Wednesday, September 15, 2010

1978 The American Song Festival - building a track record!

1974 Tim Moore: Tim won the first American Song Festival with his composition, "Charmer." He now has three successful ASYLUM LP's to his credit, as well as having his songs recorded by a wide range of artists including The Bay City Rollers ("Rock & Roll Love Letter"), Art Garfunkle ("Second Avenue"), Nigel Olson, Cher, Etta James ("Charmer"), Eric Anderson, Maxine Nightingale, Jimmy Witherspoon, Ron Dante and Eric Mercury.

1975 Phil Galdston & Peter Thom: Phil and Peter's winning song, "Why Don't We Live Together," has many covers, including being featured on two Barry Manilow million-selling Arista albums, "Tryin' to Get The Feeling' and "Barry Manilow Live." The 1975 Grand Prize winners (professionally known as Galdston & Thom) have recently released their first Warner Bros. LP, "American Gypsies."

1976 Kim Carnes & Dave Ellington: Kim and Dave's winner, "Love Comes From Unexpected Places," has been recorded by Barbara Streisand, on her "Superman" LP, Jose Feliciano, Melanie and by Kim herself on her latest A&M album, "Sailin." It also won top prize for outstanding composition in the Tokyo Music Festival. Their material is in constant demand, having written songs for top artists such as Frank Sinatra, Marie Osmond, Andy Williams, Anne Murray and The New Riders of the Purple Sage.

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