Great American Song Contest
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GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST Hall of Fame. Listen closely. You might hear something wonderful.

In celebration of the glorious craft of songwriting, Songwriters Resource Network proudly presents the Great American Song Contest HALL OF FAME. In this section you will hear songs by top winners in the Great American Song Contest. These folks are among the most promising and talented songwriters around today.

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS

Raggedy Anne
(Cassidi Hesdon/Cara Anderton)

Website
*"Love of a Good Man"

Grand Prize Co-Winner
Cassidi Hesdon
Fredericksburg VA

Grand Prize Co-Winner
Cara Anderton
Fredericksburg VA

Grand Prize Co-Winner
Trannie Anderson
Fredericksburg VA

Grand Prize Co-Winner
Dallas Wilson
Fredericksburg VA

GRAND PRIZE CO-WINNERS
Cassidi Hesdon
Cara Anderton
Trannie Anderson
Dallas Wilson

POP
1st Place
Ava Della Pietra
New York NY

Website
*"Happy for You"

ADULT
CONTEMPORARY
1st Place
Marina Sneider
Hartsdale NY

Website
*"I Love You, Dangerous"

FOLK/AMERICANA
1st Place
Steven Farber
Lenexa KS

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*"Blaze of Glory (Ball of Fire)"

SINGER/SONGWRITER
1st Place
Shannon Beel
Nashville TN

Website
*"Lonely"

ROCK
1st Place
Nerijus Glezekas
Algonquin IL

Website
*"Seeds Will Grow"

SPECIAL CATEGORY
1st Place
Graham Mizen
Lincolnshire UK

Website
*"Can I Have My Guitar Back?"

R&B/HIP HOP CO-Winners
1st Place
Celeste Newman & Chymes
Melbourne Australia

Website
*"Soul"

INSPIRATIONAL
1st Place
Susan Kane
Mount Kisco NY

Website
*"Meryem Ana"

INSTRUMENTAL
1st Place
Chris West
Goodlettsville TN

Website
*"Lackadaisical"

COUNTRY Co-Winner
1st Place
Ben Wagner
Nashville TN

Website
*"Dawns on Us"

COUNTRY Co-Winner
1st Place
Emily Ortego
Cincinnati OH

Website
*"Dawns on Us"

COUNTRY Co-Winner
1st Place
Page Mackenzie
Cincinnati OH

Website
*"Dawns on Us"

LYRIC WRITING
1st Place
David Yerganian
Medfield MA

"He'd Like To Say He's Sorry "

Hall of Fame

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