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Key West Songwriters Festival Slated for April 29 – May 3
The 14th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival will invade the venues of its paradisiacal namesake April 29 through May 3, 2009, offering eclectic show lineups that introduce crowds to the faces, voices and stories behind the songs. The festival features more than 100 top songwriters and revolves around five days and nights of more than 20 free concerts, staged at an array of the island’s most popular drinking holes and…
From News, posted 2.05.09
‘WCRS Live!’ Showcase Lineup Announced for CRS-40
BMI singer-songwriters Bobby Pinson, Paul Overstreet, Josh Turner and Jamey Johnson will perform at the WCRS Live! event during CRS-40. Slated for Thursday, March 5 between 4:10 and 5:30 p.m., the annual showcase is sponsored by BMI and Country Aircheck.“ This group is a perfect picture of BMI’s cream of the crop, as it pertains…
From News, posted 1.20.09
White House Honors BMI Classical Composer, Bluegrass Legend
Pulitzer Prize-winning classical composer William Bolcom and legendary bluegrass artist Ralph Stanley are among the recipients of the 2006 National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons through the U.S. government. Presented by President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in an Oval Office ceremony at the White House on Nov. 9, the Arts Medal is awarded to those who "are deserving of…
From News, posted 11.13.06
Paul Overstreet: The Songwriter Sings His Success Story
For Paul Overstreet, heading to the beach not only feeds his soul, it sometimes feeds his family. The well-respected singer/songwriter recently returned to the top of the country charts with "Some Beach," which was in residence for four weeks. The success of the song was sweetened for both Overstreet and the artist who recorded it, Blake Shelton, through their mutual admiration society. Blake…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.20.05
Paul Overstreet The Songwriter Sings His Success Story
For several years, Paul Overstreet has wanted to record the hit songs he has written for other country stars, but he hesitated to undertake such a project while still obligated to a major record label. During his tenure on the RCA artist roster in the '80s and early '90s, Overstreet enjoyed success with singles such as "Seein' My Father in Me" and "Daddy's Come Around." …
From MusicWorld, posted 10.31.00
Happy Day for Keith Whitley’s
Rounder Records celebrated the release of a new album from the late Keith Whitley during a reception at BMI Nashville (9/20). Sad Songs and Waltzes is a collection of previously released and never-before-released tracks recorded for Rounder between 1981 and 1983. Drenched in the echoes of classic hardcore honky-tonk influences (Frizzell, Jones, Haggard), the music on Sad Songs and Waltzes predated…
From News, posted 10.01.00
Tim McGraw Pulling Out All The Stops
Tim McGraw, who blasted his way out of the pack of '90s country solo artists with multi-platinum CDs and fistsful of #1 singles, was nominated for a whooping seven CMA Awards this year, more than any other nominee, taking home awards for Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year. McGraw has already sold more than 13…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.31.99
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