An AI-Generated List of Song and Songwriting Competitions? Music Business Nashville Song Lyrics Songwriting by da jack hayford - October 4, 2023October 5, 20230 Sure, here's the list alphabetized by contest name. There are a lot more song contests and competitions out there. If you know of a good one, please post it in Comments! Contest NameCountryWebsiteAmerican Songwriter AwardsUnited StatesAmerican Songwriter AwardsAustralian Songwriting ContestAustraliaAustralian Songwriting ContestCanadian Songwriting CompetitionCanadaCanadian Songwriting CompetitionEurovision Asia Song ContestAsiaEurovision AsiaEurovision Song
Who is Oliver Anthony? Music and Politics Music Culture Music for a Cause Music News Music Trivia Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - August 20, 2023August 23, 20230 Oliver Anthony is the stage name of musician Christopher Anthony Lunsford, an unassuming man from Virginia, whose country song "Rich Men North of Richmond" has taken country music and conservative leaning news outlets by storm, propelling his streaming debut to the top or near the top of a number of
“Try That In A Small Town” Controversy: Country Music’s Conundrum Music and Politics Music Culture Music History Number 1 Songs Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - July 20, 2023July 20, 20230 Country music has long been celebrated for its storytelling prowess, often drawing from real-life experiences and cultural mores. However, with the genre's mainstream success and increasing popularity, artists have occasionally found their "truths" embroiled in controversy. Such is the case surrounding Jason Aldean's #1 hit song, "Try That In A
Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World Music and Movies Music Business Music for a Cause Music in Commercials Music Legends Music Trivia Number 1 Songs Song Lyrics Special Occasion Music Spiritual Music by da jack hayford - July 16, 2023July 21, 20230 Often a great performing artist's career is largely defined by one very famous song. One might name Frank Sinatra and "New York, New York," Ray Charles and "Georgia," Tony Bennett and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in this regard. Clearly the legendary jazz great Louis Armstrong and his classic
I’m Too Sexy For My… Music in Commercials Music Trivia Novelty Songs Number 1 Songs Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - June 29, 2023June 30, 20230 What are YOU too sexy for? Well, if you're like me, twenty some years ago I was a whole lot sexier for a whole lot more! Right Said Fred In 1992, "I'm Too Sexy" spent seven weeks at #1 and R*S*F was the first British band since the Beatles debuted at #1 in 1964
Who Wrote God Bless America? Music and Movies Music Culture Music History Music Trivia Song Lyrics Songwriting Special Occasion Music Spiritual Music by da jack hayford - June 19, 2023July 9, 20230 Irving Berlin 1906 Irving Berlin, by all accounts one of America's greatest songwriters, came to America in 1893 when his parents left Russia to escape persecution. Drafted into the Army in 1918, he was assigned to create songs for an Army show, Yip! Yip! Yaphank. (Yaphank, on New York's Long Island,
Who Sang Spirit in the Sky? Norman Greenbaum Released in 1969, "Spirit In The Sky" is the song that put folk-rocker Norman Greenbaum in the "one-hit-wonder" category of popular music. The song has endured despite Greenbaum's short and uneven career in record-making. (Greenbaum was known for unusual songs with odd titles such as "Canned Ham." But hey,
Afroman Because I Got High For President! Adult Content Music and Politics Music for a Cause Music News Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - May 16, 2023May 16, 20230 uhhhhhhhhhh....Parental Warning: Lyrics Contain Adult Content https://youtu.be/WeYsTmIzjkw Afroman For President Press Release My Fellow Americans, There comes a time in the course of human events when change must be affected. That time is now. Americans are suffering, and the status quo is no longer acceptable. Inflation is out of control. The economy is in shambles.
Remembering Ella Fitzgerald, The First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald Much like the "King," Elvis Presley, played an enormous role in introducing black music to white Americans in the 1950s, Ella Fitzgerald, "The First Lady of Song," can be said to have brought white music to black Americans. Though known as a versatile and brilliant jazz, scat and be-bop singer in
What is Strange Fruit About? Billie Holiday, born Eleanora Fagan in 1915, was a legendary American jazz singer known for her unique voice and emotive performances. Holiday had a difficult upbringing, growing up in poverty and experiencing abuse and neglect. She turned to music as an escape, and began singing in nightclubs in her early
Who is Nina Simone? Music and Politics Music for a Cause Music History Music Legends Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - April 30, 2023April 30, 20230 Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist who was known for her unique voice, powerful lyrics, and unforgettable performances. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina in 1933, Simone began playing the piano at an early age and demonstrated a natural talent for music. Her family was
Who Wrote the Words to Turn! Turn! Turn!? Well, that is a tough question. The iconic Turn! Turn! Turn! probably has a lot of co-authors. Folk Legend Pete Seeger Photo Courtesy of Billboard "Pete Seeger, along with the folk missionaries Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Lee Hays and Odetta, has sung authentic American folk songs for so many years that his own
Who Wrote Ode to Billy Joe? Note: The actual title of this famous song is "Ode to Billie Joe" but it is commonly referenced and searched for as "Ode to Billy Joe." Bobbie Gentry 1969 Ode to Billy Joe is a song written and performed originally by Bobbie Gentry. Released in July 1967, it quickly became a hit
What is Bye Bye Miss American Pie About? Don McLean Celebrating 50 Years of "American Pie" A long, long time ago — 50 years, in fact — “American Pie” hijacked pop radio. Immediately, amateur sleuths began dissecting Don McLean’s sweeping, impressionistic lyrics for clues about all those intriguing references. Could Bob Dylan be the jester? Does the marching band
Bye Bye Love: Remembering Phil Everly Music Legends Song Lyrics Songwriting by da jack hayford - March 30, 2023March 31, 20230 Before the Beatles, there were the Everly Bros. Chet Atkins (Renowned Guitar Player/Innovator and Music Executive) Phil Everly As the Los Angeles Times and other media reported, Phil Everly, the younger of the rock n' roll famous Everly Brothers, "died Friday, January 3, 2014 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank [CA] of complications from chronic obstructive
Four Dead in OHIO—The Kent State Shootings in 1970 On May 4th, 1970, Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on Kent State students protesting the invasion of Cambodia, the escalation of the Vietnam War - and the presence of the guard on campus. Four students died; nine were wounded. The scene became an icon for the Baby Boom generation. In 2010,
The Cat’s In The Cradle of Islam…Everyone Jump Upon the Peace Train Music Legends Number 1 Songs Song Lyrics Songwriting by da jack hayford - March 30, 2023April 24, 20230 Harry Chapin OK so let's get this straight. Cat Stevens did not write or record "Cat's In The Cradle" despite listings to the contrary on the web and the perhaps natural popular misconception. "Cat's In the Cradle" was written by the late great performing songwriter/activist Harry Chapin. (Actually, the words to the song were written by
You’re A Grand Old Flag! American Flag "Upon meeting George M. Cohan, a color bearer from the Civil War pointed to the flag and exclaimed, 'She's a grand old rag.'" —America's Story in Song Cohan then used the phrase in a song he wrote for his third musical, George Washington, Jr., in 1906. But facing criticism that the lyric was insulting
What Does Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Mean? Music and Movies Music Awards Music Business Music Education Music History Music Legends Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - March 22, 2023April 25, 20230 The word is a compound word, and said by Richard Lederer in his book Crazy English to be made up of these words: super- "above", cali- "beauty", fragilistic- "delicate", expiali- "to atone", and -docious "educable", with all of these parts combined meaning "Atoning for being educable through delicate beauty. Wikipedia.org Mary Poppins LP It's not the longest
Who Sang Rock Me Gently? Music in Commercials Number 1 Songs Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - March 19, 2023April 29, 20230 Andy Kim Who sang "Rock Me Gently"? Yep, the one in the Jeep Liberty TV commercial where the coyote eats the bird and then spits it out. "Rock Me Gently, Rock Me Slowly..." Who is that? Neil Diamond (think "Sweet Caroline" and "Cracklin' Rosie")? NOPE. Not Neil Diamond. But same vintage,
I Got You Babe Music and Movies Music and Politics Music Business Music in Commercials Music Legends Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - March 19, 2023May 1, 20230 Do you know anyone who hasn't seen the great 1993 movie Goundhog Day starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell? Timeless! (No pun intended.) Sonny and Cher It's impossible not to come away from the film humming the Sonny (Bono) and Cher hit "I Got You Babe" from the soundtrack—it's what wakes up weatherman Phil
Everybody Wants to Rule The World Music and Movies Music in Commercials Number 1 Songs Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - March 19, 2023May 24, 20230 While watching NBC's Medium ("But For the Grace of God"), which centered around the solving of a young girl's murder in the 1980s, I was struck by the effective and nostalgic use of original 80s pop music in the soundtrack, including "Everybody Want to Rule the World" by the British duo Tears
Come Together Lyrics Music in Commercials Song Lyrics by da jack hayford - March 15, 2023April 19, 20230 Abbey Road, which introduced "Come Together," was the last studio album recorded by the Beatles (although Let It Be was actually released after Abbey Road). Also notable about this album was the emergence of George Harrison as a hit songwriter, penning "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun," arguably two of
The Hills Are Alive… The Sound of Music received five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, Robert Wise's second pair of both awards, the first being from the 1961 film West Side Story. Wikipedia.org Ahhh, the "Sound of Music." What does this familiar title conjure up in your mind, in your memory? War? Naziism? Many forget that the Academy Award Winning film was
Who Wrote You’ll Never Walk Alone Gerry and The Pacemakers "You'll Never Walk Alone" is such an internationally famous song that it's surprising many people don't know its origins. A likely guess that it was a Broadway show tune would be correct. But there's more to the history of the song. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote what has
What Is A Whiter Shade of Pale? With the reader's indulgence, I'd like to nominate "the whitest shade of pale"* as a new meme meaning "beyond all comprehension," which to many sums up the lyrics to the psychedelic songs of the 60s music scene, including "A Whiter Shade of Pale." Procol Harum LP Cover Art "A Whiter Shade of
What is the YMCA? When I was growing up in the sixties the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was not known as a fitness place. It was known as a refuge for young men homeless, or just needing a cheap place to stay for the night. "The Y" was like a budget hotel for
What is the History of The Leg Bone Connected to the Knee Bone? The Leg Bone Connected to the Knee Bone-Dem Bones, Dem Dry Bones! Dem Bones or Dem Dry Bones is a famous spiritual poem and song, sometimes used in Bible school and pre-school to help children learn basic anatomy. The melody has been credited to American educator and early civil rights activist,
Who Sang I’ll Stop the World and Melt With You? Modern English An 80s classic, "I Melt With You," performed and recorded by Modern English, is one of the most known songs of the eighties and early 90s, even though it was not a chart-topping hit. Millennials may have first become aware of the infectious tune when it was revived in 2007 by
Where is The Little Brown Church in the Vale? "The church immortalized in 'The Little Brown Church in the Vale' still stands near Nashua (Chickasaw County), Iowa, in a vale of trees now grown taller than its bell tower. Pioneers built it in 1864, contributing all the timber, stone and labor themselves. William S. Pitts, a country doctor and