Songspeak - Conversations on the Art and Craft of Songwriting - Byron Hill.
Tennessee MTSU Recording Industry professor Hal Newman, and occasional guest hosts, interview ASCAP songwriters.
Topics include the process of writing songs, how one becomes a songwriter, tips for being a successful songwriter in the music industry. Songwriters also perform a few of their songs. The programs are recorded in front of MTSU students enrolled in Recording Industry courses. A question and answer session follows each discussion.
This week Hal's guest is Nashville Songwriter Byron Hill. Byron's songs have generated more than 650 recordings...earning seventy-seven RIAA certified gold and platinum awards, ten ASCAP awards, twenty-five U.S. and Canadian top-ten chart hits, including nine #1 hits in various markets. His songs have been recorded throughout the world, released by artists in England, Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Holland, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. His songs have been used in Television network shows and syndicated programming including: Fox Sports Network (FSN), NFL on Fox (Fox), The Singing Bee (NBC), Cribs (MTV), The Fall Guy (ABC), The Statler Brothers Show (TNN), Burn Notice (USA Network), The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (Fox), Knight Rider (NBC), Club Dance (TNN), Celebrities Offstage (TNN, Spike TV), Hee Haw (CBS), Crook & Chase (TNN), Nashville Now (TNN), Music City Tonight (TNN), ABC In-Concert (ABC), Path To Stardom - Hot Country Nights (NBC), The Country Music Awards, The Academy of Country Music Awards, Talent Roundup (CMT), Opry Live (GAC), At The Ryman, CMT Greatest Moments (CMT), I Love The 90s (VH-1), The Greatest - 40 Days That Shaped Country Music (CMT), Foxworthy's Big Night Out (CMT).