Great American Song Contest

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.

12th Annual Great American Song
(2010)

Grand Prize Winner!

"Dancin' In the Bone Yard"

by Michael McGarrah
(Maricopa AZ)
Hall of Fame 2010

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Pop/Adult Contemporary

First-Place Category Winner:

"My Perfect Day"

 

by Ariel Rose Snihur
Juan Vicente Zambrano & William J. Snihur
(Aventura FL) Hall of Fame 2010

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Watching From An Airplane"

by James Nagel
(Livermore CA)website


"Somewhere In the Distance"

by Jesse David Weeks & Paul Burns
(Toronto CANADA) website

"Madmen"

by Nick Drum
(Portland OR) website

"La Di Da"

by Delaney Gibson
(Ventura CA) website

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Contemporary Acoustic/Folk

First-Place Category Winner:

"Living Together"

by Ken Feldman - Feldiken
Hall of Fame 2010
(Brooklyn NY) website

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Ready For the Dark"

by Larry Murante
(Seattle WA) website


"Never Good Enough"

by Tatiana Rabell
(Los Angeles CA) website

"Ready"

by Heather Wise
(New York NY)

"Hey Jesus"

  

by Brother Lou
(Vienna VA) 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

Special Music Category

First-Place Category Winner:

"Fire Up the Weed"

by Tracy Newman
(Los Angeles CA)

Hall of Fame 2010
website

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Scat Like That"

by Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
(Kensington MD) website

"I Can't Rhyme"

by Lanny Sherwin
(Santa Barbara CA) website

"Holidays"

by Captain Bandanna & Co.
(Sharon Saul, Michelle New & Eddy Saul)
(Sydney AUSTRALIA) website

"The Camping Song"

by Tracey Singer
(El Cajon CA) website

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Rock/Alt

First-Place Category Winner:

"All Good"

 

by Daniel James Maguire (MOG)
(Canberra AUSTRALIA)
Hall of Fame 2010 website

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Give Into Desire" by Tucker Spitzer
(Austin TX)

"With One Word (House of Cards)"

by Alana Grace & Ochs
(Los Angeles CA) website

"That's So Me"

by David VonderBurg
(Winston Salem NC) website

"She Likes Her Rock and Roll" by Jonathan Durnell
(Fort Wayne IN) website

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Instrumental

First-Place Category Winner:

"Children's Song"

by Eric Roberts
(Highlands Ranch CO)
Hall of Fame 2010

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Old Legends"

by Bárður Johannesen
(Tórshavn - Faroe Islands)
website

"Sweet Smile"

by Tony Chen
(Huddersfield UK)
website

"The Way It Was"

by Bill Wren (Valley Mills TX)
website

"I'm Only Sleeping"

by Katie Hardyman
(Pampoolah NSW AUSTRALIA) 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

First-Place Category Winner:

"Dirt"

by Kin Vassy & Kent Maxson
(McKinney TX)
Hall of Fame 2010 ??

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Long Haul"

by Effron White
(Fayetteville AR)website

"If You Don't Stand For Love (What Do You Stand For)"

by Jim Laev
(New York NY) website

"Foolology"

by Michael McGee & Jeff Oxford
(Loch Haven PA) website

"Kick Start"

  

by Tom Robinson
(Yorktown Heights NY) website

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Contemporary Christian/Gospel

First-Place Category Winner:

"Jesus Hope & Me"

by Lynn Case & Russ Case (Choiceland CANADA)
Hall of Fame 2010

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Risk"

by Brooke Frei & Jesse Butterworth
(Redmond WA) website

"How Many Stars" by Anna Schrimpe
(Woolwich ME)

"You"

by Matt McElravy
(Nashville TN) website

"The Best That I Can"

by Steven Michael Johnson
(Hot Springs Village AR) CHECK!! website

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HipHop/R&B

First-Place Category Winner:

"Shirt Off"

by Blänk (Klas Granström & Simon Trabels)
(Stockholm SWEDEN) Hall of Fame 2010

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Bittersweet" by Benjamin P. Drake
(Los Angeles CA)

"Wounded"

by Tara Priya & Jason Cirimele
(San Franciso CA)website

" Stutterin' "

by Chloe Jordache
(San Diego CA)

"You Need Therapy"

by Stonewall "Stoneman" Towery
(Clayton CA) website

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Lyric Writing

First-Place Category Winner:

"Sunday Dinner Goin' Down"

by Archie Brodsky
(Watertown MA)
Hall of Fame 2010

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Liberty's Song"

by Josh Joffen
(Westbury NY) website

"Detente Y'all"

by David VonderBurg
(Winston Salem NC) website

"Just A Fiddle"

by Dennis Goza
(Burbank CA)

"War Movies And Westerns"

by Mark Stepakoff
(Boston MA) website

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GASC 2010 FINALISTS

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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, see 2010 FINALISTS

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Links to Previous GASC Winners:
* 24th Annual Great American Song Contest
* 23rd Annual Great American Song Contest (2022)
* 22nd Annual Great American Song Contest (2021)
* 21st Annual Great American Song Contest (2020)
* 21st Annual Great American Song Contest (2019)
* 20th Annual Great American Song Contest (2018)
* 19th Annual Great American Song Contest (2017)
* 18th Annual Great American Song Contest (2016)
* 17th Annual Great American Song Contest (2015)
* 16th Annual Great American Song Contest (2014)
* 15th Annual Great American Song Contest (2013)
* 14th Annual Great American Song Contest (2012)
* 13th Annual Great American Song Contest (2011)
* 12th Annual Great American Song Contest (2010)
* 11th Annual Great American Song Contest (2009)
* 10th Annual Great American Song Contest (2008)
* 9th Annual Great American Song Contest  (2007)
* 8th Annual Great American Song Contest  (2006)