Great American Song Contest

 

NOTE: To learn more about these songwriters and hear their winning songs, visit the Great American Song Contest Hall Of Fame. For a list of Finalists and Honor award winners, scroll down this page.

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8th Annual Great American Song
(2006)

Grand Prize Winner!

"The Same Mary"

by
Kathy Hussey
(Nashville TN)

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Contemporary Acoustic/Folk

First-Place Category Winner:

"93 Maidens"

by Rachael Sage
(New York NY)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"When I See You Again"

by Dave Nachmanoff
(Davis CA)

"My Chewed Up Gum"

by Galia Arad
(New York NY)

"Obvious"

by Patti Witten
(Ithica NY)

"Move On"

by Jeff Sammon
(Dunmore PA)

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Pop/Adult Contemporary

First-Place Category Winner:

"Leaving Carolina"

 

by Joey Auch
(New York)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Beep! Beep!"

by
DaCosta/DuBois/Flake/Meadows/Kapeghian
(Atlanta GA)

"Just A Little Love" Leon/Leon/McCafferty
(Malaga Spain)

"This Is Why Life Sux"

by Shoot The Messenger
(Rob Frail & Tom Connolly)
(New York NY)

"Nowhere With You"

by Joel Plaskett
(Halifax NS Canada)

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Special Music Category

First-Place Category Winner:

"Living In Symbiosis"

by Lucas Miller
(Austin TX)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"O Star O'er Bethlehem"

by Erika Chambers
(Nashville TN)

"They Served the Working Class"

by Nicol Walsh & Ville Hildén
(Llandudno UK)

"Waffle Boy"

by Tracy Newman
(Los Angeles CA)

"I'm My Own Best Friend"

by Tracey Eldridge
(Joppa MD)

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Instrumental

First-Place Category Winner:

"My Apologies"

by Kris Johnson
(Lansing MI)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Fjordscape"

by Mitsch Kohn
(Berlin Germany)

"When Giacomo Learned To Swing"

by Henry Winckel
(Springville CA)

"Filosphilcal Flying Fish"

by Grace Kelly
(Brookline MA)

"Angel Aurora Sunbeam and Love"

by Jesse Philip Green
(Delaware Water Gap PA)

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Rock/Alt

First-Place Category Winner:

"Noah"

by Katey Morley
(Toronto Canada)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Down My Back"

by Sarah Saunders
(Melbourne Australia)


"Love Is A Blessing"

by Steve Dawson
(Chicago IL)

"You Still Shine"

by Caitlin Evanson
(Nashville TN)

"Without Your Skin"

by Keaton Simons
(Los Angeles CA)

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Country Category

First-Place Category Winner:

"Fiona"

by Sean Patrick McGraw
(Nashville TN)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Moving To China"

by Jonathan Helfand
(New York NY)

"Wait A Minute"

by Gary Sandifer
(Hollister CA)

"Picture Hanging On the Wall"

by Stephen Desjardins & Jeff Murray
(Orlando FL)

"You Hold On"

   

by Lynn Case & Russ Case
(Innisfail ALB Canada)

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Contemporary Christian/Gospel

First-Place Category Winner:

"At the Cross"

by Kathleen Lamb
(Houston TX)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Who Am I?"

by Bradley Guldemond
(Edmonton ALB Canada)

"The Real Thing"

by Dan Folland
(Queen Creek AZ)

"Freedom"

by Marie Ashmeade
(North Bergen NJ)

"Not the End of Days"

by Charles Moster
(Austin TX)

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HipHop/R&B/Rap

First-Place Category Winner:

"Bounce"

by Lyrical Eye
(Nicosia Cyprus)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Inside My World"

Tracy Nicole Chapman & Gary Haase
(Los Angeles CA)

"Right Here"

by Geoff Earley
(Brighton MA)

"Feel Good Music"

Lamar J. Smith & Sam Dew
(Chicago IL)


"Take Me Back"

by Jonathan Brown
(Atlanta GA)

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Lyric Writing

First-Place Category Winner:

"Mind The Gap"



by Nicol Walsh
(Llandudno UK)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Shoestring"

by Laura Smith
(Wheeling WV)

"Boundaries of the Boulevard"

by Chris Argento
(Queensbury NY)

"Don't You Cry"

by Diana LaSalle
(Savannah GA)

"Things Your Family Christmas Card Won't Say"

by Cjaye Heller
(The Woodlands TX)

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MORE OPPORTUNITIES
for Great American Song winners!

Visit the Great American Song
Hall Of Fame!

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)