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Special Guest John Oates Strums at “Songwriters Circle”

BMI joined The New York Songwriters Circle on March 3 to present “Nashville Night,” with special guest John Oates at The Bitter End. Oates, along with a diverse line-up of songwriters including Kylie Sackley, Jeff Cohen and Hugh Prestwood, performed acoustic interpretations of their songs to a standing-room-only crowd. Shown are…


From News, posted 3.18.08

12th Annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival Picks and Grins May 2-6

BMI will head south with a slew of Music City’s ace songwriters in tow for the 12th annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival in Key West, Florida, May 2-6. Designed to thrust the writers behind today’s country hits into a deserved spotlight, the festival boasts intimate live performances in the midst of paradise. The neighborhood’s favorite live music venues will host performances daily, while the beloved Hog’s Breath Saloon…


From News, posted 4.16.07

Jimmy Buffet, Hugh Prestwood Join Nashville Song Hall

The Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame christened two more BMI members Sunday night (10/22) at the annual induction ceremony hosted by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and the Nashville Songwriters Foundation (NSF). Songwriters selected sea-faring icon Jimmy Buffett and cherished bard Hugh Prestwood for induction, and both accepted the honor in person at the gala held in the…


From News, posted 10.26.06

Nashville Song Hall Nominates BMI Greats

BMI songwriters claimed an impressive majority of the 2006 nominations for induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame - 10 of the 15 call BMI home. The nods honor elite members of the songwriting community whose contributions to popular music span genres and decades.


From News, posted 8.17.06

Key West Songwriters Fest a Rousing Success

The 11th annual Key West Songwriter Festival exceeded expectations and cemented its status May 3-7 as a must-attend event for Nashville songwriters. Sixty BMI songwriters and artists performed and mingled during a week's worth of intimate performances and group activities. Hit songwriter Wendell Mobley took advantage of the week's ample pleasures and views the festival as therapy: "The new AA... Advil and Aloe Vera," Mobley…


From News, posted 5.22.06

BMI Sponsors 11th Annual Key West Song Fest

During the first week of May, it's highly possible that not a single hit song will be written in Nashville; that week, the hits will instead pour out of a more tropical songwriting oasis as the Key West Songwriters' Festival invades Key West, Fla., May 3-7, 2006. The festival continues its successful run at the world-famous Hog's Breath Saloon, the rowdy home base for festivities.


From News, posted 3.23.06

Vince Gill, Roger Murrah, Jerry Reed Join Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Vince Gill, Jerry Reed and Roger Murrah are the newest additions to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. They were inducted Sunday, October 16 during annual ceremonies conducted by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Hugh Prestwood, Jeffrey…


From News, posted 10.17.05

Songwriters Head to Hawaii for Music Fest

The 2004 Kauai Music Festival, co-sponsored by BMI, is a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting being held at the Hyatt Regency Kauai May 26-29. The Festival will provide an opportunity for aspiring songwriters to learn and improve their craft under the tutelage of some of the best songwriters in the world. This multi-faceted event features seminar-style instruction for small groups in a variety of…


From News, posted 3.30.04

BMI Sponsors Kaua`i Music Festival

BMI was a proud sponsor of the 1st annual Kaua`i Music Festival, a four-day celebration of the art of songwriting. The Festival, which took place June 1-4 on the island of Kaua`i in Hawaii, gave aspiring songwriters the opportunity to learn and improve their craft under the tutelage of some of the best songwriters in the world. The multi-faceted event featured seminar style instruction for small groups of songwriters in…


From News, posted 6.16.03

Hugh Prestwood Finds Success as an ‘Unknown Quantity

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Everyone knows that songwriters should flock to Nashville if they’re writing for the country market, New York to pen Broadway scores and other recording centers for different genres. Someone forgot to give Hugh Prestwood that advice before he left El Paso, Texas for New York City, and, eventually, Long Island, where he currently lives, crafting country hits. “I don’t co-write, so I don’t have to go…


From MusicWorld, posted 9.30.02

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