Dallas Songwriters Song Contest: And the winners of the 2020 DSA Song Contest are . . . . . . .

Americana/Folk/Bluegrass

1. 1309 North Austin by Tommy Patterson, Comanche, TX

2. Mendocino Sunrise by Ynana Rose, San Luis Obispo, CA

3. Bayou Sef by Charles Edmund Carter, Dallas, TX

HM Summer Days by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX

HM The Windmill Bar & Grill by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA

Christian/Inspirational

1. New Sight by Amy Abernathy, Canton, GA

2. With Your Love, O God by Denise Rosier, Colorado Springs, CO

3. Going Home by Matthew Stemme, Clayton, NC

Country

1. Someone to Miss Me by Susan Odella, Virginia, MN

2. Coal by Matt Rogers, Hermitage, TN

3. Way Back When by T. Edwin Doss, Bumpass, VA

HM That's My Name by Randy Overton, Waxahachie, TX

HM When The Fertilizer Hits The Ventilator by Parvin & Patterson, Plano, TX

HM The Balladeer by Mark Patterson, Plano, TX

Instrumental

1. Forever Now by Charles Edmund Carter, Dallas, TX

2. On the Caravan by Len & Jon Seligman, SARASOTA, FL

3. The Soldier's Widow by Charles Edmund Carter, Dallas, TX

Love Songs/Easy Listening

1. Don't Ever Say Never Again by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX.

2. Wonder Boy by Randall Mark, El Cajon, CA

3. So High by Preston Ash, Dallas, TX

HM Til My Last Breath by John Visconti, Cary, NC

Novelty/Children

1. Parking Cars on Mars by Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA

2. Flying Disco Chicken by Randy Sauer, Hays, KS

3. Zipcode by Charles Edmund Carter, Dallas, TX

Pop/Rock/Alt/R&B

1. Word Man by Stefanie Johnson, Allentown, PA

2. Zipcode by Charles Edmund Carter, Dallas, TX

3. Make America by Phil Ipsan, New York, NY

Singer/Songwriter

1. Goodnight Moon by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX

2. In Dreamland by Charles Edmund Carter, Dallas, TX

3. Word Man by Stefanie Johnson, Allentown, PA

Grand Prize Winners

1. That’s My Name by Randy Overton, Waxahachie, TX

2. Don’t Ever Say Never Again by Steve Jackson, Irving, TX.

3. On The Caravan by Len & Jon Seligman, SARASOTA, FL

JUDGES COMMENTS FROM ROY ELKINS

https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/p/2020-dsa-song-contest-judge-roy-elkins.html

MOST NOMINATED SONGS AWARD

Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

WINNER OF THE DRAWING FOR THE GIFT CERTIFICATE

# 169 Forever Now by Charles Carter, Dallas, Tx

YOUNG SONGWRITER AWARD

1. Satisfied by Sathvika Ganesan, Frisco, Tx

2. Texas Lullaby by Cela Harper, Little Elm, Tx

3. Wine by Cela Harper, Little Elm, Tx

2020 Community Awards went to Dunn Brothers Coffee and Broadjam, Inc.

https://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/p/dsa-community-awards.html

Dunn Brothers Coffee - Dallas Songwriters Association presents Dunn Brothers Coffee with the 2020 Excellence in Community Service Award - Thank You, Alan & Kate Geddie and the entire DBC team for the outstanding venue for supporting original music & the best cup of coffee in town.

Broadjam - DSA presents broadjam.com with the 2020 EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Thank You, Roy Elkins & the entire Broadjam.com team for providing outstanding online services to the musicians/songwriting community.

BEST SONGS OF THE MEETING AWARDS

SONG OF THE YEAR

3. You Gotta Go by Don Wall, Dallas, Tx
2. If Every Week Was Friday by Rick Valente
1. The Girl’s So Texas by Harry Hewlett and Chuck Ehrmann

VERN DAILEY SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Harry Hewlett

AWARDS PROGRAM VIDEOS

2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O53tKlKWRs&list=PL2QmQKUl70-2fZsHAIcWZTejZVKttRKMX

2020 DSA Song Contest Awards Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZJ_TN9f7_I&list=PL2QmQKUl70-0NTzHsFcVDDtQRkAyMoZud

2020 DSA Song Contest Award Winning Songs - 30 sec clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVnE1vn4cN4