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May/June 2021 Lyric Contest Winner Cameron Burleson Details “Remembered”

March/April 2021 Lyric Contest Winner Diane Smith Talks “Angels”

January/February Lyric Contest Winner Brian Estes Details “Some Boys Grow Up To Be Soldiers”

November/December 2020 Lyric Contest Winner William Simons Talks “The Blindness Excuse”

September/October 2020 Lyric Contest Winner Mark Miller Talks “This Long Life”

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July/August 2020 Lyric Contest Winner Shawn Byrne Details “Love Was Just A Word”

June 16, 2020, 7:14 am
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May/June 2020 Lyric Contest Winner Matt Dunn Talks “Echo”

April 16, 2020, 6:00 am
March/April 2020 Lyric Contest Winner Joe Black Details “Aphrodite Wire and Wood”
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Jan/Feb Lyric Contest Winner Ryan Miller Discusses “Asking For A Friend”

January 3, 2020, 4:59 pm
Lyric Winner Larry Black Discusses “Parallel Universes”

October 18, 2019, 2:00 pm
Lyric Winner Scott D. Smith Discusses “Where The River Runs Clear”

August 7, 2019, 10:56 am
Lyric Contest Winner Lucy LeBlanc on Co-Writing 200 Songs A Year, Her Idea of a Perfect Song, And More

June 12, 2019, 10:53 am
Lyric Contest Winner Mike Guiney Talks Songwriting Evolution, What Makes A Perfect Song, and More

April 2, 2019, 11:01 am
Lyric Contest Winner Todd Hearon Discusses His Prize Lyric “Mary Dyer,” Songwriting Vs. Poetry, And More
Lyric Contest Winner Ryan T. Miller Discusses His 1st Place Song, “The Captain’s Son”

October 17, 2018, 9:39 am
September/October Lyric Contest Winner Samantha Elin Discusses Her Winning Entry

August 1, 2018, 2:39 pm
Tad Wilkes, Latest Lyric Contest Winner, Discusses “Be Good To Your Woman”

February 2, 2018, 9:35 am

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