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The Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) is an American organization created to "advance, promote, and benefit" the profession of songwriters. It was founded in 1931 as the Songwriters Protective Association by Billy Rose, George W. Meyer and Edgar Leslie. SGA issued the first standard songwriters contract in 1932 and most writers consider it the ...
A Writers Guild of America strike sign, 2007. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the generic term of two different American labor unions, representing writers in film, television, radio, and online media: The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL-CIO national trade union center.
Website. www.ascap.com. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) (/ ˈæskæp /) is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadcasters, and digital streaming services (music stores). [2]
Songwriter. Years active. 1931–2014. Ervin Drake (born Ervin Maurice Druckman; April 3, 1919 – January 15, 2015) was an American songwriter whose works include such American Songbook standards as "I Believe" and "It Was a Very Good Year". He wrote in a variety of styles and his work has been recorded by musicians around the world.
bobdipiero.com. Robert John DiPiero (born March 3, 1951) is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15 US number one hits and several Top 20 singles for Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery Gentry, Brooks ...
The Society of Composers & Lyricists is an organization founded in 1983 to represent composers and lyricists working in visual media, such as television and film. [1] [2] It sought union status in 1984 after the dissolution of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, but the National Labor Relations Board denied the bid on the basis that songwriters were independent contractors.
Oldwick, New Jersey, U.S. Genres. Pop music, Jazz. Occupation (s) Songwriter, arranger. George David Weiss (April 9, 1921 – August 23, 2010) [1] was an American songwriter and arranger, who was a president of the Songwriters Guild of America. [1] He is an inductee in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time" is a feature published by the American magazine Rolling Stone in August 2015. [1] The list presented was compiled based on the magazine's music critics, and unlike previous lists the votes came entirely from the magazine's staff. It predominantly features American and English songwriters of the rock era ...