Great American Song Contest

14th Annual GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST (2012)

These are your winners!

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, please scroll down this page to Finalists.

Grand Prize Winner! "St. Vincent de Paul" Ed Romanoff, Crit Harmon & Josh Ritter Brooklyn, NY Hall of Fame 2012 First-Place Category Winner Pop/Top 40 "Story of A Broken Heart" Stephanie K. & Michael J. Powell Detroit, MI Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "You'll Be Back" Debra Gussin & Jonathan Bluth Los Angeles, CA Website Website "I'll Be Goldilocks" Ott Lukk Minneapolis, MN Website "American Weekend" Layne Montgomery New York, NY Website "Deep Down Damned" Christie Leigh Bellany Boston MA Website First-Place Category Winner Singer/Songwriter "Paid Too Much For the Diamond" Cal Scott Portland OR Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "On A Cold, Cold Christmas Day" T. Edwin Doss Silver Springs, MD Website "Gush" Andrew Vladeck New York, NY Website "I'll Be the Father Now" David Tokaji Pasadena, CA Website "Tell Us What You See" Sherwin Kaufman New York, NY Website First-Place Category Winner Adult Contemporary "Kinda Cool" Randall Michael Tobin Burbank, CA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "Before I Go Under" Lisa Johnson & Lisa Nemzo Burbank, CA Website "Am I Crazy To Be In Love" Victoria Fuller Chicago, IL Website "I Miss You Already" Jonathan Posey Redding, CA Website "Slap Me In the Face" Stephanie K. & Michael J. Powell Detroit, MN Website First-Place Category Winner Folk/Americana "Screen Door" Martin Flanagan Baton Rouge, LA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "Cold Blood" Mark Stepakoff Boston, MA Website "Home For Christmas" Tony Denikos Baltimore, MD Website "The Chicago Kid" Rebecca Loebe Atlanta, GA Website "Get Your Hands Dirty" Steven Michael Johnson Hot Springs Village, AR Website First-Place Category Winner Special Music "Airport Blues" Lanny Sherwin Santa Barbara, CA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "My Cat Is A Zen Master" Charles Colombo Southhold, NY Website "We're All Going Straight To Hell" D.B. Rielly New York, NY Website "My Very Own Teeth" Brady Beard, Jason Gantt & Adam Beard Nashville, TN Website "Bumble" Joel Rapaport & The Hoots Davis, CA Website First-Place Category Winner Rock/Alt "Ricochet" Daniel James Maguire MOG Canberra, AUSTRALIA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "Son Of Superbia" Tucker Jameson Spitzer Austin, TXT Website "Welcome To L.A." Dan Wolfe & Common Los Angeles, CA Website "Settling" Zachary McIntyre Tyngsboro, MA Website "Where We Are" Evan Spade & Bart VanBemmel Dallas, TX Website First-Place Category Winner Instrumental "Jazzy" Lou DeAdder Whitby ON CANADA Hall of Fame 2011 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "Beto Nionso" Ya Tatchi Basel SWITZERLAND Website "Changes" Arek Religa Chicago, IL Website "Tomorrow" Aleks Girshevich Trio Denver, CO Website "Number 3" Joel Kamins Website First-Place Category Winner Country "Parking Spaces" Carol Kay Markham ON CANADA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "Life Begins Right Here" Becca Bessinger & Pete Ballou Mt. Pleasant, SC Website "You Don't Leave No Signs of Cheatin' " Lisa O'Kane Studio City CA Website "Staycation" Betty Holt Highlands, NC Website "Go Where the Fish Are" Ann Juenger & Michael Lovett Glenmoore, PA Website First-Place Category Winner Christian/Gospel "Sing Me Home" Dawn Kenney Waltham, MA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "The Call" BJ Peace, JK Jones & David Sanchez Tampa, FL Website "Breathe All Of Jesus" Rick McPherson Remington, VA Website "Walk Each Other Home" Billy Walsh Clinton, MA Website "Sinner Like Me" John R. Oliver Wasilla, AK Website First-Place Category Winner HipHop/R&B "Casualties" Tjuan Benafactor Pittsburgh, PA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "3 Digits" Zachary Aaron Klein Menlo Park, CA Website "Grapevine Stories" Rick Webster Perth AUSTRALIA Website "Throw Up the Peace Sign" Stonewall "Stoneman" Towery Clayton, CA Website "Games" Joelle Moukhiaber Bass Hill NSW AUSTRALIA Website First-Place Category Winner Lyric Writing "Cold Blood" Mark Stepakoff Boston, MA Hall of Fame 2012 Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting "St Vincent de Paul" Ed Romanoff, Crit Harmon & Josh Ritter Brooklyn, NY Website "Potholes" Ed Romanoff Brooklyn, NY Website "Slow Down Mona" Arlie Conner Portland, OR Website "Cat In My Hoody" Max Tell & Robert Stelmach White Rock BC CANADA Website   Look, there's more. GASC 2012 Finalists More Opportunities for GASC winners   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 2012 Finalists.

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)