I was poking around Google’s Blog Search tool and found some pretty cool songwriting blogs. There are some that have great promise. I would love to see more frequent updates – so head on over and let them know what you think. Leave a comment to let em know you were there: Ultimate Songwriting BlogAt [...]
Readers Ask: I have a fairly decent song I wrote in one sitting. Lyrics and music. I was amazed at how well it came to me. Should I leave it alone or should I try and rewrite? Great question. From a professional songwriting perspective, the answer is almost always a resounding “yes”. Professional songwriters are [...]
Gadsby is a novel written in 1939 by Ernest Vincent Wright. The unique feature of this novel was how he wrote it. He actually tied down the E-key of the typewriter so he was not allowed to use that letter in the entire novel! While some might see this as unimaginable and a task of [...]
Over the summer we had quite a few stories and inside scoops on the biggest songwriters (and singer-songwriters) in the industry. In case you missed them, here are some of the best: Songwriting insight from Daniel Powter and another interview with a great quote here. Garth Brooks and the writing of “That Summer” We All [...]
So you’ve written some great songs, you’ve done some quick demos in your bedroom studio, and now you want to kick it up a notch. Maybe it’s time to take it to the studio and get some “professional help.” That could be a good idea, but I’d like to steer away from some mistakes and [...]
Sure he can! The following account is taken from one of my favorite websites – Story Behind the Song.net (my only problem is I wish there were more stories!) The Story Behind “That Summer” written by Pat Alger, Garth Brooks. performed by: Garth Brooks |Interview with Pat Alger conducted by Adam Olson | “That Summer,” [...]
(From contributing blogger Ryan Galloway) Hello, everyone. Checking in from 36,000 feet and headed home from a week on the road. A steady gig has got me bouncing between Dallas and the East Coast these days, as I let American Airlines beat the crap out of my guitar—but that’s a whole “nother blog. Since I’ve [...]
For me writing lyrics has always been one of the hardest parts of putting a song together. When I played in a band we could bring in a chord progression or a riff we’d came up with or else jam something up in practice and work the music up to a full song from there [...]
(This is the final article in the series “Songwriting For Beginners”. We are filing the series under the Songwriting Basics category.) Last week we ran a series on Songwriting For Beginners that was remarkably successful. We hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for all the kind comments and thanks to Jeff Oxenford for contributing such a [...]
And what many people would say, is a terrible singer. Bob Dylan has affected more songwriters (dare I say, music fans) than most Songwriters in the history of recorded music. And yet, so often I hear that people won’t even give him a listen because he “just can’t sing!” It makes me wonder…
