The 2023 TSAI
Songwriter Awards
This year’s 40th Annual event was held at
Sam Ash Music on April 23rd.
An intimate setting,
but still plenty of room.
Our guest-host this year was
Dale Houston!
We began with an Invocation,
then a couple songs by Dale,
followed by a performance
by Parker and Dallaire
Dale and Paul presented the
Category I
Song Of The Year Award to
Frank Prenevost and Tom Dallaire
for “House Where Love Grows”
More great music from
Craig Hendricks,
Brooke Butler,
Kenneth Cole,
and Allie Keck
Dale and Allie then presented
The Category II
Song Of The Year Award to
Mark Barnowski,
Corey Lee Barker,
and Allie Louis
for “I Wish”
Then 2 great performances by
Kecia Burcham,
and Claire Cunningham
Dale and Claire presented the
Category III
Song Of The Year Award to
Mark Barnowski,
Corey Lee Barker,
Joey Boone,
and Chad Bushnell for
“Thank God”
Kelsea and Paul then welcomed
our 2023 TSAI Hall Of Fame inductees,
past Board Member
Meredith Blis, and
past President and
Executive Director
Kenny Angel
We thanked our volunteers and
Board members, talked a little
about some of what TSAI has to offer,
our YouTube channel, our channel on
The Nashville Country Television Network
and
“Real Country Music On Radio”, which
is our effort to split Country Music into
2 separate genres and Radio formats.
Pop Country and Traditional Country
have mostly different audiences, and on
different Stations and Charts, would
provide more opportunities for
Artists, Songwriters, advertisers,
and the listening audience.
Now, on to more music!
2 more fantastic performances by
Andrew Marshall,
and Billy Coane
Dale and Billy presented the
Category IV
Song Of The Year Award to
Paul Castoe and
Aaron Rodgers for
“ War Don’t Care”
Dale and Andrew presented the
Category V
Song Of The Year Award to
Corey Lee Barker,
Emily Daniels, and
Kelly Seidel for
“First Christmas”
Dale and Paul presented the
2023 Song Of The Year Award to
Frank Prenevost and Tom Dallaire
for “House Where Love Grows”
Dale and Paul presented the
2023 Record Of The Year Award to
Mark Barnowski,
Corey Lee Barker, and
Chad Jeffers for
“You Got This”, by
Suzette Michaels
And then a Special Performance by
the legendary Jerry Foster
Dale and Jerry presented the
2023 TSAI Songwriter Of The Year Award
to Corey Lee Barker!
As always, thanks to everyone who
voted for these songs, all the volunteers,
and big thanks to our friends
at Sam Ash Music!