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

 

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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, see 2012 Finalists.

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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