Songwriting News--4.15.12

Celebrate Earth Day: Petaluma Live! Presents The Songwriters' Stage San Francisco Chronicle Petaluma Live! presents Chris Samson, Lisa Stano, and Paul Johnson on The Songwriters' Stage — a benefit for Daily Acts: Chris's songwriting talents range from intensely personal ballads to rollicking country-folk tunes. Lisa charms and comforts with ... See all stories on this topic »

Celebrity Column: Keith Urban celebrates latest No. 1, works 'feverishly' on ... The Tennessean 1 song, "You Gonna Fly," last week with a party at Chappy's alongside the songwriters, Preston Brust, Chris Lucas and Jaren Johnston. And while Urban couldn't be more excited about his latest success, he has his eyes firmly on the next one: his new ... See all stories on this topic »

A life's Tapestry Ottawa Citizen At 17, King was pregnant and married to her 20-year-old songwriting partner Gerry Goffin. When she turned 18 in 1960, their first million-seller, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, was a No. 1 hit for The Shirelles. Ten years later, King was divorced and ... See all stories on this topic »

Titanic 100 Year Anniversary: How 20th Century American Folk Singers Sold The ... Huffington Post (blog) This rich songwriting culture was fertile soil for the news about Titanic. Within days of the disaster, the songs began to sprout. The New Orleans educator and historian Archie Ebenezer Perkins, himself the son of former slaves, wrote a pioneering ... See all stories on this topic »

The Johnny Possum Band's Latest Album Showcases Talents and Style Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News This latest recording showcases a maturing approach to song writing and how the band is redefining their style. It features a new production team and the end result is one the band are proud of. Since 2005, The Johnny Possum Band has been delivering ... See all stories on this topic » Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News

Chris Bathgate drops a bar of 'soap' South Bend Tribune Ann Arbor-based singer-songwriter Chris Bathgate is taking an offbeat, alternative way of dropping his next collection of music. His EP, "Old Factory," will be released as a bar of soap. "There is a download code embedded," Bathgate says. See all stories on this topic »

Album reviews: New CDs from M. Ward, Lushlife, Brad Mehldau Philadelphia Inquirer And in She & Him, he's not the cute-as-a-button ingenue who wins big points for her retro-pop songwriting skills. (That's Zooey Deschanel.) Even on his own albums, Ward is self-effacing. He favors fingerpicked explorations of all manner of American ... See all stories on this topic »

Community Calendar -- April 18, 2012 Edition Kokomo Perspective The scholarship exists for the purpose of developing, recognizing and supporting area youth in the advancement of their songwriting skills. Applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 19 and live in Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pinsent makes music at 81 in unlikely collaboration Winnipeg Free Press TORONTO -- Eighty-one years old and with more than a half-century of entertainment-industry experience behind him, Gordon Pinsent is finally making his songwriting debut. The Grand Falls, NL, native's poems served as the springboard for an unlikely ... See all stories on this topic »

Workshops filling fast for Woodstock Writers' Festival Almanac Weekly "The Art and Craft of Songwriting" will turn the Kleinert/James into a relaxed living-room atmosphere on Saturday from 4 to 5:30 pm, when acclaimed lyricist Johanna Hall recreates the popular songwriter-in-the-round series, featuring performances and ... See all stories on this topic » Almanac Weekly