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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 list of Finalists and Honor winners, scroll down this page.

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9th Annual Great American Song
(2007)

Grand Prize Winner!

"Mighty Jackie (The Strikeout Queen)"

by
Marla Lewis & Les Julian

(Wantagh NY)

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Pop/Adult Contemporary

First-Place Category Winner:

"Fashionable People"

 

by Joel Plaskett
(Halifax NS Canada)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"D'licious"

by
Hani Malik & Andrew Covell

(Sydney AUSTRALIA)

"Sylvia Says"

by Renee Cologne
(Maplewood NJ)


"Evil Genius"

by David Levin
(Minneapolis MI)

"Ain't Gonna Wait For You Forever"

by Ken Wank
(Floral Park NY)

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Rock/Alt

First-Place Category Winner:

"I'm Not Your Friend"

by Eduard Glumov - Z. Mulls
(Aktobe Kazakhstan - Philadelphia PA)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:


"Another Way To Run"

by Jimi Anderson
(West Milford NJ)


"Analog Heart"

by Jay Kyun Ro
(Houston TX)

"Warm and Naked"

by Fuzion
(Cleveland OH)

"American Family (Born To Breed)"

by Atom Fellows
(New York NY)

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Contemporary Acoustic/Folk

First-Place Category Winner:

"Chesapeake"

by Dave Murphy
(Brooklyn NY)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Pontchartrain Prayer Flags"

by Noelle Price
(New Orleans LA)

"Washing Day"

by Adam Levy & Amber Rubarth
(New York NY)

"Dog Shake That Squirrel"

by Kerri Lee Smith
(State College PA)


"Scrapbook"

by Jeff Talmadge
(Roswell GA)

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Special Music Category

First-Place Category Winner:

"General Gao"


by Mark Stepakoff
(Boston MA)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"I Love To Talk To Plants"

by Marla Lewis
(Wantagh NY)

"Santa Swings"
by James Kregg Barentine
(Mesa AZ)

"Happy Socks"

by Martie Echito, Hai Muradian, Collie Coburn
(Ontario CA)

"Whenever Celia Sings"
by Marla Lewis
(
Wantagh NY)

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Instrumental

First-Place Category Winner:

"Desert Sand"

by Mahyar Jamy Bagheri
(Jambes Belgium)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Imminent Serenity"

by Aaron Ewing
(New York NY)

"Seasons"

by Casey Harshbarger
(Indianapolis IN)

"Shades of Blue"

by Craig Pilo
(Northridge CA)

"I Remember Grover"

by Dez Desormeaux
(Chicago IL)

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Country Category

First-Place Category Winner:

"Friday Night"

by Douglas Stanglin & Luke Liddy
(Arlington VA)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Real Live American Cowboy"

by Charley Hankins
(El Dorado AR)

"Keep It In the Family"

by Dan Peters
(Chicago IL)

"You Got Country"

by Ed Williams
(Dalla TX)

"Ugly Girls"

  

by Terry Williford
(Nashville TN)

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Contemporary Christian/Gospel

First-Place Category Winner:

"The Day The Angels Cried"

by Kathleen Lamb
(Houston TX)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Road To Glory"


by Steven Michael Johnson
(Hot Springs Village AR)

"May I Witness"

by W. Daniel Hamby
(Valdese NC)

"Christ Jesus Is the King"

by John Tatum
(Toluca Lake CA)

"How Fair is My Baby"

by Denise Jordan Finley
(Woodstock NY)

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HipHop/R&B/Rap

First-Place Category Winner:

"You Are My Love Song"

by Ron Anthony
(Brooklyn NY)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"I Wanna Fly" by Jim Hinger
(Haddonfield NJ)

"Black Man"

by Keegan "SeAzOn ALL" Lewis
(Orlando FL)

"Get Ya Movin" by Chris Stiles
(Boise ID)



"R u w/me?"

by Jae Senji
(San Diego CA)

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Lyric Writing

First-Place Category Winner:

"Big Montana Sky"



by Andy Rieber
(Langlois OR)

'Outstanding Achievement In Songwriting' Awards:

"Polishin' Buckles With You"

by Diane Tribitt
(Hillman MN)

"Feels Like 1936 Again" by Randall Effner
(Jamestown MO)

"Hats and Horns" by Casey O'Hara
(New York NY)

"A Sin Symphony!" by Mark M. Wilson
(Notting Hill UK)

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