The LASC's Songwriting Competition '95 is closed and the first round of judging has been completed. The songs listed below have been selected as finalists and forwarded to the second round judges for ranking. The winner in each category will receive $100 and be eligible to win the Grand Prize. All finalists written by members of the LASC are eligible to win the $100 "Best of the LASC" Bonus Prize.
The songs are listed by Entry Number. All prizes and certificates will be awarded in November.
Bluegrass
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer/ City & State
17 Carolina Gal
Stephen Miller, Hermitage, TN
166 Take This Rock
Sarah Reed, Mt Vernon, OH
167 Love Is Like Sand
Sarah Reed, Mt Vernon, OH
211 Wildflowers ln A Mason Jar
Clara Jacobs, Warsaw, DH
285 Slowboat
Lynn Quinones, Martinez, CA
286 Before This Mountain
Lynn Quinones, Martinez, CA
287 Be Still My Heart
Lynn Quinones, Martinez, CA
497 When The Frost Kills The Kudzu
David F Peters, Brasstown, NC
506 Finally Learning To See
Melissa Webb, Gallalin, TN
566 The Creek Just Keeps On F/owing
Rita Beach, Dry Ridge, KY
Blues/R&B
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer / City & State
28 Trails Of Beauty
Dennis Blunt, San Francisco, CA
82 Stop The Violence, Stop The Crime
Joe Chatman, Lawrenceville, GA
279 Juke Box Johnny
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
364 You 're Spending The Nights A/one
Sig Rosenblum, Southhampton, NY
368 Why Bother To Try Again?
Sig Rosenblum, Southhampton, NY
407 Red Headed Woman
Charles Mencer Sr, Louisville, KY
531 I Shouldn't Be Telling You This
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
532 Probably You '
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
564 In Love And Misery
Rita Beach, Dry Ridge, KY
609 This Man
Juanita Redmon, Louisville, KY
Children's
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer/ City & State
29 Lollipops And Gingerbread Men
Dean Herron, Lakeside Park, KY
115 Somebody Sent MeA Valentine
Rich Prost, Cincinnati, OH
168 The Day We Lost The Lizards
Sarah Reed, Mt Vernon, OH
398 Kidding Around
Earl Meyers, Louisville, KY
405, Show & Tell
Earl Meyers, Louisville, KY
413 Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up
Steve Clark, Forest, VA
425 Mule Egg
Fuzzy Faulkner, ltasca, TX
572 Tuna Tacos
Ken Baldwin, Elizabethtown, KY
573 The Lighthouse Keeper Ol' Kentucky
Ken Baldwin, Elizabethtown, KY
589 Kitchen Faucet Song
Marie Augustine, Louisville, KY
Country
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer/ City & State
49 Shes Not Good Enough
Jon Nicholas Jr, Frankfort, KY
131 It's Blue And Clear In Mexico
Guy Dupree, Social Circle, GA
137 Fool Again
Andrew Wolf, Washington, DC
184 Country Boogie Baby
Gary Morgan, Tulsa, OK
281 Lost In Texas
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
282 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
347 Tears On Tap
Randall Fischer, San Diego, CA
482 Let The Flavor Come Up In It
Greg T. Trafidlo, Bedlord, VA
536 It's All C0min'Back To Me Know
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
538 Mama's Diary
(Love Is In The Details)
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
Folk
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer / City & State
170 Love Is Like Sand
Sarah Reed, Mt Vernon, OH
173 Cowboy On The Highway
Sarah Reed, Mt Vernon, OH
177 Where Lydia Lies
Rebecca Brown, Westerville, OH
316 Christopher (Columbus As A Child)
Cletus Kennelly, Bethesda, MD
318 This House
Susan White, Port Republic, MD
332 USS Indianapolis
(Let History Remember)
Kevin Trant, l-(ensington, MD
411 A-Ok From Jesus
Danny White, Louisville, KY
440 Light In The Window
John V. Modaff, Morehead, KY
491 Old Dirt Roads
Rob Tiger, Hayesville, NC
529 All There ls To Know
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
Gospel/CC/lnspir
Entry No.l Song TitlelWriter/ City 8| State
24 lFeel Your Hand
Gene Carrington, Cisne, lL
26 The First Time She Prayed
Ron Bergman, Gainesville, GA
284 The Carpenter's Tools
Gloria Ramsey, Conyers, GA
298 You Feel Alive
Daryl Cook, Louisville, KY
305 Granny
Cliff Shelder, Deridder, LA
328 Love ls The Answer
Sherwin Kaufman, New York, NY
423 Jesus Will You Take My Hand
Mary Mares, Metairie, LA
517 The Love I Never Knew Was There
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
518 Would You Know Him
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
520 Turn To You
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
Jazz
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer / City & State
203 Finger Pluckin'
Jack Skiles, San Antonio, TX
277 Brazilian Nights
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
436 Fontana
Jerome Thompson, Ingram, TX
454 Scherer's Shadow
Vernon Came, Lawrenceville, GA
456 Electric Rain
Vernon Carne, Lawrenceville, GA
505 Waits And Swing
Melissa Webb, Gallatin, TN
526 I Guess We're Even Now
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
591 Father
Ken Lucchese, Louisville, KY
624 Wupatki
Michael Medley, Louisville, KY
525 Turn Around
Michael Medley, Louisville, KY
Lyrics-Only
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer / City & State
1 Ol' Nashville
Gene Carrington, Cisne, IL
14 My Sick Mornin ' Lonesome
Gene Carrington, Cisne, lL
81 The Sailingman 's Daughter
Terry Nolot, Pekin, lN
145 Ship In Bottle
Michael McGee, Lockhaven, PA
160 There 's A City Growing Right
Across The Road
Jo Prall, Flunnells, IA
221 Gold Spangled Bracelets
Jo Chenoweth, Leavenworth, KS
294 Uncle Jeb's Jubilee
Bryan Pinkston, Henderson, KY
415 Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up
Steve Clark, Forest, VA
568 Hometown, U. S. A.
Sherry Jones, Olney, MD
615 Jim
David Kinkade, Clint, TX
MOR/Pop
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer / City & State
4 It Never Fails
Eric Culbreth, Arlington, VA
6 Sneaking Up
Eric Culbreth, Arlington, VA
8 Fade Into The Distance
Eric Culbreth, Arlington, VA
27 Where In The World Can Our
Love Be Now?
Ron Bergman, Gainesville, GA
162 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
Susan Johnson, Fort Thomas, KY
272 Fly With Me
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
275 Living With The Dark Side
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
278 Heart Of The Arctic
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
524 The Trick ls To Keep On Breathing
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
641 Hiding From The Rain
Patrick Fitzgerald, Louisville, KY
Other
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer / City & State
60 Man Of The House Blues
Jack Skiles, San Antonio, TX
257 Where ls One?
Shirley Feagley, Easton, PA
404 Spring Me
Earl Meyers, Louisville, KY
426 Degree In Cruelty
Fuzzy Faulkner, Itasca, TX
486 The Tumbler
Greg T. Trafidlo, Bedford, VA
496 Who Stole The Prozac?
David F Peters, Brasstown, NC
514 Pink And Blue
Pat Ratkowski, Alexandria, VA
560 Eagle Creek
Rita Beach, Dry Ridge, KY
579 Bungee Jumping Luther
Dwight Smith, independence, KY
587 !Like. . ..
Marie Augustine, Louisville, KY
628 El Senor de La Vida Y Muerte
Michael Medley, Louisville, KY
ROCK
Entry No. / Song Title / Writer / City & State
3 Sweet River
Eric Cuibreth, Arlington, VA
34 Shut Up
Darrin Paxton, Glen Burnie, MD
138 Old Man Primate
Michael Kirkman, Ottawa, OH
178 Sorry UA
Kathi Witkowski, Germantown, MD
271 Where Do We Draw The Line
Gordon Heins, Woodstock, GA
312 Boxcar Coal ,
Cletus Kennelly, Bethesda, MD
314 Jamie (Crack Corn)
Cletus Kennelly, Bethesda, MD
508 Run Wild
Pat Ratkowski, Alexandria, VA
533 InnocentAs Angels
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA
534 The Ride Of Your Life
Louie Cate, Alexandria, VA