Kerrville New Folk Award Winner Mark Erilli shows us how his Retinitis Pigmentosa diagnosis has focused his music, Matt Butler comes to us after appearances on The Bluegrass Situation and NPR's Morning Edition, and Angela Perley shares music described as Witchy-Woman Psychedelia and Amplified Americana. A Meaningful Musical Triple Threat.
15-time Canadian Country Music Award winner and 2-time Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award winner, Tenille Townes, joins Caitlyn Smith, writer of the # 1 Billboard Adult Top 40 duet by Meghan Trainor and John Legend, "Like I'm Gonna Lose You;" and Capitol Nashville Recording Artist, Caylee Hammack, one of Billboard Magazine's "10 New Artists You Need to Know." All three ignite the Songs at the Center stage with high energy, humility and grace.
15-time Canadian Country Music Award winner and 2-time Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award winner, Tenille Townes, joins Caitlyn Smith, writer of the # 1 Billboard Adult Top 40 duet by Meghan Trainor and John Legend, "Like I'm Gonna Lose You;" and Capitol Nashville Recording Artist, Caylee Hammack, one of Billboard Magazine's "10 New Artists You Need to Know." All three ignite the Songs at the Center stage with high energy, humility and grace.
Craig Bickhardt wrote The Judds #1 Hit "I know Where I'm Going," as well as writing for Kathy Mattea and singing back-up for Reba McEntire. This episode also features Kyshona discussing the students and inmates under her care as a music therapist and world-touring singer songwriter, Jesse Terry, along with show host, award-winning songwriter Eric Gnezda.
Rod Abernethy, composer of video game theme music and soundtracks for Disney, Activision, Dreamworks, Warner Brothers, Nintendo, Sony, and Paramount joins American Idol's fanfavorite, Murphy and co-founder and primary songwriter for the international rock band, INXS, Andrew Farriss. A true triple-threat guest lineup on Songs at the Center!
Nashville songwriting royalty: Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr. Gary has written for Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Wynona, Leann Rimes, Randy Travis, Patty Loveless Collin Raye. He has collaborated with Ringo Starr, Kenny Loggins, Carole King and many, many more. Gary is a Member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Georgia has written for Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Keith Urban, and many others. Gary and Georgia's bona fides could fill a book, and their discussion of the music business, songwriting in particular, with show host, Eric Gnezda, is a Songs at the Center Exclusive.
Matt Butler plays from his one-man show, "Reckless Son," inspired by his real life experiences performing in prisons across the country; Angela Perley is a young, hard working, touring songwriter with positive energy that audiences love; Mark Erelli mixes science and art as the only singer-songwriter we know with a Masters Degree in Evolutionary Biology. The music industry is fortunate he skewed in our direction, career-wise. Mark is an Independent Music Award winner for best song.
Tenille Townes, Caitlyn Smith and Caylee Hammack, all with major record deals...and on virtually everyone's list as three of the most promising young singer-songwriters working today. They open their hearts both playing, and in their revealing interviews with show creator and host Eric Gnezda.
All the best music and Eric Gnezda interviews from the past season that we simply didn't have time to include in our previous twelve weekly 30 minute episodes. This is a fan favorite and, simply, the fastest, most entertaining 30 minutes in Music Television anywhere.
This is the first of two shows in Songs at the Center's tenth season with mega-hit songwriters. This one highlights Beth Nielsen Chapman ("This Kiss"), John Oates ("Maneater"), Janis Ian ("At Seventeen"), Ray Stevens ("The Streak"), and Marc Cohn ("Walking In Memphis"). Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.
This is the second show in Songs at the Center's tenth season that features mega-hit songwriters. Don Schlitz ("The Gambler"), joins Molly Tuttle ("The Light Came In"), Tom Douglas ("The House that Built Me"), Suzy Bogguss ("Letting Go"), Tony Arata ("The Dance"). Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.
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