Dallas, TX - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – contact dallassongwriters
The Dallas Songwriters Association is pleased to announce the results of the 2020 DSA members Best Songs of The Meeting songwriting contest. Awards were celebrated at the DSA Awards Program on January 17, 2021and included “Song of the Year,” and the “Vern Daily Songwriter of the Year.”
 |
| Harry Hewlett, DSA A&R Director, VP of Showcases |
The “Vern Daily Songwriter of the Year” for 2020 is awarded to Harry Hewlett for the second year in a row.
Second place for “Song of the Year” goes to “If Every Week Was Friday” by Rick Valente. 
Rick Valente,Katy, Tx,
Sr Reliability Analyst at Southwest Air
Third place for “Song of the Year” goes to “You Gotta Go,” by Don Wall.
Don Wall, Dallas, Tx, DSA Director of PR,
CEO Don Wall Productions
Second place in the “Vern Daily Songwriter of the Year” for 2020 goes to Don Wall.
Third place goes to John Jaggers.
John Jaggers, Dallas, Tx,
Co-founder ColoradoCapo
Our judge, Jack Allday, is a DSA Hall of Fame member, and a founding member of the 1960’s hit recording group, The Nightcaps. The winning songs were selected from the 50 songs that were submitted by DSA members as “Songs of the Meeting.” Members submit original songs at monthly DSA meetings for consideration and a professional critique by Collin College Adjunct Professor of Songwriting and DSA Founding President Emeritus, Barbara McMillen, and Joe Milton, former touring musician and Founder and CEO of the recording studio, www.JoMusik.com. Song of the Year goes to the song which earns the most points. Songwriter of the Year goes to the songwriter who has the most songs in the top ten, which have earned the most points.
”This year we had an enormous response in entries, resulting in a great number of really good songs entered,” said Barbara McMillen, DSA Founder and President Emeritus.
The DSA member response was greatly enhanced during the pandemic by “DSA’s Virtual Open Mic Every Wednesday” and “DSA’s Virtual Global Songwriter Showcase Saturday” both hosted by Harry Hewlett on Zoom.
DSA is a 501 C3 nonprofit organization. Please join DSA as we celebrate 34 years of motivating and uplifting songwriters through education. https://dallassongwriters.org/join-dsa/
