As a devotee of musical theater, I was struck by how Schütz seemed to anticipate the word-setting techniques of Broadway songsmiths.
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Lyrically speaking, Mr. Hood and Mr. Cooley follow in a long tradition of liberal-leaning Southern songsmiths like Johnny Cash, Tom T. Hall and Emmylou Harris.
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That collection notched the group of former Music Row songsmiths two No. 1 country airplay singles but frontman Matthew Ramsey says the band has bigger ambitions for their next set.
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Photo by Åke E: son Lindman, courtesy of ABBA The Museum These days, many of the most in-demand songsmiths in pop music are often Swedish, but they are mostly behind-the-scenes players.
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The Deccas are a guitar based band formed in 2007 in the Medway Delta, currently signed to Indie Music label 208 Records The Deccas have played many gigs in and around Medway and London and have been described as short, sharp songsmiths Paul Ketley, Love Music Hate Racism with a specific style of spiky power pop that has become synonymous with the Medway scene for many years.
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Born in Menasha, Wisconsin, he was the elder brother and business partner of famed U.S. entertainer Liberace (Władziu Valentino Liberace or "Lee" to his friends). He appeared regularly on his brother's syndicated television show in the 1950s as violin accompanist and orchestral arranger. On occasions when he did not appear, Liberace would often say his catchphrase "I wish my brother George was here". In the 1960s and 1970s, his name was licensed to George Liberace Songsmiths, Inc.
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We Must Believe in Magic has received positive reviews since its initial release. AllMusic gave the record 3.5 out of 5 stars. Paul Dennis of My Kind of Country gave the album a "Grade A" rating, calling it "an eclectic mix of songs ranging from pop standards to rock 'n' roll hits to songs by contemporary country songsmiths." We Must Believe in Magic became the first album by a female country artist to certify platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America.
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In it, he played a little boy who opened his presents early and was kidnapped by an evil Santa and his Elves. Nathan recorded three EPs from 2007–2008 (Glide, Songsmiths, and the Nearest Future) and one single (Motor City Recordings). His Glide EP, co-produced with David Seitz (who has worked with Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Dar Williams) includes the songs, "The Lucky Ones", and "Glide." These songs were both featured in the film "Descent", starring Rosario Dawson (who was Neil Nathan's roommate in the East Village) and written and directed by Talia Lugacy.
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This 6-song EP featured a cover of Chris Malcarney of The Donuts' country ballad "Mia", ELO and The Move's "Do Ya," Small Faces "All or Nothing", Jesse Hartman's/Laptop's "I'm So Happy You Failed," and Beethoven's "Fur Elise." Vaj Potenza (who did the video for My Brightest Diamond's Freak Out Gold Chains Remix) directed the video for it. The last track on 'Songsmiths,' "Old Man Time," was co-written by Brenner and Nathan for Descent but it was not used in the film. Do Ya was featured on Showtime's Californication Soundtrack.
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In concert in Berlin, 2009 Thomas Denver Jonsson (real name Thomas Jonsson) (born 1979) is an artist of the Swedish indie/folk underground scene. With an expression equally from the contemporary scene (M. Ward, Cat Power, Bright Eyes) and the songsmiths' golden era (Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan). Has toured extensively in Europe and a few appearances in US. Has done a number of albums and collaborations (with artists such as Jennie Stearns, Rosie Thomas, Damien Jurado, Ned Oldham, Bobby Baby, Dear Euphoria and C-J Larsgarden).
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Following his departure, a reshuffle took place in the band. Drummer Ciaran McLaughlin and guitarist Raymond Gorman picked up major songwriting duties (blossoming as writers in the process) whilst John Marchini (who had covered on guitar for an ailing Gorman on some of the tour dates) joined on bass guitar to allow Damian O'Neill to take up the guitar alongside Gorman. This new dynamic of musicians and songsmiths led to the 1990 album Chemicrazy, produced by Scott Litt. Working with Litt, the band developed a more alt rock style than before, as hinted at on the final track of the previous album "Under the Sky".
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Talia directed the video for Neil's song, "3 Seconds," also featured on the Glide EP. Neil's song, Gone (Fly Away), was also featured in the film and on his single Motor City Recordings. Nathan completed 'Motor City Recordings' in Detroit with producer Bobby Harlow, (from The Go), with a more 'garage rock' sound. The two enjoyed working together and planned on doing a full album a year later, which became The Distance Calls. In the meantime, he recorded an EP of covers called 'Songsmiths' that was produced by lap-steel guitarist Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner (who has played in Marah, Jason Molina, and Slo-Mo featuring Mic Wrecka).
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In January 2015, O'Riordan returned to the US, where she bought an apartment in East Village of New York. In late April 2017, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band, the Cranberries released a new studio album Something Else, featuring of acoustic versions of their greatest hits, and backed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Three new songs appear on this album: "Rupture," "Why" and "The Glory" the last song written by O’Riordan and Noel Hogan, in their song-writing partnership. The album was well received by critics; reviewers have praised "the return of one of Ireland's finest songsmiths", and reacted favourably to the orchestral and acoustic reimagining.
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Since I Saw You Last received an average score of 54, based on six reviews, which indicates "Mixed or average reviews". Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic awarded the record four stars, calling it a "handsome album" that "captures what was good about post- McCartney pop singer/songwriters in the mid-'70s, when the best songsmiths never let their ambitions get in the way of a good tune". Conversely, Observer writer Hermione Hoby gave a one-star review in which she said that the album serves to provide "sonic reference points" for "how unassailably uncool" Barlow is.
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