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.

13th Annual Great American Song
(2011)

Grand Prize Winner!

"From His Window"

by Johnsmith
(Trempealeau WI)
Hall of Fame 2011

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Pop/Top 40

First-Place Category Winner:

"Climb Back Up"

by Larry Hamlet
(Rockville MD)
Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:


"Speak the Truth In Love"

by Timothy Nelson
(Perth AUSTRALIA)
Website


"About to Kiss Another Girl"

by Gabe Klavun
(Brooklyn NY)
Website

"Deja Vu"

by Sean Cooney
(Brookly NY)
Website

"Ignorance Is Paradise"

by Chase Thompson & Tyler McMullen
(Pasco WA) Website

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Singer-Songwriter

First-Place Category Winner:

"End of War"

by Eric Colville
(Ipswich MA)
Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

" I'll Keep Tryin' "

by Alicia McGovern
(Salt Lake City UT) Website

"Drill Baby Drill"

by Marc Bridge
(Westborough MA)
Website

"The Devil Wants Another Dance"

by Mark Keller
(Sausalito CA)
Website


"Ordinary Day"
by Avi Katz
(Toronto CANADA)

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Adult Contemporary (AC)

First-Place Category Winner:

"This Is Our Time"

by Debra Gussin & Dale Effren
(Los Angeles CA)
Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Still Hope"


by Angela Evans
(Toronto CANADA)
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"Not Good At Letting Go"

by Lynn Case & Russ Case
(Choiceland SK CANADA) Website

"Easy"

by Michael Tiernan
(San Diego CA) Website

"Armor"

by Michael Jade
(Northbrook IL) Website

Folk/Americana

First-Place Category Winner:

"Two Yellow Roses"

by Ed Romanoff & Crit Harmon
(Brooklyn NY)
Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:


"I Wouldn't Call It Love"

by Moss Henry
(Santa Rosa CA)
Website



"Lucky Penny"

by Wendy Parr
(New York NY)
Website


"Standing Ovation"

by Freebo & Robert Tepper
(Los Angeles CA)
Website

"Boys Are So Sensitive"

  

by Sue Fink
(Chicagoa IL)
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 list of Finalists/Honor winners, scroll down this page.

Special Music Category

First-Place Category Winner:

"Mama I Know You Ain't Santa"


by Tracy Newman
(Los Angeles CA)

Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"High Maintenance Love"

by Mark Stepakoff
(Boston MA)
Website

"Credit Card Christmas"


by Bob Wire & Chip Wilson
(Missoula MT)

Website


"Something You Learn"

by Lori Henriques
(Beaverton OR)

Website

"Poopie Diaper"

by Maury LaFoy & Shoshana Sperling
(West Toronto CANADA)

Website

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Rock/Alt

First-Place Category Winner:

"Ghost Town"

 

by John L. Sullivan
(Chicago IL)

Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Off That Stuff"

by Leejay Rudenjak
(New Haven CT)
Website

"Between the Two"

by Mark Schleunes
(Hercules CA)

Website

"Shadow Of A Genius"

by Chuck Folds & Amplify This
(Greensboro NC)

Website

"California"

by Andrew Santora
(Mount Kisco NY)

Website

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Instrumental

First-Place Category Winner:

"Recognizing the Beloved One"


by Tony Chen
(Huddersfield ENGLAND)
Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Kristina"

by Stanislav Lemeshkin
(Volgograd RUSSIA)

Website

"Be Mine Tonight"

by Askin Serbetci
(Webster NY)
Website


"The Welcome Song"

by Anne Trenning
(Charlotte NC)

Website

"Buttonwillow"

by Luke Halpin
(South Pasadena CA)
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 list of Finalists/Honor winners, scroll down this page.

Country Category

First-Place Category Winner:

"Warm Hands"

by Angela Evans
(Toronto CANADA)

Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Better From Above"

by Will Hopkins
(Washington DC)

Website

"One Mississippi"

by Mark Croft
(Madison WI)
Website

"She Dreams"

by Karen Collins
(Takoma Park MD)
Website

"Mama Wears A Hard Hat"

  

by Deborah B. Seymour
(Seattle WA)

Website

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Contemporary Christian/Gospel

First-Place Category Winner:

"Shadow of the Son"

by Steven Michael Johnson
(Hot Springs Village AR)
Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"I Wearz My Shoes"


by April Monet Griffin
(Pennsauken NJ
)
Website


"Darkness Turns Around"

by Thomas Paul Reeves
(Athens GA)

Website

"In You We Live and Move"

by Wendy Jepsen
(Riverdale UT)

Website

"Hands Stretched Out Still"
by Amber Patterson
(Cordova TN)

Website

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HipHop/R&B

First-Place Category Winner:

"Spin This World the Other Way"

by Lisa Horan & Stephan Joseph Antonelli
(Catonsville MD)

Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Melody of My Heart"

by Divine Brown
(Totonto CANADA)

Website

"Mover & A Shaker"

by Jessi Teich
(Philadelphia PA)

Website

"Radiance"

by Larry Hamlet
(Rockville MD)
Website


"Uptown Action"

by Glenn Rader
(Farmington Hills MI)

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Lyric Writing

First-Place Category Winner:

"Beijing Lullaby"

by Randall & Sara Effner
(Jamestown MO)
Hall of Fame 2011

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Kingdom Of A Fool"

by David Alan Cates
(Ponte Vedra Beach FL)

Website

"On A Cold, Cold Christmas Day"

by T. Edwin Doss
(Lake Anna VA)

Website

"Sunday Girl"

by Archie Brodsky
(Watertown MA)

Website

"Fundraising Blues"
by Lyn Duke
(North Vancouver BC CANADA)

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LOOK! MORE Opportunities for GASC winners

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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/Honor winners, see 2011 FINALISTS.

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Untitled Document 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)


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