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2024 TSAI Songwriter
Awards
Once again, Sam Ash Music
played host to a
FANTASTIC Show!
This year, in the Main Room,
On the Big Stage!
We started off as always, with
an Invocation, this year
by Reverend Ronnie Horton,
and songs by Ronnie and
one of our co-hosts,
Lisa Daggs.
Paul introduced our
other co-host, Lee Newton.
The music kept going with
performances by
Kyler Sullivan, and a
nominated song
by Judy Klass
Lee and Paul presented
The Category 1 Award to
Judy Klass, for
“My Name Is Hope”
More music by
Randi Driscoll, and
Madison Hughes
Lee and Madison presented
The Category 2 Award to
A 3-way tie!
Corey Lee Barker,
Mark Barnowski,
John Culpepper,
Mark Roma, for
“Once”
Charles Wong for
“Love Her Out Loud”
Joe DeLucas,
Mark Toliusis,
Patrick Sebastian, for
“Trash-can Whiskey”
2 more songs by
Dawn Rix
Lee and Kelsea presented
The Category 3 Award to
Paul and Kelsea for
“River Of Blessing”
(see what I did there?) ha!
Paul and Kelsea spoke
a bit about the things
TSAI offers, including
Tuesday night meetings
at Sam Ash, critiques,
Workshops, Pitch Nights,
TSAI’s YouTube Channel,
our channel on
Nashville Country Television
Network on Roku,
(where this Show will air),
and “Real Country Music
On Radio”, our movement to
get Country Music split into
2 separate Radio formats and
Billboard Charts, “Pop Country”
and “Traditional Country”.
Can’t think of anything
that would help
Songwriters more!
Paul and Kelsea then had the
honor of inducting
Janelle Angel, and
James Breedwell into
The TSAI Hall of Fame!
Lee and Lisa then presented
The Category 4 Award to
Clare Cunningham for
“I Swear”
Lee and Lisa also presented
The Category 5 Award to
Corey Lee Barker,
Mark Barnowski,
MaryBeth Stone, and
Revele, for
“Yule-tidin’ With You”
Lee and Lisa then presented
The 2024 Song Of
The Year Award to
Judy Klass, for
“My Name Is Hope”
2 songs by Dee White,
(who is being Produced by
Tony Brown by the way)
Dee, Lisa, and Lee presented
The 2024 Record/Cut of
The Year to
Corey Lee Barker,
Mark Barnowski,
MaryBeth Stone,
and Revele for
“Yule-tidin’ With You”
Then, a surprise guest! Our
friend Marty Brown came
by to see Tony Brown
and Kyler Sullivan!
He’s writing some new
songs with Kyler, can’t
wait to hear those!
And, so, we couldn’t
let him go without doing
his Tony Brown Produced
“I’m From The Country And
I Like It That Way”!
A big hit for Tracy Byrd!
After a short Intermission, we
were graced with Terry McBride, of
(McBride and the Ride), and writer
of many hits by Reba,
George Strait, Garth Brooks,
Alan Jackson, 13 singles by
Brooks and Dunn, and
recently Inducted into
The Texas Songwriters HOF,
to introduce Mr. Tony Brown!
Our first TSAI Lifetime
Achievement Award winner!
Terry spoke of how influential
Tony Brown has been to
his career, and what great
friends they’ve become.
And then our special guest,
Tony Brown!
Lee & Lisa then presented the 41st annual TSAI Songwriter Of The Year Award to
Corey Lee Barker
Paul and Kelsea came out and thanked our
co-hosts Lee Newton
and Lisa Daggs,
Sam Ash Music,
our volunteers,
congratulated all
the winners,
and said Goodnight!
All photography
with the exception of the Category 2 Winners
Courtesy of Janet Reynolds Photography
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