Staffers past and present look back at 30 years of music, milestones and memories at American Songwriter magazine.
Vernell Hacket
Editor-In-Chief, Co-Owner, 1984-2004
Deborah Evans Price
Associate Editor, 1986-1996
Michael Kosser
Columnist, 1984-2011
Robert Clement
Publisher, 2004-2012; Co-Owner, 2004-Present
Douglas Waterman
Editor-In-Chief, 2004-2008; Advertising Director, 2002-2004; Co-Owner 2004-present
Matthew S. Shearon
Editor-In-Chief, Co-Publisher, 2008-2010; Managing Editor, 2005-2008
Rachel Briggs
Art Director, 2006-2012
Davis Inman
Gear and Business Editor, 2008-2011; Contributing Editor, 2012-2013
Caine O’Rear
Editor-In-Chief, 2010-Present
Jamie Younger
Marketing Director, 2010-2012
Brittney McKenna
Intern, 2008; Writer and Editorial Assistant, 2014-Present
Alex Shoaf
Intern, 2009; Freelance Writer, 2010-Present
Mackenzie Moore
Art Director, 2012-Present
Caroline Acree
Operations Director, 2012-Present
Emily Maxwell
Intern, 2013-2014; Writer/Editorial Assistant, 2014-Present
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Soul Singer Sam Cooke at the RCA Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California circa 1959. (Photo by Jess Rand/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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Musician Bob Seger performs at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, July 13, 1977. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
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From left, Paul McCartney (playing a Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar) and John Lennon (playing a Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar) of English rock and pop group The Beatles perform on stage for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) music television show 'Shindig!' at Granville Studios in Fulham, London on 3rd October 1964. The band would play three songs on the show, Kansas City/hey-Hey-Hey!, I'm a Loser and Boys. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) -
English singers, musicians, and songwriters Mick Jagger (at microphone), Keith Richards and Bill Wyman (far right) of the rock band 'The Rolling Stones,' perform on stage at Madison Square Garden, November 28, 1969. Jagger stands with his hands on his hips, eyes closed, and lips pursed together as he sings. (Photo by David Fenton/Getty Images)
