Songwriter News--4.7.12

Leonard Cohen testifies in ex-business manager's harassment trial Los Angeles Times The singer-songwriter was the first witness in the case against Kelley Lynch, who allegedly sent him and others thousands of emails and left voice mails violating restraining orders. Kelley Lynch, left, a former business manager for singer and ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Don Dixon: Songwriter, Producer, Musician in Living Stereo Huffington Post (blog) Producer, player, singer, songwriter, no question, he's been a groundbreaker. I first learned of him in the early nineties (I caught on late), reading a book of producer interviews. Everything Dixon said resonated. I reached out to him, again and again ... See all stories on this topic »

Ray Waddle: Songwriter David Olney honors unexplainable mysteries The Tennessean I don't know if David Olney can walk on water, but he can still a storm. In taverns from Nashville to New Haven, I've seen him quiet rowdy audiences with songs about King Lear, Van Gogh and, yes, Jesus of Nazareth. Olney is no angelic presence onstage. See all stories on this topic »

'Songwriters In The Raw" to return live music to former Goldhawk space at ... The Jersey Journal - NJ.com "The format is three songwriters on stage together taking turns playing songs and telling stories about what inspired their songwriting," Entwistle explained. The concept was borrowed from singer/songwriter Scott E. Moore's "Writer's Hang," which ... See all stories on this topic » The Jersey Journal - NJ.com

Gloucester County singer/songwriter Nora Eckler to host Nashville Comes to ... Gloucester County Times - NJ.com Singer-songwriter Nora Eckler has come a long way since singing "God Bless the USA" — one of her very first performances — when she was in the third grade. Today, this busy senior at Pitman High School — who just released her first full-length CD ... See all stories on this topic » Gloucester County Times - NJ.com

Rihanna and Christina Aguilera Songwriter LP Sets Major Label Debut antiMUSIC.com On Wednesday Rihanna and Christina Aguilera Songwriter LP Sets Major Label Debut was a top story. Here is the recap: LP will release her debut EP for Warner Bros. Records, Into The Wild: Live At EastWest Studios, on April 24th. See all stories on this topic »

Lyric becomes children's book Toledo Blade Enlarge Songwriters will tell you that the key to a good lyric is telling a story. And the story of Matt Hammitt's song "I Couldn't Love You More" was so compelling that it has been turned into a children's book. Mr. Hammitt of Perrysburg, ... See all stories on this topic » Toledo Blade

Gunning to share her songwriting, singer Cyndi Thomson signs publishing deal Examiner.com Evidently, wonderfully talented and relatable singer/songwriter Cyndi Thomson remembers what she really meant to say. Ramblin' Music recently launched its Young Guns Publishing division, and company president Cliff Downs announced that the Nashville ... See all stories on this topic »

'Britain's Got Talent': Singer-songwriter Richard makes Cowell cringe Digital Spy UK Simon Cowell is left unimpressed by singer-songwriter Richard Bolongi on tonight's (April 7) Britain's Got Talent. Bolongi, 17, sings a romantic ballad he originally wrote to win back his ex-girlfriend. "I was a relationship with a girl and it didn't ... See all stories on this topic »

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Singer/songwriter John Parr to serve as opening act for Anderson ... Singer/songwriter John Parr will be the opening act for Sgt. Bryan Anderson's lecture at WKU on April 3 at Downing University Center Auditorium. Parr, who ... wkunews.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/anderson-johnparr/