Nashville is a song town and Jeff Green is a song guy. While on the air at his college radio station almost 35 years ago in San Francisco, Elvis Presley died. Green put together a themed show about the King. What started out as lists of songs about various topics on recipe cards developed into a loose-leaf binder, then several loose-leaf binders and eventually, five print editions of the Green Book of Songs By Subject.
The Green Book now classifies tens of thousands of popular songs and album tracks over the past 100 years by more than 2,000 themes and concepts. It’s the only continuously maintained source of songs by subject in the world and that’s because “my wife Lauren Virshup and I are too crazy to know when to stop!,” Green admits.
Green originally thought the book would help songwriters and musicians get their music played on radio stations in the ’70s, but it’s now used worldwide by thousands of libraries, CBS News, CNN and the BBC, radio/TV stations, major film/record companies (Paramount, Disney, Sony Music, just to name a few), professional sports teams (Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Padres, New Jersey Nets, Chicago Blackhawks, for example), ad agencies, television networks (MTV, Showtime, Oprah Winfrey), mobile DJs, wedding planners, dance instructors and anyone who ever works with music.
Teachers have discovered it helps students connect music to songs about history (e.g., Vietnam, the Civil War, 9/11), themes in literature (songs about prejudice to add understanding to books such as To Kill A Mockingbird, for example).
Although the Green Book is in its 5th printing of the hardback edition, it is most likely its last due to the sheer amount of information, and has shifted to an ever-growing inexpensive online subscription database. To buy the book, subscribe or just find out more just click here.
Jeff is currently VP of Country Aircheck, a Nashville-based trade publication company. He has previously worked as Executive Director for the Americana Music Association in Nashville and as Executive Editor at Radio & Records, a radio broadcast trade publication. Jeff has also served nine years in senior management with the Country Music Association. In 2004, he received the CMA’s Jo Walker-Meador International Achievement Award for efforts to promote country music worldwide.
The Smokin’ Hit Songwriters Seminar is coming up again on March 16, 17 & 18th, 2012 and Nashville.com is giving away 4 scholarships for the popular Seminar. Join host Marla Sitten and and Daisy Dern with “Smokin’ Hit songwriters” Dave Gibson, Wynn Varble and Gary Hannan for a fall songwriting seminar/retreat at Jim Oliver’s Smoke House in beautiful Monteagle, Tennessee November 11th-13th, 2011. The world famous Smoke House has become a muse for the songwriting community. Dozens of hit songwriters have performed and written in private retreats at The Smoke House. Come experience the magic for yourself at Jim Oliver’s Smoke House!
Learn songwriting tips from these pros who have written the hit songs “Have You Forgotten” (Darryl Worley), “Waitin’ on a Woman (Brad Paisley), “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” (Joe Nichols), “Back When I Knew It All” (Montgomery Gentry) and many more. Relax at Jim Oliver’s Smokehouse Restaurant, Lodge & Trading Post for a weekend with some of the best songwriters in the business as they share their stories, insights, wisdom, experiences and practical advice about songwriting.
For your chance to attend this amazing seminar just send an email to jerry@nashville.com The first 4 lucky songwriters will win! Each Scholarship has a $195.00 value (does not include food and lodging).
What the Seminar Includes
Songwriting Contest #1: A Special Friday night open mic featuring original song performances by the first 30 participants to sign-up for the seminar. Songs will be judged by a panel and the winner will receive a one hour writing session with Hit songwriter, Dave Gibson!
Songwriting Contest #2: Participants 31-100 who sign up for the seminar can submit a recorded demo to be judged by a panel. The winner will receive a one hour writing session with Hit songwriter, Dave Gibson!
Saturday Songwriting Seminar from 11am-2pm, followed by a Q & A session. Relationship Building from 2:30pm-5:00pm, BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS! The day wraps up with an in-the-round performance by Dave Gibson, Chris Wall, and Ira Dean from 7:30pm-10:30pm.
Sunday from 11am-2pm will be Career Advice, Publicity/Promotion and Networking 101 Clinic with industry media and public relations pro, Marla Sitten, and Savannah Music Group publisher and former Mercury recording artist, Daisy Dern.
Spend some quality time with some mega-hit songwriters! For more information click here.
Nashville based singer-songwriter Jessie Baylin is excited to announce the release of her new music video for “Hurry Hurry.” The clip for the track was helmed by Jessie’s close friend, actress Scarlett Johansson, with Adam Kimmel (Capote, Lars & The Real Girl) handling the cinematography. As a complimentary visual to the album’s soft and sweeping opener, the elegantly filmed “Hurry Hurry” was a clip shot in one take on New York City’s Manhattan Bridge with the New York skyline as its backdrop. Its simplicity perfectly balances the purity of emotion felt in the song.
“One of the greatest gifts of growing up with Jessie has been watching her develop as a musician,” Director Scarlett Johansson said. “This song has a dreamy Brian Wilson sort of feel; I wanted to build on that and allow the video to carry on dreamily and use the changing tone and Jessie’s expression to match the vibe of the melody.”
There’s no shortage of social networking sites these days and there’s no shortage of sites where you can post your music if you’re a songwriter. It could even be to the point of over saturation. But there’s one shining star in the universe that seems to have more of a sense of community than any other site and that’s The Nashville Universe (TheNashvilleUniverse.com). Stars and future stars make up it’s members and they give advice, share war stories and generally welcome all performing and non-performing songwriters. Although it’s Nashville based they welcome songwriters from around the world and help those who can’t be here stay connected.
“My vision for TheNashvilleUniverse.com has always been to provide a place where artists can be found without the “noise” of other social networking sites.” says Brett Tadlock, President/CEO. “I want to provide a place for talent to shine, to interact with others in the industry but also to be a place to meet new fans and hopefully create new sales for the artists. This may mean that we grow slower than some but that’s ok because it’s really helping to build the camaraderie and family atmosphere for our members.”
TheNashvilleUniverse.com also works closely with NashvilleEar.com, another great Nashville based site that let’s you know where you can see the brightest songwriting talent in Nashville. So if you’re a songwriter, or just appreciate amazing songwriter check out TheNashvilleUniverse.com today!
The Best Songwriting and Music Biz Seminar of 2011 is coming up and Nashville.com is giving away 4 scholarships. Join host Marla Sitten and and Daisy Dern with “Smokin’ Hit songwriters” Dave Gibson, Chris Wallin and Ira Dean for a fall songwriting seminar/retreat at Jim Oliver’s Smoke House in beautiful Monteagle, Tennessee November 11th-13th, 2011. The world famous Smoke House has become a muse for the songwriting community. Dozens of hit songwriters have performed and written in private retreats at The Smoke House. Come experience the magic for yourself at Jim Oliver’s Smoke House!
Learn songwriting tips from these pros who have written the hit songs “Ships That Don’t Come In” (Joe Diffie), “Hate Me If You Want to, Love Me If You Can” (Toby Keith), “Pour Me” (Trick Pony), “Don’t Blink (Kenny Chesney) and many more. Relax at Jim Oliver’s Smokehouse Restaurant, Lodge & Trading Post for a weekend with some of the best songwriters in the business as they share their stories, insights, wisdom, experiences and practical advice about songwriting.
For your chance to attend this amazing seminar just send an email to jerry@nashville.com The first 4 lucky songwriters will win! Each Scholarship has a $150.00 value (does not include food and lodging).
What the Seminar Includes
Songwriting Contest #1: A Special Friday night open mic featuring original song performances by the first 30 participants to sign-up for the seminar. Songs will be judged by a panel and the winner will receive a one hour writing session with Hit songwriter, Dave Gibson!
Songwriting Contest #2: Participants 31-100 who sign up for the seminar can submit a recorded demo to be judged by a panel. The winner will receive a one hour writing session with Hit songwriter, Dave Gibson!
Saturday Songwriting Seminar from 11am-2pm, followed by a Q & A session. Relationship Building from 2:30pm-5:00pm, BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS! The day wraps up with an in-the-round performance by Dave Gibson, Chris Wall, and Ira Dean from 7:30pm-10:30pm.
Sunday from 11am-2pm will be Career Advice, Publicity/Promotion and Networking 101 Clinic with industry media and public relations pro, Marla Sitten, and Savannah Music Group publisher and former Mercury recording artist, Daisy Dern.
There are only a few spots left so register today! For more information click here.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: You can’t throw a rock in Nashville with out hitting a songwriter, but there’s only a handful on the level of Dave Berg. The Oregon native has been a consistent hit-maker with cuts like “Somebody”, Reba McEntire, “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)” and “These Are My People”, Rodney Atkins, and “Moments”, Emerson Drive. But about a year ago he decided to recharge so to speak, and get back to the things that got him into this business in the first place. The result is his smart, new roots rock album “Not Quite Alone”. Delivered with a Tom Petty meets Al Stewart feel, Berg exposes himself in songs like “Wide Open” and “Believed In” and there’s not a bad song on the album. Nashville.com recently caught up with Berg to find out how that last year has been.
Nash: You’re a very successful songwriter and it would be pretty easy to just kick back and reap the rewards of that and not have to support an album. Why did you decide to do this? Berg: I don’t know if this is something that I wanted to do more than something I just kind of needed to do. I’ve been fortunate enough to have a little success so it’s nice to be able to crawl off into a place that was driving you to get into this business in the first place.
Nash: You wrote all of the songs on this album by yourself where as a most of your hits were co-written with someone and Nashville is co-writing kind of town. Is there a freedom that you enjoy in writing by yourself? Berg: Absolutely but it’s interesting because you know, we start out not co-writing and co-writing is a pretty foreign thing until you move to Nashville. And then it’s such and every day part of your existence as a songwriter. So it’s a strange thing to go back to complete freedom, which can also be complete torture because the buck stops with you.
Nash: You’re independent right now to you plan to look for another publishing deal? Berg: I’m talking to a lot of different people and trying to decide what’s the best course. This is not a country album so I’d like to find an outlet for this as well as writing country.
Nash: Are you going to tour to support this album? Berg: Well I feel like a songwriter first but I love to play so part of this was getting back to playing music with a band which is why I got into this in the first place. One feeds the other as far as playing and writing and that’s where see country music connects with people. Sometimes we get in those cubicles and write songs and you don’t the thing that you only feel in front of a live audience.
Nash: You started back in Oregon, was it just a garage band type of thing? Berg: Yeah it was just kind of a see who could play what.
Nash: What was the name of your first band? Berg: Gosh, it was something God-awful. I think I buried it in my sub-conscience. Oh I remember . . . it was “Threat”. We thought we were tough rockers. You know, we’d make that scowl face when they were taking the picture. (Laughs)
Nash: Oregon is a long way from Nashville. What brought you here? Berg: It was interesting. Being from Portland, there wasn’t a lot of country music in the crowd that I ran with but I got wind of the songwriting factor and I’ve always just been into great songs. I was playing a “round” the other night with Tony Arata who has become a friend and I use to watch two of his songs on CMT back in Oregon, “The Dance” and “Here I Am”. Just amazing stuff. So I became very curious about this place as a songwriter.
Nash: So if this album just shot through the and was a huge success and your fans demanded you tour and support it as an artist would you do that or would you say “I’m just going to stay here and write songs”? Berg: I’ve never really given that a lot of thought. I just follow whatever feels really honest and real because it took me too long to learn that, and that’s the most important thing for me to do in anything. If it feels like it’s going to an honest place I’ll follow it. I can’t imagine not writing songs in Nashville.
Nash: Where did you get the title “Not Quite Alone” for the album? Berg: Well this was quite an isolating experience. I tracked it and then brought it home and basically didn’t leave the house for a year. So I just went through the lyrics and found it and I just liked it.
Nash: What would be your advice to all of the struggling songwriters out there? Berg: Now more than ever you really have to stand out. And you do that by being true to yourself. And realize that your voice and your perspective is going to be unique. And you can’t do that by just listening to the radio and trying to copy what’s going on. That said, you need to do your work and know the craft and understand that there are certain parameters within our genre that you need to be aware of. It’s kind of like you need to get the college degree to know what you’re doing and then you can break some rules. The essence is you have to love what you’re doing and work your ass off.
Nash: That’s great advice Dave so many people think that all you need is a hook and you write a little ditty and you’re done. Dave: Yeah, and I fell victim to that too. I didn’t know anything about trucks or boots when I came here but I started trying to write that and it wasn’t working. And it was actually Dave Conrad that said “Hey man, I can’t use this” so I wrote something for myself just out of frustration and turned that in and he said “Thank you, this is what I’m looking for”. So that was a light bulb. People know if it’s honest or not.
Dave Gibson, Daisy Dern and Bob Saporiti of Savannah Music Group review song contest submissions in their Music Row studio.
Music Row’s Savannah Music Group is looking for the next big hit. Submit your original songs for review by award winning artists and publishers. The top 10 songs selected will be included on a CD and played at the event. The winner will be invited to perform his or her original work among industry songwriting and musical performance legends on September 29th from 7:00 to 10:00pm at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum!
Your dream to be discoverd is coming up fast – deadline for song submission is September 20, 2011. You may submit 1 song for every $25 donation made to Wake Up Narcolepsy, a non-profit organization increasing awareness and research for narcolepsy for narcolepsy – a lifelong, disabling neurological disorder affecting approximately 1 in every 2,000 Americans.
All entrants will receive an email acknowledging that their original work has been reviewed by Savannah Music Group. 100% of the proceeds from this event will be used to support a cure for narcolepsy.
“Wake Up Nashville–and Dream Big!” is an event distinctly different from traditional fundraisers. It provides an informal atmosphere to allow personal connections with Music Row executives, renowned medical sleep disorder experts, and families representing those with Narcolepsy who will benefit from your donation.
To participate in the event, follow the steps outlined below.
1. To Enter Your Song(s)
Click here to learn more about the event and register your song(s). You may enter as many original songs as you like. For each entry, however, we request a $25 donation to our fundraiser for narcolepsy. DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS SEPTEMBER 20, 2011. Winning entrants will be notified by September 22nd, 2011.
2. Purchase Tickets
Click here to reserve your spot at the first annual “Wake Up Nashville – and Dream BIG!” event. Join some of music industry’s greatest artists for live performances, food and fun while our winning songwriter makes his or her debut. Tickets are tax-deductible and SPACE IS LIMITED!
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation (NaSHOF) today announced this year’s inductees for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame: from the Songwriter category, hit writers John Bettis, Thom Schuyler and Allen Shamblin; from the Songwriter/Artist category, Country superstars Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson.
The five new inductees will be welcomed into the elite songwriting community by their peers at the 41st Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony, presented by AT&T, on Sunday, October 16th at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.
“These five very talented individuals are among an era of powerhouse writers and artists who propelled country music to unparalleled heights beginning in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and also made substantial contributions to popular and rock music,” said John Van Mol, chairman of NaSHOF. “We look forward to a fantastic evening of recognition for our inductees, and great entertainment for all who attend.”
Van Mol said the NaSHOF board of directors decided to increase the number of inductees this year to five from the traditional three, as has been done in some years in the past. “Songwriters and songwriter/artists with ties to Nashville have made our city the songwriting capital of the world,” Van Mol said. “This year’s inductees have greatly enhanced that reputation and are richly deserving of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame honors.”
Bettis’ songwriter credits include Pop/Country crossover hits such as “Top Of The World” (The Carpenters, Lynn Anderson) and “Slow Hand” (The Pointer Sisters, Conway Twitty). Schuyler’s resume is known for hits such as “Love Will Turn You Around” (Kenny Rogers) and “A Long Line Of Love” (Michael Martin Murphey). Shamblin is the tunesmith behind “I Can’t Make You Love Me” (Bonnie Raitt) and “The House That Built Me” (Miranda Lambert). Brooks popularized many of his own compositions such as “The Thunder Rolls” and “The River.” Jackson created hits from many of his self-penned songs such as “Chattahoochee” and “Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning).”
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony is one of the music industry’s foremost events of the year. The evening features tributes and performances of the inductees’ songs by special guest artists. NaSHOF’s sister organization, the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), also presents its annual awards for the year’s best Song, Songwriter and Songwriter/Artist, as well as the Top 10 “Songs I Wish I Had Written,” as determined by the professional songwriters division.
Tickets for the event are $200 each. A limited number of seats are available to the public this year and may be purchased by contacting event director Mark Ford at hoftix@nashvillesongwriters.com or 615-256-3354.
About the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame:
Established in 1970, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame boasts 179 members, including songwriting luminaries such as Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Bob Dylan, Don & Phil Everly, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Vince Gill, Harlan Howard, Bob McDill, Roger Miller, Bill Monroe, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Carl Perkins, Dottie Rambo, Jimmie Rodgers, Cindy Walker, Jimmy Webb, Hank Williams, Sr. and Hank Williams, Jr. It was announced in September 2007 that the future home of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will be the historic building at 34 Music Square East, former home of the Quonset Hut, Columbia Studio A, Columbia and Epic Records and Sony Music Nashville. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will become the first organization honoring songwriters to emerge from a virtual entity to one with a physical location. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit foundation dedicated to honoring and preserving the songwriting legacy of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The NaSHOF’s principal purposes are to educate, archive and celebrate songwriting that is uniquely associated with the Nashville music community. More information is available at http://nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/.
Music Row changes every day but one of the constants you will find moving slow and steady is songwriter/publisher Roger Murrah. Murrah is a true song man and Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Wynonna, Mel Tillis, Alabama, Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, and Waylon Jennings and Al Jarreau are just a few of the artists who have recorded his songs. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995 and has too many BMI awards to mention. Murrah’s publishing company has signed and helped launch the careers of writers like Mark Alan Springer, Neal Coty, Rachel Proctor, Luke Bryan, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Steve Azar, Phillip White, Rachel Thibodeau. Nashville.com recently caught up with Murrah at his Music Row office.
Nash: So how did you get into the music business? Murrah: Well it sounds like a country music song but it’s a true story. My daddy traded a pick-up truck for an old piano. I guess I was a teenager and just started leaning a note at a time. My mother was a real good singer and we use to sing when we rode around on Sundays. We were just kind of a musical family. But I started taking it more seriously than anybody else and it became a direction for me, I wanted to be a singer. I had a band or two down there in North Alabama. Then I signed with Rick Hall’s company.
Nash: Did you sign as an Artist? Murrah: No, as a songwriter. Back in those days I always told people Rick would sign anybody that could hold a pencil. I went to see him when I was on leave from the Army one day and I played him a song or two. He signed me up, payed for a demo and I thought I was in the business. (laughs) I think that was the only one.
Nash: Let’s back up a little, you said you wanted to be a singer. What made you decide songwriting might be the way to go? Murrah: Well, me and some partners started an eight-track recording studio down in Huntsville and I met Bobby Bare. He had come down to record. Later I came up here to see Bobby because I wanted to book him for the county fair down in Athens Alabama, my hometown. He asked me if I brought any songs and I said “I’ve got one song but it’s kind of pop sounding,” it was called “Send Tomorrow To The Moon”. He said “well let me hear it” and I played him that song. After that he said “why don’t you come up here and write for me?” He owned “Return Music” back in those days. Billy Joe Shaffer was writing for him and Johnny Rodrigez was hanging out there. And I said, “Well, I’d love to do that.” So he gave me a $50 a week draw and I moved up here. He gave me my big break.
Nash: I knew about a lot of your country hits but I had no idea you wrote the huge hit, “We’re In This Love Together” for Al Jarreau. How did that come about? Murrah: Keith Stegall and I wrote that and it was sent out to California by a guy named Ed Thomas. He sent a cassette out there, a total shot in the dark is an under statement. He saw that he was recording on a pitch sheet. I didn’t know who he was at the time. He cut it and it was huge, it was a world-wide hit. Certainly the biggest hit I’ve ever had. And then it ended up being a commercial for Viagra. We still get royalties from all over the world on that thing.
Nash: What’s been the highlight of your publishing career? Murrah: Just helping break some writers and to see them have their first success. People like Phillip White and Mark Alan Springer, but I loved helping them develop and experience their success with them. It was a mom and pop shop. My last staff writing job was with publisher Tom Collins. I learned a lot from Tom Collins. I was standing on his porch one day, my contract was coming up and I had thought about having a publishing company a little bit. I had had some hits right there at the last that helped me segue, and do my own thing.
Nash: You and Waylon Jennings were pretty close, right? Murrah: Waylon had a good heart. I miss him. He and I wrote his life story in an album called “A Man Called Hoss”. That was one of the highlights of my career.
Nash: You’ve had a good run here at Bug music. Now that your contract is up, where do you go from here? Murrah: Well I’ve fulfilled our agreement so I’m going to move on to some new things. It might be premature to talk about those things right now.
Nash: You’re not afraid to try new things are you? Murrah: I like doing my own thing. I get that from my daddy. He was a shade-tree entrepreneur. He was into everything. So I’ve always wanted to have my own business. When I started my business, they say you should start with the end in mind, but I never did do that. I just wanted to publish my own songs and work with writers. And I’ve always had interest in the minutia of business.
Nash: Thanks for talking to us Mr. Murrah Murrah: Thank you for getting in touch with me.
Nashville resident, Maine native and literate songwriter Rod Picott will celebrate his new cd, Welding Burns, with a special early, holiday show at The Bluebird Cafe (July 3rd).
It seems fitting that during this time when the common working man is under attack, one of our best songwriters tapped into the trials and tribulations of the everyday, is set to release a new batch of songs filled with characters possessing a dignified humanity with lives of heartache, desperation and joy. Maine native Rod Picott’s new Welding Burns is another beautiful, gritty and sorrowful collection of songs about the small beauties and privations of life.
An Amazon review describes Rod’s music as ‘barbed wire lyrics wrapped around whiskey & gravel vocals.”
Often described with the same brush as Springsteen, Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams, Rod has lived the blue collar life. The son of a welder and former Marine, Rod worked as a sheet rocker until the release of his first cd, Tiger Tom Dixon’s Blues a decade ago. A childhood friend and co-writer with the Austin-based Slaid Cleaves, Slaid’s version of their song “Broke Down” became the most played song on Americana radio and was awarded the song of the year at the Austin Music Awards.
The new Welding Burns is worth a listen and should push him out of the cult status he currently enjoys and make him one of the best songwriters you know. Rod will be touring throughout the US, Canada and the UK for the remainder of the year.
His show at the Bluebird (4104 Hillsboro Rd) will be from 6:30 – 7:30 PM. For more info and reservations call 615-383-1461.
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Nashville is a song town and Jeff Green is a song guy. While on the air at his college radio station almost 35 years ago in San Francisco, Elvis Presley died. Green put together a themed show about the King. What started out as lists of songs about various topics on recipe cards developed into a loose-leaf binder, then several loose-leaf binders and eventually, five print editions of the Green Book of Songs By Subject.
The Best Songwriting and Music Biz Seminar of 2011 is coming up and Nashville.com is giving away 4 scholarships. Join host Marla Sitten and and Daisy Dern with “Smokin’ Hit songwriters” Dave Gibson, Chris Wallin and Ira Dean for a fall songwriting seminar/retreat at Jim Oliver’s Smoke House in beautiful Monteagle, Tennessee November 11th-13th, 2011. The world famous Smoke House has become a muse for the songwriting community. Dozens of hit songwriters have performed and written in private retreats at The Smoke House. Come experience the magic for yourself at Jim Oliver’s Smoke House!
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