NOTE:
To learn more about these songwriters and hear
their winning songs, visit the Great American Song
Hall Of Fame.
For a list of Finalists/Honor winners,
scroll down this page.
11th
Annual Great American Song
(2009)
Grand
Prize Winner!
"Feels
Like the Future"
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by
essence
co-writer:
Jeffrey Pease
(San Francisco CA)
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Pop/Adult
Contemporary
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"Tell
the Next Girl"
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by
Hilary Weaver & Mark Zubek
(Toronto CANADA) website
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'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"Slap Me In the Face"
![](images/2009%20winners/StephanieK4.jpg)
by Stephanie K & Michael J. Powell
(Bloomfield
Hills MI)
"All
Mine"
![](images/2009%20winners/Sarah%20VonderHaar4.jpg)
by Sarah VonderHaar & Lela Upshaw
(Chicago IL)
"Back
To One"
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by Morrigan
Condo
(Washington DC)
"Needed
That"
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by
Paige Bainbridge & George Cassidy
(Nashville TN) website
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Contemporary
Acoustic/Folk
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"In
My Bones"
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by Carmel Mikol
(Halifax NS Canada)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"The
Girl From Ketchikan"
![](images/2009%20winners/Cris%20Kelly4.jpg)
by
Cris Kelly (Portland OR)
website
"Family Bayou"
![](images/2009%20winners/BluesBox%20Bayou%20Band4.jpg)
by Peter Grimaldi
(Modesto CA)
"My
Bags Are Packed for France"
![](images/2009%20winners/Liz%20Mitchell4.jpg)
by Liz
Mitchell
(Jamaica
Plain MA)
"Bitterweeds"
by
Barbara Wilkinson & Sonya Wood
(Vicksburg MS) website
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NOTE:
To learn more about these songwriters and hear
their winning songs, visit the Great American Song
Hall Of Fame.
For a complete list of Finalists winners,
scroll down this page
Rock/Alt
First-Place
Category Winner:
"Vampire
Girlfriend"
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by Matt
Coe
(Los Angeles CA)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"He,
Cat"
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by
Alexey Shanashkin & Vera Ivanova
(Obninsk RUSSIA)
"Kings"
![](images/2009%20winners/Daniel%20Maguire%20(MOG)4.jpg)
by
Daniel Maguire (MOG)
(Canberra AUSTRALIA)
website
"Shotgun"
![](images/2009%20winners/Jessica%20Dawn4.jpg)
by Jessica Dawn
(Nashville TN)
"Why
Do Cows Taste So Good?"
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by Ron Mancini
(Cranston
RI)
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Special
Music Category
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"Santa,
Won't You Bring Me A Valentine?"
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by Cece Box
(San Antonio TX)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"Spotless"
![](images/2009%20winners/Chris%20Wolf4.jpg)
by Chris Wolf
(Mooresville IN)
"Meltdown"
![](images/2009%20winners/Lanny%20Sherwin4.jpg)
by
Lanny Sherwin
(Santa Barbara CA) website
"I Saw A Little Bird"
![](images/2009%20winners/Madeline%20L%20Pots4.jpg)
by
Madeline L. Pots
(Winter Park FL) website
"Rockstar"
![](images/2009%20winners/Charity%20and%20the%20JAMband4.jpg)
by
Charity Kahn
(Charity & The JAMband)
(San
Francisco CA)
website
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Instrumental
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"Memories
of Life"
by Chee Yih Lee
(Kuala
Lumpur MALAYSIA)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"After
the Tsimess"
![](images/2009%20winners/Gilad%20Cohen%20-%20Zohar%20Sharon4.jpg)
by DoubleSpace
(Gilad Cohen & Zohar Sharon)
(Princeton NJ)
"We
Are Under The Same Moon"
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by Chan Nga Yung (Rebecca Pinto)
(Hong Kong)
"So She Spins"
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by
Vin Downes (Bayonne NJ)
website
"Palmas"
![](images/2009%20winners/Eddie%20Paton%20-%20Archangel%20Menezes4.jpg)
by
ReDuX:RMx
(Eddie Paton & Archangel Menezes)
(Oakville ON Canada)
website
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NOTE:
To learn more about these songwriters and hear
their winning songs, visit the Great American Song
Hall Of Fame.
For a complete list of Finalists, scroll
down this page
Country
Category
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"United
Breaks Guitars"
![](images/2009%20winners/DaveCarroll4.jpg)
by Dave Carroll
(Waverley NS Canada)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"Kaity When She Smiles"
![](images/2009%20winners/CarlGrover4.jpg)
by Carl Grover
(Mason City IA)
"Eagles, Anchors & Snakes"
![](images/2009%20winners/Roy%20O%27Neil4.jpg)
by Roy O'Neil
(Woodbury CT)
"Stone
Cold"
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by Betty Holt
(Highlands NC))
"Standing"
by R. Mack Harrell
(Boca Raton FL)
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Contemporary
Christian/Gospel
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"Polish
Me"
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by Debbie Zepick
(Ponoka AB Canada)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"I'm
So Blessed"
![](images/2009%20winners/TinaBlankenshipSmith4.jpg)
by Tina Blankenship Smith
(Mount Airy
NC)
"A Great Big World"
![](images/2009%20winners/Mary%20Ann%20Young4.jpg)
by
Mary Ann Young (Elk
Grove CA)
website
"Hold
Me Father"
![](images/2009%20winners/Lynnmarie%20Hinerman4.jpg)
by Lynnmarie Hinerman
(Eldersburg MD)
"I
Tremble"
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by Rebecca McKinley
( La Mirada CA)
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HipHop/R&B
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"Make
It Jump"
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by Daryl Felder
(Charlotte NC)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"Tango"
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by Dane Rahme
(Gauteng SOUTH AFRICA)
"Strange
Kinda Love"
![](images/2009%20winners/Soulstice4.jpg)
by Soulstice
(Ashley J. Llorens - Monique Harcum - Steven Boel)
(Columbia MD)
"Too
Cool"
![](images/2009%20winners/Quentin%20Primas4.jpg)
by Quentin "QueP" Primas
(Sparta GA)
"In
The Hood"
![](images/2009%20winners/Stonewall%20Stoneman%20Towery4.jpg)
by
Stonewall "Stoneman" Towery (Clayton
CA)
website
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Lyric
Writing
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First-Place
Category Winner:
"Nothing
Says Christmas Like
Holding A Gun"
by Stewart Mcgillivray
(Ellinwood KS)
'Outstanding
Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:
"Keeping Up With Kimberly"
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by Dennis Goza
(Burbank CA)
"Wordless
Hallelujahs"
![](images/2009%20winners/Jonathan%20Redding4.jpg)
by Jonathan Redding
(Smyrna GA)
"Welcome
to Dumpsville, Population: You"
![](images/2009%20winners/Melissa%20Ehrhardt4.jpg)
by Melissa Ehrhardt
(Jervis Bay AUSTRALIA)
"Dull
the Edge"
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by David Copeland
(Fort Worth TX)
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HALL OF FAME.
For a complete list of Finalists, see
2009 FINALISTS
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