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SONGS AT THE CENTER

Saturday, May 10th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:29:00
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Songs at the Center's Annual Compilation Show NEW

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.

Saturday, May 17th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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10th Anniversary Celebration, Part 1

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.

Saturday, May 24th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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10th Anniversary Celebration, Part 2

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.

Saturday, June 14th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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Three Grammy Winners: Tom Paxton, Don Henry and Jon Vezner, Part 1

Three Grammy Award winners on one show! Tom Paxton, the Lifetime Grammy Achievement Award winner wrote the classic American folk tune, "The Last Thing on My Mind." Tom Paxton is a songwriting legend... and a national treasure. Then, on the same Songs at the Center stage are Don Henry and Jon Vezner, the two Grammy Award winners who wrote "Where've You Been?" which was highlighted on Ken Burns' documentary Country Music. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

Saturday, June 21st

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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Hannah Aldridge, Julie Williams, Melody Walker, Part 1

Hannah Aldridge, a classically trained pianist turned internationally touring songwriter, joins Julie Williams, chosen as a CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2023, and Melody Walker, who emerged from that pandemic by co-writing four songs on the Grammy-winning album, Crooked Tree, by Molly Tuttle. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

Saturday, June 28th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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Ava Preston, Delyn Christian, Jd Eicher, Part 1

Ava Preston, who performed at the 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival, joins Americana songwriter, Delyn Christian, and JD Eicher, a nationally touring troubadour. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

Saturday, July 5th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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Mary Gauthier, A Master Series Episode, at Nat'l Veterans Museum and Memorial

Mary Gauthier, the Grammy nominee brings her healing songs to an audience of veterans at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. During the taping, this performance brought a very emotional audience response from veterans and non-veterans alike. The album she wrote with the help of veterans and their families, Rifles & Rosary Beads, was nominated for a Grammy Award. Accompanied on the show by singer-songwriter, Jaimee Harris, Mary is also the author of the book, Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting, which explores the art and healing power of songs and songwriting. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

Saturday, July 12th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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Comedy Songwriting Special with Heywood Banks, Steve Goodie & Carla Ulbrich

SONGS AT THE CENTER presents a Comedy Songwriting Special, featuring three masters of the craft, radio's favorite "Toastmaster," Heywood Banks, and The Bluebird Cafe's Sunday Songwriter's Night host, Steve Goodie, both of whom are regulars on Dr. Demento's outrageous radio program. And, our favorite "songwriting zany," Carla Ulbrich, rounds out the show in hysterical fashion. Truly, a Thinking Woman's Comedian. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

Saturday, July 19th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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Nicole Boggs, Jordan Dean, Angel Snow, Part 1

Blues singer Nicole Boggs joins Muscle Shoals songwriter, Jordan Dean, and the introspective Angel Snow for an intimate songwriter's round. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

Saturday, July 26th

5:30pm on
Runtime: 00:26:45
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Three Grammy Winners: Tom Paxton, Don Henry and Jon Vezner, Part 2

One show, three Grammy winners! American folk legend, Tom Paxton, shares the stage with Don Henry and Jon Vezner, AKA The Don Juans. Music, fun, and thoughts on the creative process. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.