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NEWSWIRE
Nashville Songwriters Association International
Mark Your Calendar For Songposium Week
2006 – The ONLY Comprehensive, Week-long,
Educational Event Exclusively For Songwriters
September 22-30, 2006
Songposium:
“Where to?”
“Anywhere!”
SUMMER 2006
Songposium is a unique experience because
it provides attendees the opportunity to pick
from over 100 classes on various topics taught
by some of the top songwriters in the industry.
Couple that with nightly “Bluebird Café”
shows featuring America’s top songwriters, the
“World’s Largest #1 Party” and mind-boggling
networking opportunities.
Do you need voice lessons to improve the way
your songs come across? What about learning
to chart songs using the Nashville Number
System? Maybe you are interested in starting
your own publishing company? All of those
opportunities and more will be available at
Songposium 2006!
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Tin Pan South
2006 - In Review
Special photo section from
the 2006 Tin Pan South
Songwriters Festival and
Songwriter’s Symposium.
see pages 11 & 12
s u m m e r 2 0 0 6

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6th Annual CMT/NSAI Song Contest
Winners Announced
~ Grand Prize Winner ~
“The Big Picture”, Zane Williams, Nashville, TN
~ CMT Listener’s Choice Winner ~
“What If I Can’t”, Elizabeth Marlowe
~ Finalists ~
“The Love You Can’t Have”, Liz Miller/Anthony Newett, Conshohocken, PA
“Across His Back”, Chris Caminiti/Chris Donohoe, Spring Hill, TN
“It’s A God Thing”, Tina Dod/Steve Amos, Wichita, KS
“Somewhere South Of Blue”, Will Hopkins/Claire Ulanoff, Nashville, TN
~ Runners-up ~
“Getting Over You”, Liz Miller/Anthony Newett, Conshohocken, PA
”Uneasy Chair”, Greg Valente/Billy Dalton, Greenville, SC
“What Goes Around Comes Around”, Van Preston, Bellevue, TN
“Songbird”, Steve Smith, Russellville, AR
“Tennessee To Me”, Wade Quick, Smyrna, TN
“Caught In The Undertow”, Johnny Spears, Dickson, TN
“Maybe It’s Heartache”, Jeff Stillman, Waterford, MI
“You Never Lost Your Love”, David Stewart/Armand Mele, Brooklyn, NY
“The Way She’s Looking At You”, Craig Bowen, Lavergne, TN
“Goodwill Coat”, Tom Bohn, Decatur, GA/Robert George, Cochise, AZ
~ Honorable Mention ~
“Friends”, John Voss, Monroe, MI
“You Always Love Me Better When I’m Gone”, Patti Burt/Beau Burt, Hutchins, TX
“Teaching Me To Love”, Tom Bohn, Decatur, GA
“Sweet Heaven”, Marci Garrett, Siloam Springs, AR
“If It Hadn’t Felt Like Rain”, Sandie Thurston/Bob Clay/Sandra D. Williams, Dumfries, VA
“Haunted Highway”, Judy Greer/Robin Earl, Nashville, TN
“Lights Of Home”, Steve Smith, Russellville, AR
“Separate Heavens”, Jackie Scully, Mukwonago,WI
“12 More Songs”, Tammy Fowler, Nashville, TN
“I’m In Love” Eric Studebaker, Niceville, FL
“God Didn’t Mean It”, Cheryl Ashton/Cathy Serum
“Momma’s Kind Of Boy”, Steve Hosteller/Jane Hardin, Mishawaka, IN
“All I Hear”, James Blaney/Trent Jeffcoat, Brentwood, TN
“That’s When I Knew”, Tom Bohn, Decatur, GA
“Sun Don’t Shine”, Dave Wilson/Kelly, Garland, TX
“My 57 Chevrolet”, Art Richards, Somerville, NJ
“Rut”, Deirdre Flint”, Philadelphia, PA
“Who Will I Tell”, Bob McCormick, West Chester, PA
“He Talks About The War”, Susan Smith, Antioch, TN
“Casualty Of War”, Mark Petit, Atlanta, GA
“Biscuits and Wine”, Lynn Willbanks, Nashville, TN
“Off”, Tammy Fowler, Nashville, TN
“Ride”, Bruce Dallas/Ron Bolton, Santa Fe, TN
“Stumble and Rise”, Will Hopkins/Claire Ulanoff, Nashville, TN
“She Rode The Bull”, John P. Logan/Chuck Smith, Alexandria, VA
“Drivin’ In Love”, Steven Tassone/Stephen A. Lawrence, Barrie, Ontario, Canada
“He Loves Her”, Tammy Jason, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“Digging Up Dinosaurs”, Garth Baker/Dan McVeigh, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
“I Call It Paradise”, Alex Sinclair, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
“Hearts On Fire”, Alison Hogan, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
“Red Letter Day”, Walter Pappas, Silver Springs, MD
“Pretty In Goodbye”, Jenny Brennan, Nashville, TN
“One Exit Past Heaven”, Robert Haas/Kristin Massey/Gigi Swanson
“I Don’t Wanna Talk About It”, Edmond Ramsey/Kim Ragans
“Sometimes”, Andrea England, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
“I Found You”, Joe Lickteig/Mike Lane, Littleton, CO
“You Didn’t Leave Me”, Nancy Laberge, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
“How To Quit You”, Lance Sims, Seoro-Wooley, WA
“In Love This Way”, Slade Crabtree/Cheryl Murdock, Austin, TX
“A Long Way Home”, Robert Dale Klein, Arnold, MD
Get your songs ready for the 7th Annual NSAI Song Contest!
The 2006 contest will run August 1, 2006 - November 30, 2006.
Stay tuned to www.nashvillesongwriters.com for details!

Songposium: THE Week To Be In Nashville
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Songposium
2006 Schedule*
September 22-24
Song Camp 102
September 23
Song Camp 102 Faculty Concert at
Douglas Corner
September 25-29
Up to 120 Songposium Classes
September 25-30
Bluebird Club Shows
September 28
World’s Largest #1 Party
September 29
New Coordinator Training
Songposium 2006 Faculty*:
Susan Anders, Danny Arena, Jane Bach, Marc-Alan Barnette, Debbie
Beinhorn, Rick Beresford, Jason Blume, JoAnn Braheny, John Braheny,
Ellen Britton, Mark Cawley, Barbara Cloyd, Kim Copeland, Bob Dellaposta,
Mike Doyle, Fett, Kye Fleming, Phil Goldberg, Liz Hengber,
James Dean Hicks, Gracie Hollombe, Mark T. Jordan, Jai Josefs, Sara
Light, Kelly Lovelace, Pat & Pete Luboff, Tom Manche, Randi Michaels,
Nancy Moran, Matthew O’Brien, Ralph Murphy, Pat Pattison, Jeff
Pearson, Hugh Prestwood, Jim Reilley, Paul Reisler, Patti Ryan, Denny
Sarokin, Steve Seskin, Jana Stanfield, Gary Talley, Susan Tucker, Doak
Turner, Jerry Vandiver, Deanna Walker, and D. Vincent Williams.
Last year’s Songposium classes included
Dos & Don’ts Of The Nashville Music Industry, Demos: Why, Where
& How, Songwriting Contracts & The Income Stream,Your First Cut,
The Unwritten Rules Of Co-Writing A Christian Song, The Nashville
Number System, Music Publishing, Advanced Craft, Resources & How
To Use Them, Writing Pop Songs, Networking, Guitar Instruction,
Effective Melodies, and many, many more!
*Schedule and faculty are subject to change.
Here’s what some of last
years attendees had to say:
“Thanks so much for your amazing work planning
Songposium. I had the greatest time and learned a lot.
In fact, by the time I got back to LA, my brain felt like
it was going to explode! But your dedication to NSAI
and the extraordinary work you do, never ceases to
amaze me! Congratulations on another fantastic event!”
~ Felice Keller
“the instructors were
fabulous”
“Thank you for pulling off a wonderful Songposium
Week! Everything was so well organized, the instructors
were fabulous, etc. I appreciate this opportunity to
learn so much about songwriting and the music business
in general. A lot of this information is never disseminated,
and sometimes takes years to learn the hard way!
Thank you again for a wonderful NSAI week. I look
forward to seeing you in the near future.”
~ Lisa Hanna
“[an] opportunity
to learn so
much about
songwriting”
“Thanks for a terrific Songposium. It was the best-run
event I’ve attended, and I was impressed with your efficiency
as well as your friendliness, and that of the other
NSAI staff. All of my (10 attended class) instructors
were good, and quite a few were exceptional. I came
away with lots of pertinent “input”, and some clear
direction about what my next step(s) should be. I look
forward to seeing you again when I return to Nashville.”
~ John Nimock ▪
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S O N G P O S I U M

Pro Online Chat: Don Rollins Advises NSAI
Members On “Playing The Nashville Game”
If you missed the first NSAI Pro Online Chat of
2006 with hit songwriter Don Rollins (“It’s 5 O’Clock
Somewhere”), then check out the transcript below!
Remember, NSAI’s Pro Online Chats are EXCLU-
SIVELY for NSAI Members. Log on to www.
nashvillesongwriters.com at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. CST) on
the first Wednesday of each month to talk with your
favorite hit songwriters.
Excerpts from the Don Rollins Chat Transcript
- 02/01/06
MODERATOR: Welcome to tonight’s NSAI
Online Pro Chat with pro songwriter Don
Rollins. Don will be here from 7 PM – 8 PM
(CST) to chat with you and try to answer any
questions you might have. He will share his
experiences with you and provide insight to the
music industry. We will try to get to as many
questions as possible, but we won’t be able to
answer them all. Thanks for joining us! Let’s get
started.
Q: Don, who was the person most influential in giving
you your first big break?
DON: Guy named Richard Orga, who published
a friend of mine.
Q: Don, what was your inspiration behind “Five
O’Clock Somewhere?”
DON: “Five O’Clock” was inspired by a guy I used to teach with, we
drank a lot of beer!
Q: Don, what NSAI benefits do you think would help songwriters trying to break in
the most?
DON: NSAI provides a network, which is essential in this business; it
also provides some access to ears that are hard to get to on your own
Q: Don, There seems to be a trend toward Pop sounding songs, do you think the old
type country songs are a thing of the past?
DON: Country music tends to move in cycles, so if there is a pop trend
you can bet things will swing back eventually...really retro music is another
issue.
Q: A bunch of us are out-of-towners and are trying to figure out if you can be successful
selling songs long-distance. You’re entry into song writing was pretty varied.
Any advice on how to stay connected and sell your songs from a distance?... or move to
Nashville?
DON: Long distance writing is really tough, I needed to be here at least
some of the time to be around people who were doing this every day
- it’s different if you are a working musician and have an audience to play
for at home.
Q: Do you think aspiring writers should make full demos or guitar/piano/vocals?
DON: Unless you are willing to come here and make demos that are on
a par with the ones done by the pros, a guitar or piano vocal is best in
most situations, again, if you have a band, that’s different
Q: What’s the best piece of advice that you can give to an unsigned songwriter.
DON: The best thing that I can say to anyone seeking entry to this asy-
NSAI’s Capital Campaign Closing in May!
We are getting our Contributor Wall design ready in preparation for fabrication
this summer. The wall will list the names of Contributor level donors
at the Top Ten ($100), Top Five ($250) and No. 1 ($1000) levels. There is still
time to be included so if you are interested in having your name on the
wall, please contact Erika Wollam-Nichols, Director of Development, at
615/256-3354.
Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed to NSAI’s Music Mill
fundraising campaign. We look forward to having you be a part of the
building – forever!

lum is to expand your network; people tend to
work with whom they know and who they are
comfortable with.
Q: What is your process for writing, do the lyrics come
to you first or the music, or more together.
DON: I like to write to a melody that is already
happening. I don’t know too many pros who
write from the lyrics out
Q: Are the music business registry/contact books/mags
worth the $ to new writers to invest in?
DON: contact books are ok, maybe once... I
wouldn’t spend a mint there...get to know real
people
Q: Don, what do you think about working with Nashville
studios long distance for demo work? DON: Be
REALLY careful with studios that solicit out
of town business....a few are ok but there are
some rip-offs tHere
Q: What proportion of the songs you write are co-writes
versus by yourself?
DON: I co write almost everything, but that is
just laziness and facing the business reality that
2 publishers pitching are better than 1
Q: I am located in Canada and signed to a small
publisher in Texas. Without the face-to-face contact
how often should I expect contact with my publisher? In
other words if they are reputable should they be filling
me in periodically on the progress of my songs if I initiate
the contact?
DON: Has the publisher gotten you any cuts?
If they have then they may be on track, but be
careful.
Q: Is playing in the round in Nashville a good thing to
do?
DON: Rounds are great if you use them to
expand your network...don’t expect to get “discovered”
there.
Q: what should we look for to know the good ones from
the rip-offs? Is the general rule, if anyone asks you to
put money up front, they are probably scammers?
DON: On the whole...but use your gut, and ask
around...ask the co for references and check
with the better business bureau. Word to the
wise: if it sounds too good to be true, it usually
is.
Q: Don, what is your best advice on taking an idea and
turning it into a song?
DON: Ideas are the essential element in any
song, as someone who writes every day, that is the toughest part of the
job; finding a great idea.
Q: what are the most important elements as far as quality of sound that a demo
should have?
DON: A demo should have the words clearly audible and the
instrument(s) should be in tune...those will kill you.
Q: If you have some BIG name friends in the business does it help to drop those
names while networking with new people who don’t know you, or does that leave a bad
taste in their mouths?
DON: Don’t drop names. get the BIG friends to make introductions,
which will help.
Q: Is a publisher the only way to get your songs to the artists? Is it ever OK to hand a
cd or ask to play a song for an artist if you come in contact?
DON: I would not pester artists you don’t know, that is really not well
received
Q: Don, What do suggest for the out-of-towners to get songs to publishers... any
chance at all for someone not in Nashville?
DON: Out-of-towners will have a harder time, one avenue is to try to
get songs to local bands where you are, audience testing is golden, and
you never know who will hear
Q: I and my partner are pursuing publishing. We have a nice Pro-Tools setup and
can produce the songs at a strong level. How important is that on the front end. Also,
should we insist on finding a female vocal to sing the “chick” songs we write as it
relates to publishing?
DON: Production is very important in pop, in country there is a narrow
window which is hard to imitate without the players we have here...I
would get a girl to do songs that are plainly for females.
Q: What is a “staff writer” and is that the ultimate goal of someone who just wants
to write?
DON: A staff writer is someone who is under contract to a publisher
and is usually paid a salary called a “draw”...again it is only as good as
that publisher’s ability to get cuts.
Q: If a local band is playing your song and is very popular, will it make it harder to
convince an artist to record it? What rights does the local band have to the song?
DON: A local band playing your song is a good thing... I was in Texas
when Mark Chesnutt was signed, and he was playing “Too Cold At
Home” in clubs a long time before that.
Q: Do you sing on your own demos? If not, were do you find your demo singers?
DON: I don’t sing on demos, I think there is a noise pollution law, I
know quite a few demo singers here who are awesome
Q: With all of the downsizing in the biz, are publishers welcoming to new writers?
DON: Publishers are always looking for new talent, small publishers
more than large, they tend to be like investment banks. ▪
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The NSAI Interview: Mentor Williams
Mentor Williams and posse
hanging out at NSAI.
Q: You come from a pretty musical family. What
was in the Williams family blood that got you into
songwriting, producing and all of that stuff?
A: My brother Paul and I used to sing in the
car with my mom and dad. I grew up listening
to some of the great old love songs like Bing
Crosby songs, Johnny Bug, Jimmy Van Husen,
songs my dad used to sing to my mom. We all
just had a deep affection for music.
Q: What turned this in to a career for you?
A: I got in my first band in high school in
Albuquerque, N.M., called “The Poor Boys.”
We played one summer up in Red River, N.M.
I learned how to play guitar and started writing
songs for the band. They were sort of a cross
between country and pop. The day I got out of
Just Curious? Bumping into John Rich
John Rich stops by NSAI to get updated
and shares stories with Natalie Kilgore, NSAI
Director of Communications; Alicia Jones,
NSAI Membership Director; and Erika Wollam-Nichols,
NSAI Director of Development.
high school I headed for California. I pitched songs everywhere possible
in L.A. for probably about 10 years. I was interrupted by the Marine
Corps for a few years, but even when I was in the Marines, I pitched to
every publisher I could find.
Q: Where did you get your break?
A: I got my first break while I was racing motorcycles out in the desert.
There were a lot of movie people around, and they were making a documentary
about racing, and I raced in the movie. So all of these people
would come and see my band play at places like the Troubadour and
asked me to do the music for the movie with my band. I then had that
album to offer to Chuck Kay. I got my first 6-month deal with Chuck,
probably around 1969. They gave me a $75 week advance. I wrote
“Drift Away” at that time. I had done some other demos and took those
to MCA and started a little production company. I was really interested
in Nashville, and came down here and walked the streets. I had a little
apartment over on West End. I met Troy Seals, David Briggs and put a
little rhythm section together. We did the Drift Away album down here.
As a result of the success of the “Drift Away” album, Chuck and Lance
came down, and we started a division of Almo Music, which has become
Universal Music now. The first writers were myself, Don Goodman, Troy
Seals, Roy Jennings. I produced several albums down here. I cut three
with Dobie and wrote a lot of songs on those albums, as did Tommy
Jans who wrote “Loving Arms.” I produced my brother Paul down here
in an album called “A Little on the Windy Side.” I also did part of Kim
Carnes’. I produced John Stewart, the trio. In the ‘70s I was basically
in Nashville and everything was just exploding. You could go down the
street and pitch a song to anyone. You could run into Hank Jr. or Waylon
cutting an album just over the fence.
Q: One of the things that really strikes me about you is that you still have
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NSAI: What albums can you not live without?
JR: Back in Black, AC/DC, and Frank Sinatra’s Greatest Hits.
NSAI: If you could have any person, dead or alive, cut one
of your songs, who would it be?
JR: Frank Sinatra.
NSAI: What is your favorite song you’ve ever written,
cut or not?
JR: “The Bed.” Gretchen cut it on her first album.
NSAI: Are there any strange jobs you’ve taken to support
your ‘writing habit’?
JR: I fed 600 pigs twice a day.
NSAI: What is your favorite song?
JR: “I’ve Got the World on a String” by Frank Sinatra or
“Midnight Rider” by Willie Nelson.

NSAI Regional Workshops (April 2006)
VA - Tysons Corner/Washington DC
Leslie Benjamin (443)521-5038
Don Micallef (703) 266-0015
PA - Eastern Pennsylvania
Jim Carolan (610) 882-0507
Sherri Mullen (717) 944-3166
NC - Winston-Salem
Linne Black (336) 414-0722
Jill Gilliam (336) 468-8427
KY - Louisville
Richard Meredith (502) 241-0361
Earl Meyers (502) 452-1996
FL - Pensacola/Perdido Key
Larry Book (850) 492-1486
Craige McFerrin (850) 492-1530
Scott Barker (850) 939-1135
AL - Birmingham
Donna Brooks (205) 823-5715
WA - Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia
Steve Biscarret (253) 474-6349
KK Ryder (206) 931-8650
PA- Pittsburgh
Dan Robinson (724) 779-7661
NE - Lincoln
Robert DeBusk (402) 450-1057
LA - New Orleans
Dan Robilotta (504) 669-1908
Jamie Diliberto (504) 838-7783
AL - North Alabama
Donny Grace (256) 682-2564
Dave Swinford (256) 464-9494
FL - South Florida area
Janet Goodman (305) 297-5695
Grant Livingston (305) 444-1230
RI - Providence
Rick Marchetti (401) 232-5345
NJ - Princeton
Arlon Bennett (609) 890-4948
WI - Green Bay
Julie Carter-Moriva (715) 854-
2215
Kevin Van Pay (920) 339-4659
MA - Boston area
Terry Kitchen (617) 323-9955
Stan Lyness (617) 243-0910
AL - Opp/Andalusia/Dothan
Kimberly Hall (334) 702-9569
Dianne Newton (334) 493-0716
SC - Charleston
Danny Meadows (843) 572-1446
Lorna Roberts (843) 763-1250
NJ - South Jersey
Charles Joseph (609) 601-2611
Rick McGuire (609) 926-8458
FL - Tallahassee
Dave Williamson (850) 877-5255
Ron Patrick (850) 671-7208
MD - Western Maryland
Randy Sharps (301) 665-1167
AR - Bono/Jonesboro
Tim Goodrich (870) 932-3758
Angie Owens (870) 935-5857
WI - Hubertus/Milwaukee
Jim Melvin (262) 628-0934
Kathy Melvin (262) 628-0934
Lisa Medill (414) 736-9643
SC - Greenville
Tyler McGraw (864) 848-5574
Greg Valente (864) 467-0987
NM - Albuquerque
Suzanne Dawson (505) 883-1480
James Terrell (505) 892-6514
FL - Tampa
Mike Deeson (813) 281-2022
Mark Strosser (727) 527-8458
MI- Detroit
Shelley Asbury (586) 573-9379
Jim Allard (586) 427-3920
AR- Little Rock
Charlie Crow (501) 223-8580
GA - Athens
Brian Edwards (706) 456-2656
WV - Elkins
Charlie Jordan (304) 636-2627
•••
International Workshops
SC - Rock Hill
Tim Jones (815) 692-4102
Butch Oneppo (803) 789-5834
NM - Taos
Mike Laughlin (505) 770-1681
AZ-Phoenix
Rose Prock (623) 792-7664
NV - Reno
Marty Easter (775) 425-3837
Doug Robertson (775) 972-9351
MI - Flint
Dave Hendrickson (734) 464-2319
Brenda Perry (810) 239-0992
Jeff Stillman ( 248) 673-8638
GA - Carrollton
Frankie Lackey (931) 670-6419
Mark Lyle (770) 854-7010
AZ - Tucson
Denny Ceizyk (520) 297-5898
SD - Sioux Falls
Mary Green Vickrey (605) 624-
2540
CANADA- Alberta - Western
Canada
Don Somerville (403) 398-1989
NY - Long Island
Jerry Silverstein (631) 369-5751
TN - Chattanooga
Erich Gausch (423) 756-7508
Frank Eaton ( 423) 847-1270
MI - Kalamazoo / Battle Creek
Susan Harrison (269) 382-4911
Rene Meave (269) 341-9638
James Oliver (269) 789-2874
Jane Oliver (269) 781-4430
GA- Columbus
Nona Christie (706) 565- 7362
Kim Sammons Prescott (706) 221-
5121
CA - Central Coast California
John Cirillo (831) 688-6311
Christian Raphael (949) 278-9410
CANADA - Ontario - Toronto
Dan McVeigh (905) 794-5703
Laura Ranieri (416) 920-8242
NY - New York City
Randi Drucker (516) 822-7942
Mary Beth Stone (212) 724-1278
TN - Johnson City
Roger Fair (423) 542-9302
Kevin Troyer (828) 295-8929
GA - Metro Atlanta
Erin Mooney (404) 687-8750
Jeff Silver (770) 971-2268
Fred Watts (678) 461-7991
CA - Los Angeles/Pasadena
Seth Jackson (626) 844-7801
Steve Beougher (562) 695-3662
CANADA - Ontario - Stouffville
Don Quarles (905) 642-3645
OH - Cincinnati
Greg Althammer (513) 947-8922
Judy Carnes (513) 756-9056
MN - Minneapolis
Roy Holdren (952) 881-4365
Joe Gardonio (763) 755-5571
Rick Skoog (612) 327-9142
CA - Orange County/Irvine
John Tolley (949)-589-6970
Cathy Tolley (949)-589-6970
TN - Knoxville
John Condrone (865) 983-4680
Gordon Fritch (865) 457-6454
GA - North Atlanta
Elizabeth Marlowe (770) 554-8997
ENGLAND - London
Jae Avery plus 44-208-644-8582
Jeffrey Backus plus 44-208-644-
8582
OH - Cleveland/Akron
Steve Numbers (330) 416-6793
MT- Western Montana
Alan South (406) 273-3530
Mardi Milligan (406) 542-9258
CA - Sacramento
Larry Singleton (916) 797-3767
GA - Savannah
John Martin (912) 897-7623
TN - Memphis
Bonnie Borroughs (662) 349-9503
Dennis Borroughs (662) 349-9503
OH - Columbus
Benn Cutarelli (740) 389-6041
Terry Keith (614) 523-1989
MO - Columbia
John Lofton (573) 881-2508
IRELAND - Dublin
Jackie Rainey plus 44-2890-
657829
IL - Bloomington
Paul Coleman (309) 383-7979
Kirk Ellis (309) 452-4130
CA - San Diego
Liz Axford (619) 884-1401
Bob Duffy (858) 231-8858
TN - Murfreesboro/MTSU
Hal Newman (615) 898-2949
OH - Dayton
Nick Cardilino (937) 293-1643
Jim Melko (937) 847-0023
MO - Kansas City
Cyndi Gernhart (913) 592-5002
Jack Masters (816) 331-8410
Gerry Monks (913) 383-9420
CO - Denver
Mary Pat McKenna (970) 339-8676
NEW ZEALAND - Auckland
Al Ward 011-64-7-839-3865
TN - Nashville
David Rivers (615) 256-3354
Lisbeth Shiveley (615) 256-3354
IL - Chicago
Jeff Wilson (847) 303-0737
Anita Lin (847) 376-0839
Damon Henrichs (847) 482-0980
•••
Christian Workshops
OH- Marrietta OH/Parkersburg WV
B.D. Holschuh (740) 896-3342
MO - St. Louis
Donna Opfer (314) 846-3330
Robb Bledsoe (618) 337-7251
CO - Ft. Collins
Donna Galbraith (303) 682-9398
Cindy Marotta (970) 416-8395
TX - Austin
Cody Ray Cotton (512) 285-3336
OH - Toledo
Tedd Swartz (419) 661-0404
IL - Moline
Brenda Joyce Hoskins (309) 799-
5032
FL - Daytona Beach
Donna Fant (386) 677-4866
GA - Atlanta
Ben Thompson (678) 560-1380
Kate Thompson (678) 560-1380
TX - Clear Lake
Diego Arias (281) 910-4807
NC - Boone
Cheri Maynard (336) 877-4142
Greg Taylor (336) 877-3533
OK - Oklahoma City
Leisa Speegle (405) 691-5800
IN - Bedford
Becky Muncy (812) 279-8460
Jeff Musgrave (812) 876-3689
FL - Destin
Don Giadrosich (850) 837-6784
Frank McKenzie (850) 837-7879
MO- St. Louis
Candy Eagle (314) 739-0345
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TX - Houston
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T I N P A N s o u t h
A Handful Of Our Favorite ‘06 Festival Memories
NSAI would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our Tin Pan
South Sponsors, Performers, Volunteers and to everyone who attended
the 2006 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville, TN. Tin Pan
South 2006 was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without
each and every one of you! Our diverse line-up of performers from
Top 40 Pop Artists and Grammy-Nominated Rock Artists to Critically-
Acclaimed Singer-Songwriters & Folk Troubadours to Nashville-based
Indie Artists and Chart-Topping Country Tunesmiths, provided TPS
with a little something for every music fan. Check out our retrospective
of photos from Tin Pan South Week 2006 for your favorite festival
memories! ▪
Will Kimbrough and Rodney Crowell cheer on an amazing
performance by Kim Richey.
Mark Slaughter, Gunnar Nelson, and Dave Marshall prove
Nashville really does rock!
Richard Leigh and Ralph Murphy get
their stories straight before the big show.
Past NSAI Presidents, Wayland Holyfield
& Pat Alger light up the Bluebird Café.
Richard Marx and Gary Burr pop heavyweights
unite in song.
Did You Miss Tin Pan South?
Don’t miss the amazing Songposium Shows at The Bluebird Café!
Monday, September 25th through Saturday, September 30th. We’ll be featuring hit songwriters from various
genres of music in two shows every night (except for Monday which will have a late show only.)
Some of the performers last year included Rivers Rutherford, Skip Ewing, Bob DiPiero, Gretchen Peters, Mike
Reid, Roxie Dean and many other great writers.

A Productive Week - Songwriter’s Symposium ‘06
Attendees came from all over to learn about
the craft and business of songwriting at this
year’s Songwriter’s Symposium. If you missed
the opportunity to attend Symposium, don’t
miss the slew of classes NSAI is offering this
Fall during Songposium Week. See Page 1 and
3 for more details. ▪
Beth Nelsen Chapman and Bob Regan
talk and perform at Bart Herbison’s One
Degree of Separation Panel
Cathy Serum and Sherle Ashton celebrate
their win at the Single Song
Showdown.
Kye Fleming (third from the left) and Mark Cawley (to her left)
from Song Journey Music share their knowledge at one of the
many Breakout With A Publisher sessions.
Songwriters Troy Verges, Philip White, Roxie Dean, and Danny
Wells share invaluable information about the songwriting profession
during the Professional Songwriters Panel.
Publisher’s Panel: Pat Higdon (President, Universal Publishing),
Don Hodges (VP Catalog Development, Murah Music),
Stephanie Cox (Owner, Larga Vista Music Publishing), and
Woody Bomar (former V.P. Sony/ATV Music Publishing).
World’s Largest #1 Party
Mark your calendars for the 2006 NSAI/Regions Morgan Keegan World’s Largest #1 Party on Thursday, September
28th. Presented by Regions Morgan Keegan, CMA, and NSAI, the World’s Largest #1 Party annually celebrates Nashville-connected
writers whose songs have reached #1 over the course of the past year. Taking place during NSAI’s
Songposium Week (5 days of over 100 classes), the World’s Largest #1 Party features good eats, good drinks and definitely
plenty of treats with live music, a fun, informal awards ceremony and networking opportunities galore! The 2006
World’s Largest #1 Party will be held in the NSAI and Regions Bank parking lot on Music Row. Beverages are sponsored
by Budweiser and Jack Daniel’s. Keep checking the NSAI website for more information as late summer’s coolest
bash draws near.
T I N P A N s o u t h

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TOOLS FOR WRITING SONGS
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that kid-like enthusiasm about it after all these years, and you’ve managed to
be successful over 4 decades, going into almost a 5th, and we talk about songs,
and you still get so excited. How do you maintain that genuineness? You
don’t seem to let that business part of music business get in your way.
A: I sit here today as thrilled as I was when I listened to my first demo.
I’ve been in a hotel writing for five days with these great guys. It’s
just back to the basics with my guitar in a hotel room, and there’s just
nowhere I’d rather be, except maybe fly fishing or playing golf with my
brother. When that line comes, or when you get into a groove picking
“I got my first break while I was
racing motorcycles out in the desert.”
up that guitar, I can’t wait! I think I am going through a period right
now where I am going back to the simplest things and having the most
fun. I’m going from here to L.A., and looking back on the people who
have recorded my songs…Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, the Rolling Stones,
Ray Charles, Alabama, and Waylon. The fact that that has happened to
me still doesn’t soak in, you know? When I worked at Apple, I recorded
with Paul McCartney two of the songs I had written for Kenny Jones,
who was Rod Stewart’s drummer and then became the drummer for the
Who. I met Kenny in London when I was producing Stealer’s Wheel. I
have just been blessed. I’ve been totally blessed, and I know all of my
songwriter friends feel the same way. We can’t believe that you write a
song, those lines keep coming, and you worry about the next one. So, I
don’t think anything has changed.
I was blessed the first day I walked down 16th Avenue. I was going to
different places trying to pitch songs and I went in this one place and
they told me to wait a minute. They said Chet was in there and for me
to go in and play him some songs. So the first day I was in Nashville,
Dawson Ford
Thank You
I sat down and played guitar and sang some
songs to Chet Atkins. That I think was in
1969.
Q: Do you look at Nashville as your home?
A: My life changed in Nashville. I bought a
house here in 1983 and have been here ever
since.
Q: What are the keys to your success over so
many decades? Songs change, the public appetites
change. How do you manage to continue to succeed
as a songwriter?
A: Keep writing. I just keep writing. I’ve had
some people tell me not to learn any more than
you know. In a way my simple guitar playing
and my simple melodies haven’t really stretched
out too far over the years.
Q: You’ve managed to make relationships with
acts who are changing music styles so you seem to
be in the middle of what’s going on.
A: I think I can put myself in these situations
that these new groups are in. The things I like
about them, I see in myself and in what I bring
to the table. Bringing things back to the basics
of a good song, good lyrics and good melodies.
Q: What advice do you have for the person out
there who wants to be the next Mentor Williams?
A: I say be where it is happening. You have to
be at the door where things are going on and
keep writing. ▪
On behalf of my son Dawson and our entire family, THANK YOU all for your well wishes,
your prayers, your gifts and your contributions to his benefit fund. Your generosity – be it
from those of you we know or those of you we’ve not yet met – has truly touched us and
has helped ease the awful burden that we’ve struggled with through some dark and terrifying
days. Your notes and personal encouragement have been such a tremendous comfort
to us. Likewise, we so appreciate the books, toys and other gifts that helped keep him
occupied during such an emotionally trying time. Though Dawson must yet be monitored
for the next several years, we are greatly encouraged by his latest checkup. He continues
to adjust well to his prosthetic eye even as he recovers from a broken leg suffered during
a sledding accident in February. Through these setbacks, he has proven to be such a
spirited, resilient four-year-old, and through your contributions, we anticipate being able
to meet his present medical expenses, as well as any future needs that may arise. Above
all, we especially thank Almighty God, the Great Healer and Provider, for His mercy, His
answers to countless prayers and His tangible expressions of love through friends like you.
We’re humbled, honored and grateful that you would think of us in these ways.
~ Mark Ford, Associate Executive Director
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Around The Workshops
Bedford, IN - Back row: Ralph Eads, Jeff Musgrave, Bill Caudill,
James Smith. Front row: Becky Muncy, Fran Caudill, David
Prather, Ryan Elkins.
Jimmy Payne (sitting) with the St. Louis workshop.
Bedford, IN
The Bedford group has been focusing on using the NSAI evaluation service
for rewrites of their songs. At the April meeting Brandon Pfeiffer
of Little America Records spoke about preparing for a demo. Upcoming
meetings will cover how to market your music.
Boston, MA
The Boston workshop meets the last Monday of each month in
Waltham, Mass. In February they discussed performing rights organizations
(ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) with input from our pro writers, Tom
Paden and George Teren. In March the group did a lesson on conversational
lyrics from Jason Blume’s ‘Inside Songwriting’. On May 7th there
will be a concert by Nashville songwriters, Tia McGraff and Tommy Parham.
For more information on the workshop, check out www.coolsongs.
us/nsai.
London, England
The UK chapter of the NSAI is now up and running. After a few years
of running into logistical problems, the perfect workshop venue has
been landed in the front of the NSAI UK Coordinators’ (Jae Avery and
Jeffrey Backus) feet. The website www.nashvillesongwriters.co.uk was
quickly put together, and songwriters were informed of the NSAI UK
launch. The response was very good, and the first meeting was well attended
by a group of NSAI members and non-NSAI members. Some
people from continental Europe have already shown interest in coming
to the UK for some of the upcoming workshops and seminars. The first
2-day seminar was held on May 13th - 14th at
the London College of Music, and Professor
Pat Pattison of Berklee College will be teaching
the seminar. Other major Nashville Pro’s have
gotten in contact with the NSAI UK chapter to
try to arrange workshops or online chats. The
“I” in NSAI just got a little bigger.
North Atlanta, GA
In mid-January between weekend shows at
Roswell, Georgia’s Swallow at the Hollow,
hit writer Gretchen Peters provided NSAI’s
Atlanta - Metro North Chapter with a wonderful
Q&A session at Dreamcatcher Guitars.
Gretchen offered insights into the publishing
business, her own creative process and, of
course, performed for the several dozen members
and guests in attendance. Her responses
to questions were always honest and sometimes
quite revealing, as she described an approach to
writing that follows her muse more often than
the latest whims of the industry’s “hit-making
machinery.”
Everyone who was there was impressed with
Gretchen’s warmth, sincerity and the encouragement
she offered to songwriters at all levels.
The entire Metro North Chapter is very appreciative
that she offered to spend time and share
her songwriting wisdom with us.
Pittsburgh, PA
The Pittsburgh workshop is excited to have the
opportunity of writing a song live on a local
country radio station. The station will be promoting
this “on-air” event which will be taking
place later this spring or in early summer. The
DJ’s will keep checking back with the group
as they play songs, and do traffic and weather.
The writers will be keeping them “informed”
of the process they go through such as song
title selection, verse development, etc. Some
local pro-writers may even team up with the
Pittsburgh group for this event. At the end of
this workshop, the radio station will play the
song we put together. Again, this would all be
done live on the airwaves. The members of the
group know things will be a bit stressful and
tense, but are looking forward to the challenge.
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NSAI Member Ron Googe with
Gretchen Peters
George Teren plays for the Salt Lake
workshop
Coordinator Janet Goodman with Clint
Black.
Steve Seskin teaching the Tysons Corner
group
Salt Lake City, UT
The Salt Lake City Chapter of NSAI, recently hosted, on Sat. April 8th,
their wonderful Adopt-a-Shop Pro, George Teren, for a full day Songwriter’s
Symposium to a packed audience at the Shilo Inn Downtown
Salt Lake City. Shilo Inn graciously helped sponsor the event which
included George talking with attendees about his songwriting career,
business Q&A, what makes a hit song and co-writing fundamentals.
St. Louis, MO
Jimmy Payne was the special guest for the St. Louis workshop on February
13, 2006. Jimmy has had 200 songs recorded over the last 40 years,
including the major hit “Woman, Woman” (Have You Got Cheating on
Your Mind), which exceeded 4 million airplays in 2005.
South Florida
WKIS Miami invited our NSAI members to the radio station to spend
the morning with Clint Black and the afternoon with John Corbett on
January 17th. NSAI member Karel Daniels said, “This is the best day
of my life!!”
At the March 15th workshop jazz composer and performer Bill Gordon
led a discussion on writing music for film and television. Bill
studied at Berklee College of Music and Wiesbaden Conservatory in
Germany, and has had music in primetime network programs including
Judging Amy(CBS), Entourage(HBO), Jack and Bobby(TNT), Boston
Public(Fox) and The District(CBS).
Tallahassee, FL
Songwriters from the Tallahassee NSAI workshop have been participating
in monthly songwriter showcases organized and sponsored by
Greater Big Bend Music since August 2005. The format includes the
popular songwriter acoustic sets, as well as some full band sets, plus seasonal
entertainment. The showcases are held at the Paradigm night club
in downtown Tallahassee.
Tysons Corner, VA/Washington DC
On Saturday, March 4th, Steve Seskin paid his annual visit to the Tysons
Corner, VA/Washington, DC workshop. Twenty-five people turned out
for Steve’s morning discussion about writing and re-writing, which he
then followed with an afternoon of song evaluations. As is typical with
one of Steve’s sessions, the attendees came away completely pumped up.
In some cases it was because of the insights they learned that morning
about the craft of songwriting; in others it was because of a recommendation
Steve made about their song that they recognized made it
instantly better. The event was open to non-members, which also helped
to get some potentially new members interested in the workshop. ■
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Success Stories
Charlotte celebrates year 10. Front Row: Elsbeth Brown,
David Wulfeck, Fiona McAllister, Clark Hoyle, Mer Laney, Rose
Jones. Middle Row: Herschel Brown, Julia Dixon, Karen Pentek,
Fran MacLeran, Greg Baker, Peggy Reel. Back Row: Tim
Keziah, Austin Roberts, Angelo Melendez (hiding), Tim Jones,
Ken Widis, Steve Simpson, Bruce Johnson, Rob Wallace, Greg
Griffin (hiding), Brian Hartzog. Photo by: Linda Johnson
Charlotte, VA
On April 11th NSAI Charlotte, NC celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Bruce Johnson, Steve Simpson and Charlotte’s newest coordinator, Herschel
Brown (Browne) led a meeting where we read letters from many
of the professional songwriting friends we’ve made and we reminisced
about how the workshop and friendships developed over the years.
Past and present Rock Hill, SC coordinators Peggy Reel and Tim Jones
attended as well as Pro songwriter, Austin Roberts. Seeds were planted
for ideas for the next ten years of growth with NSAI as we relived our
visits to Nashville and our accomplishments in and around Charlotte,
Nashville and as far away as Europe and Japan. 2006 is our year of SOS
(Share Our Songs). We hope to match such past successes as our spinoffs
Song Finishers, CharlotteMusician.com, First Fridays, Coffee Shop
Showcases, Borders Bookstores Showcases, and our most recent venture
of a twice monthly radio hour on WIXE (The Mighty 1190). This is just
the beginning of the next ten years!
Lincoln, NE
Nebraska has had a busy NSAI group. Coordinator Robert DeBusk
has been lining up gigs all over Lincoln and surrounding communities.
Shows at nursing homes, senior centers, bars and several at the
SportsPage Restaurant, where there is a show every other month. The
SportsPage also is the host for the groups monthly meetings. The home
gigs are used as fundraisers for different charities. The March show was
recorded live and will be made into a double
live CD and sold, with profits going to Dawson
Ford and his family to pay for medical bills.
Our first compilation CD is nearly sold out and
we are under way on the second one. Member
Jenny Hasenjaeger has put together a web site
for us. This will be used to inform members of
upcoming events, news, and business for the
next meeting, photos and bios from the different
gigs. If you would like to purchase one of
the Dawson Ford Cds, you can contact us at
the web site. www.Nebraska2Nashville.com
Orlando, FL
Sheryl Olguin, one of the Orlando coordinators,
was selected as one of 6 finalists in the
Suwannee Springfest songwriter contest. The
competition was held March 23rd in Live Oak,
Florida. Headliners in the festival included
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Del McCoury,
Mavis Staples, Buddy Miller Band, Uncle Earl,
Jim Lauderdale and many more.
Stephen Desjardins’ song “I’m Not Laughing
Anymore” has placed in the top 5 at SongUniverse
for last month. Stephen played this song
at our group meeting in October. He tweaked
the song after listening to critiques from fellow
song writers, then had another demo done.
Stephen says “THANK YOU fellow NSAI
members for making a dream come true.”
San Diego, CA
Liz Axford received her first ASCAP royalty
check for international airplay of her song
“Who’s Been Playing With The Jukebox?” Her
song lyric was translated into Swedish by Bo
Söderholm and recorded and performed by Susanne
Holm (Finland). The song aired daily on
Finnish Radio Vega from 5/15/04 - 7/15/04
as part of the Stjärnbandet 2004 Festival (www.
susanneholm.com/sb.htm). ■
New Coordinators come to NSAI Headquarters at the historic
Music Mill in Nashville for Training.

NSAI Events Calendar
August 1
7th Annual NSAI Song Contest
Kicks Off
September 22-30
NSAI’s Songposium Week
September 22-24
Song Camp 102
September 25
Special Event - NSAI Songwriter &
Publisher Panels
September 26-29
Daily Songposium Classes
September 26-29
Regions Morgan Keegan, CMA,
and NSAI presents the World’s Largest
#1 Party
October 22
37th Annual Nashville Songwriters
Foundation Hall of Fame Dinner &
Induction Ceremony and NSAI’s “10
Songs I Wish I’d Written” Awards
October 22-24
Song Camp 301
November 30
7th Annual NSAI Song Contest Entry
Deadline
November/December TBA
Christian Song Camp
Not in Nashville? Check Out The NSAI Regional
Workshop Near You!
NSAI Greenville will host an all-day workshop with Jason
Blume on Saturday, June 10th. For more information, and to
sign up online, visit www.NSAIGreenville.com.
Pittsburgh will be hosting Jason Blume for a workshop on
Saturday, October 14th. For more information, contact
Dan Robinson at 724-779-7661.
The Toronto workshop will be putting on Tin Pan North
June 1-3. For more information contact Laura Ranieri
at copybard@sympatico.ca or Dan McVeigh at dmanmusic@rogers.com
For More information on the NSAI Regional Workshop
nearest you, click on “Regional Workshops” at www.nashvillesongwriters.com.
NSAI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2005-2006
Bob Regan, President
Skip Ewing, Vice President
James Dean Hicks, Vice President
Byron Hill, Vice President
Steve Bogard, Secretary
Beckie Foster, Treasurer
Liz Hengber, Sergeant-At-Arms
Layng Martine, Jr., At-Large Representative
Chuck Cannon, Past President
Aaron Barker
John Bettis
Gary Burr
Beth Nielsen Chapman
Tony Haselden
Wood Newton
Gary Nicholson
Kenny O’Dell
Rivers Rutherford
Tia Sillers
George Teren
Don Wayne
Jim Weatherly
Danny Mark Wells
Phillip White
Barton Herbison, Executive Director
John C. Beiter, Counsel
Loeb & Loeb, LLP
Charles Sussman, Financial Advisor
Gudvi, Sussman & Oppenheim
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
page 1
Songposium 2006
page 2
6th Annual CMT/NSAI Contest Winners
page 4
Pro Online Chat
page 6
The NSAI Interview: Mentor Williams
page 8
Tin Pan South 2006 Review
page 9
Songwriter’s Symposium 2006 Review
page 12
Around The Workshops
page 14
Success Stories from Workshops
page 15
NSAI Event Calendar
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