Songwriter News--3.28.12

NYC Singer-Songwriter Dion Roy on Tour with One Tree Hill Star and Musician ... PR Web (press release) Singer-songwriter Dion Roy and Tyler Hilton (who stars in hit TV series "One Tree Hill") are hitting the road for an exclusive tour starting March 31st, 2012. Dion Roy will be performing songs off his upcoming album which features collaborations with ... See all stories on this topic »

Silverton singer/song writer to showcase talents in Vegas Statesman Journal She considers songwriting her true talent; vocals come second. "I'm beyond critical of myself. My strength is in songwriting," she said. "I'm blessed to be able to put my emotions into words." In her most recently written and recorded song, ... See all stories on this topic »

Songwriter Eric Lowen Dead At 60 Contactmusic.com He lost his battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease at California's Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Hospital on Friday (23Mar12). Lowen was first diagnosed with the incurable neuromuscular disorder in 2004. The star was born in Utica, New York but he moved to ... See all stories on this topic » Contactmusic.com

Wayne Hector, Hit-Making UK Songwriter, Talks One Direction, Nicki Minaj ... Billboard.biz By Richard Smirke, London 2012 has so far proved to be quite a year for British songwriter Wayne Hector, who has two songs in this week's Hot 100 - The Wanted's "Glad You Came," which he co-wrote with Steve McCutcheon and Ed Drewett; and Nicki Minaj's ... See all stories on this topic » Billboard.biz

2012 Singer-Songwriter: Nicolette Good San Antonio Current The lyrics to "Hurricane Caroline," a ballad about an old roommate, earned an honorable mention in American Songwriter magazine's Lyric Contest for its March/April issue. Far more than a poet with a guitar, Good's arresting voice and haunting melodies ... See all stories on this topic » San Antonio Current

Singer-Songwriter event throughout Cape May Shore News Today CAPE MAY – The Singer-Songwriter of Cape May will feature 17 local bars and restaurants as hosts to 175 musical performances on March 30-31. Musical acts and artists from as far away as Adelaide, Australia and Maxéville, France will showcase their new ... See all stories on this topic »

Paul Thorn turns to top songwriters on 'What The Hell Is Going On' CD Altsounds.com For his forthcoming album Paul Thorn, who is certainly no slouch as a songwriter himself, turned to some of his favorite songwriters. The new release, titled What the Hell Is Goin' On? and due out on Perpetual Obscurity/Thirty Tigers on May 8, ... See all stories on this topic »

Anushree Gupta - The Young Singer-Songwriter from Kolkata Celebrating Life ... Washington Bangla Radio It should break all barriers and inspire people. When she writes and composes her songs, she just remains honest with her expressions and when she sings them she sings with equal honesty and involvement. That, singer-songwriter Anushree Gupta guesses, ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Bangla Radio

Blogs

"Free in DC" Free Events & Things to do in DC!: UPCOMING: MUSIC ... By Free in DC On the last Wednesday of every month, The Ash Lovelies and Lou Black host a free all-ages singer/songwriter showcase at Dahlak. The evening features short sets from various local singer/songwriters and indie bands. Wednesday nights are ... "Free in DC" Free Events & Things...

Short Takes: Dr. John, Chelle Rose, The ... - American Songwriter By Hal Horowitz Waco Brothers & Paul Burch Great Chicago Fire (Bloodshot) Rating: ★ ½ ☆. The Waco Brothers are a bunch of scraggly Brits—frontman Jon Langford also leads the on again/off again Mekons—who have synthesized a particular brand of ... American Songwriter

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Child's Death Inspires Taft Song Writer - South County News Story ... BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- JT Simpson was so moved by the death of a 3-year-old girl -- after deputies say her mom's boyfriend beat her to death -- he wrote a song ... www.turnto23.com/south_county/30775157/detail.html