and the stories behind their most popular songs.
Bill DeMain is a songwriter and one half of the pop duo Swan Dive.
“Valuable insight into how songwriters from diverse generations and genres agree and disagree about the way a melody should flow, or how important hits are, or the tricks for overcoming writers’ block.
http://www.tinyripple.com/BehindTheMuse.htm   (581 words)

  
 Piano and sheet music for great hit songs in every issue plus lessons on harmony, theory, pop, jazz.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) is a very active and most worthy organization whose mission is to honor and memorialize the people who have contributed so much to world culture: the songwriters.
The list of songwriters in this issue indeed reads like a Songwriters' Hall of Fame roster.
Piano and sheet music for great hit songs in every issue plus lessons on harmony, theory, pop, jazz.
http://www.sheetmusicmagazine.com/pubdesk.html   (356 words)

  
 ASCAP features Austin singer songwriter Sarah Sharp in prestigious Audio Portrait series.
ASCAP, adds Austin singer songwriter Sarah Sharp to the list of talented songwriters featured in their Audio Portrait series.
Sarah Sharp, refreshing new singer songwriter from Austin, TX, kicked her career into overdrive with a highly attended showcase during SxSW Music Conference in March.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 2, 2004 -- ASCAP, the leading performance rights organization for songwriters, has added Sarah Sharp to the list of talented songwriters featured in their Audio Portrait series.
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/7/prweb138569.htm   (368 words)

  
 Songwriter Lists @ I Write The Music.com
Search the singer/songwriter directory for music sites about singer/songwriter
Comprehensive database of Songwriters and Songwriter Resources
Connects unsigned artists, bands, songwriters, w/ record labels, publishers, film TV music
http://iwritethemusic.com/songwriterlists.html   (813 words)

  
 Songwriters List of Reference Books
Weissman teaches aspiring songwriters how to marry music to lyrics, orchestrate songs, put together demo tapes and much more.
Offers songwriters practical advice on all types of royalties, sub-publishing, songwriter options in publishing and much more.
With over 100,000 books in print, this successful author and songwriter provides a complete guide to writing words for and to music, showing how to create lyrics with universal appeal, choose a song form and more.
http://www.mts.net/~afiebelk/books.htm   (624 words)

  
 Jeff Mallett's Songwriter Site
Where do songwriters get their song (lyric) ideas (Baltimore Songwriter Association)
Austin Songwriters Group Song Competition 2000 winners will be announced 12/6/00
Songwriters Q and A.com Real-Audio interviews with songwriters
http://www.lyricist.com   (703 words)

  
 List of country music artists
CMT country music country list music canada artists bands programming country list music shows Your Country Music country list music Features, Artist Profiles, Features, and country list music...
NJCMA's list of Country Music Bands/Performers: list of Country Music Ba...
HOME ABOUT US SONG LIST CONTACT PHOTOS LINKS REF'S GIGS CD Due to our huge and everchanging song list, we've just listed the majority of artists we cover, in no particular order.
http://musicartists.org/list-of-country-music-artists.htm   (431 words)

  
 SONGWRITER ADVOCATES MAKE LOBBYING TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC - Press Release
SONGWRITER ADVOCATES MAKE LOBBYING TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) This week, the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), along with a group of other songwriter and publisher organizations are hosting one of the largest songwriter lobbying trips to Washington, DC in modern history.
Representatives from sponsoring organizations of the trip stated: "It is important that our lawmakers understand how their decisions impact not only songwriters income, but also the very artform of songwriting itself.
SONGWRITER ADVOCATES MAKE LOBBYING TRIP TO WASHINGTON DC - Press Release
http://government.press-world.com/v/40099.html   (463 words)

  
 The Daily Californian
Instead, these are new songs written by old songwriters who haven't exactly released anything like their best material recently.
How's this for a list of songwriters: Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Nick Lowe...
The last thing I want to hear is a legend like Burke singing in front of a pared-down version of the Saturday Night Live band, and that's what we've got here.
http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=9006   (337 words)

  
 - FamilyNet
For this reason the songs on Plus One’s debut (eventually culled from a roster of a who’s who list of songwriters) cover the gamut of everything that might expect from a bunch of friends at the edge of adulthood.
Plus One even adds their own songwriting chops to the mix, with “Be,” a cut that reflects the constancy of friendship and God’s love.
Plus One knew this too, and set out from their first moment together on a dual quest to find the perfect songs and to stretch themselves as people.
http://www.parable.com/familynet/spotlight.asp?sid=17&ct=The_Promise   (332 words)

  
 Song Shade - List of Songwriters
If you are a songwriter, lyricist or composer,
http://songshade.com/songwriters.htm   (17 words)

  
 Auditions - Matchbox Records
If you do have material we will listen to it but we are looking for what we consider hit potential songs.
We can get original material from our extensive list of songwriters in almost every genre.
http://www.matchboxrecords.com/new_auditions.htm   (210 words)

  
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That's Voices ON the Verge, with Erin McKeown, Beth Amsel, Jess Klein and Rose Polenzani, and no, Lucy isn't in it and hasn't sung with them to the best of my knowledge although individual members have probably appeared on bills with her now and then.
RE: [lucy-list] Has Lucy worked with a band of songwriters?
Subject: [lucy-list] Has Lucy worked with a band of songwriters?
http://www.smoe.org/lists/lucy-list/v03.n271   (1460 words)

  
 Texas Songwriters
Tower Records - Buy "Texas Songwriters" on CD at Tower.com
the list of popular songwriters from Texas goes on and on...
Telling Stories, Writing Songs: An Album of Texas Songwriters.
http://www.instanthitsong.com/songwritingresources/125/texas-songwriters.html   (396 words)

  
 VancouverBands.com. List of Songwriters for hire
Combining vast musical experience, heart-felt songwriting, and great musical talent, this song-writing pair comes up catchy, compelling songs that take the listener to the place it happened.
Joyelle began songwriting at the tender age of four, and since then her passion for music and words has only grown stronger.
Lib and Tim create a unique blend of country rock, folk, and classic rock for a sound that tells a story you can relate to, with a groove you can feel.
http://www.bcbands.com/songwriters   (134 words)

  
 Enotes
Relevant songwriting and music industry opportunities and events welcome.
member or just a music enthusiast interested in what we are doing and the songwriting business in general, we encourage you to join over 4000 songwriters and music industry representatives through eNotes.
You can post your music news, discussions and info here.
http://www.songsalive.org/enotes.html   (328 words)

  
 Raine Maida, Evanescence’s Ben Moody Join Avril In The Studio
And if the eminent list of songwriters isn’t enough to pump you up for her next release, check out the slew of producers who’ve made their way to the Los Angeles studio where the album is being produced.
MTV.com has revealed a list of collaborators that are currently in the studio with the Canadian singer and it looks like Avril’s second album is going to be all about the rock.
If Avril Lavigne was accused of being a pre-fab pop princess in Sk8er Grrrl’s clothing with her debut album Let Go, she’s hellbent on nipping those criticisms in the bud before her second album is even done.
http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2004/01/1506.cfm   (694 words)

  
 Your Influence Mix List - @forums
i love Throwing Muses for Kristin's songwriting, both lyric-wise and music-wise, and for performances of the entire band, Dave's drums especially.
http://www.atforumz.com/showthread.php?t=272704   (1635 words)

  
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Subject: RE: [lucy-list] Cornelia Street Songwriters Exchange question I have this cd.
It was also an LP (remember those - I have that too).
Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 18:42:48 EDT From: AlanisNM13@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] Cornelia Street Songwriters Exchange question Does anyone know how rare this cd is??
http://www.smoe.org/lists/lucy-list/v01.n129   (108 words)

  
 CD Baby: VALERIE BORMAN: It's Good To Be Loved
An impressive list of songwriters matched with Valerie's remarkable vocal - this CD defines the next step in contemporary country.
"Now Is So Beautiful" from her Sweeney Sessions release (named for songwriter Tom Sweeney) debuted on WZZO's Backyard Bands program in April of 2001.
By November, the track had risen to the #10 position on mp3.com's Rock Charts.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/valerieborman   (456 words)

  
 ProBands for Songwriters
Doc "Mistabluesman" Quinn - Paris - TX Songwriter
Groovey Judy - San Francisco - CA Songwriter
Christy Gravely - Fort Worth - TX Songwriter
http://www.probands.com/find_musicians_singers_songwriters_interface/Songwriters.asp   (90 words)

  
 David Gray - a Review of The Phantom Tollbooth
Which other singer songwriter has got anywhere near the charts never mind topping it in a week of such stiff competition?
It began knocking down every music business wall that blocked it; big budget’s needed to promote artists through MTV and poster campaigns; the artistic songwriters with an acoustic guitar especially male are so uncool; you’ve been dropped twice, gone independent — catch a grip!
How did he move from the guy who kept getting dropped from labels to the guy who beat Nirvana, Manic Street Preachers, and Gareth Gates to number 1 in the UK charts?
http://www.tollbooth.org/2002/reviews/dgray.html   (964 words)

  
 Talk:List of songwriters/temp2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maggie Cavender, founder of Nashville Songwriters Association, not a songwriter
Thomas D. Rice, "Jump Jim Crow" (not in Songwriters Hall of Fame)
Alternate form to List of songwriters/temp coming soon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_songwriters/temp2   (833 words)

  
 Home Recording dot com BBS - New email discussion list for composers/songwriters/musicians/gear-heads
Basically the list is designed to let composers and musicians connect with each other and talk about gear (including soft-samplers and soft-synths such as Gigasampler/GigaStudio, Reaktor, EXS24, Unity, etc.), music software and hardware, music and composition technique, audio recording and mixing technique, sample libraries, film scoring, orchestration, instruments and instrumentation etc in an email environment.
Feel free to attach MIDI files of your compositions to messages for analysis by other list members or upload MP3's of your music and/or samples/patches and so on (non-commercial of course) as you see fit to the file section.
Home Recording dot com BBS > General Discussions > Songwriting
http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=17381   (166 words)

  
 My 10 favorite singer-songwriters (phillyBurbs.com) list of the week
Imagine going from Linkin Park, a sixmember digital-music band, to James Taylor, just a single guy with a guitar, a pen and a voice that fills the room.
Anyway, here’s a list of my top 10 favorite singer/songwriters.
I’m just asking you to give their music another shot.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/261-04282005-482426.html   (1067 words)

  
 Singer-Songwriters
There are also pages listing all artists with photos and my picks for which albums to start with for each.
This is the best single site I have found for information about popular music of all types.
For each meeting of the group there will be a page listing the artists and songs presented.
http://giblins.net/SingerSongwriter   (162 words)

  
 List of the Songwriters of the Music of the Vietnam War --
List of the Songwriters of the Music of the Vietnam War --
List of the Songwriters of the Music of the Vietnam War
Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong - "Ball of Confusion"
http://www.battlenotes.com/The_Songwriters.html   (196 words)

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