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The Dallas Songwriters Association will celebrate 5 outstanding songwriters and songwriting teams, who are either from or lived in North Texas, at the 2021 Dallas Songwriters Hall of Fame Event, on Saturday, April 17, 2021, streaming LIVE to the Dallas Songwriters Association Facebook page, 12-3 pm.
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Great songwriters of the past will partner with stars of the future, as DSA Rising Star students from local music schools will cover the songs of the honorees. The DSA is also teaming up with the BYO Musicians Network to provide an incredible musical experience. https://dallassongwritershalloffame.blogspot.com
The 2021 Hall of Fame honorees include John Denver, who graduated from high school in Fort Worth, Steve Weisberg, a Dallas native, who played lead guitar for John Denver, England Dan and John Ford Coley, high school classmates in Dallas, who wrote and recorded multiple hits in the ’70’s, Janie Fricke, the two time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, who makes her home south of Dallas, and Gregg A. Smith, a blues artist from Honey Grove, Texas, who played with a “Who’s Who” of blues and jazz greats as part of the house band at the Cotton Club in Harlem, and is an award-winning radio jock on KNON 89.3 FM in Dallas. A highlight of the show will be a live performance by Gregg A. Smith.
We skipped 2020 due to the pandemic.
“This is our 4th year of the Hall of Fame Event, and we think it has the potential to be our biggest event of the year,” said Bobby Montgomery, DSA Executive VP & Programs Director. “Think of all the great artists and songwriters with roots in North Texas, and you’ll realize that we live at a crossroads of amazing and historic talent in all genres.”
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The DSA Rising Stars Program has reached out to nearly 2 dozen local music schools to recruit some of the best young stars to perform at the event. Interested student artists should immediately contact: https://dallassongwriters.org/site-links/contact-us/ They will be supported by DSA members and the BYO Musicians Network, made up of top local musicians, who network together to play music, do business, and give back to the community. www.byomusicians.com
Enjoy beautiful renditions of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” England Dan and John Ford Coley’s “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight,” Janie Fricke’s “He’s a Heartache,” Steve Weisberg’s “Christmas for Cowboys,” and Gregg A Smith’s “Don’t Cry No More.” The DSA 2021 Hall of Fame Event will be held via zoom and streamed live to the Dallas Songwriters Facebook page.
List of Performers:
1. England Dan & John Ford Coley — Alexis Tapp - MC
- I’d Really Love to See You Tonight - Alyne Taylor - Rising Star.
- Nights Are Forever Without You - Wayne Willingham - DSA.
- It’s Sad To Belong To (Someone Else) - Craig St Clair - DSA.
- Love is the Answer - Amby Saenz - Rising Star.
- What’s Forever For - Eric Ramsey - DSA.
Dan Seals - Country career
- Bop - Jessica Ewy - DSA
- Everything Glitters Is Not Gold - Wayne Willingham - DSA.
John Coley - solo career
- You Almost Loved Me - John Mason - DSA
2. Janie Fricke - Jessica Ewy -
- Don’t Worry Bout Me Baby - TK Brown - Rising Star.
- It Ain’t Easy Being Easy - Caroline Bowen - Rising Star
- Tell Me a Lie - Jane Aubrey - Rising Star
- He’s a Heartache - Hannah Tanner - Rising Star
4. Steve Weisberg - Barbe MC - write script
•. Christmas For Cowboys — Chris Albert - DSA
3. John Denver - Loralai will MC
- Annie's Song - Loralai Milton- Rising Star with her dad Joe Milton DSA on guitar 74
- Leaving On A Jet Plane - Bill Martin 67
- Take Me Home Country Roads — Ricky Gene Wright, DSA 71
- Rocky Mountain High - Allen Larson - DSA. 72
- Sunshine on My Shoulder - Lilly Harrigan - Rising Star - 73
- Thank God I’m a Country Boy - Ian Dickson - DSA BYO. 75
- Calypso — Cat McGee - DSA. 92
5. Gregg A. Smith —performing his own songs-
