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Home • Interviews • Writing A Song • Obituaries International Songwriters Association The Profiles Introduction by Jim Liddane The International Songwriters Association is famous for carrying out in depth interviews with (quite literally) hundreds of world-famous songwriters, including Andrew Lloyd Webber, George Michael, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Kate Bush, Lionel Bart, Bill Martin, Barry Mason, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weill, Carole Bayer Sager, Billy Joel, Don McLean, George Harrison, Hal David, Kris Kristofferson, Neil Diamond, Tom T Hall, Roger Hodgson, Chris Rea, Tony Hatch, Dickey Lee, Bill Anderson, Janis Ian, Chris DeBurgh, Boudleaux Bryant, Paul Williams, and many many more. If you would like to read some - just click on "Interviews" at the top of this page. In addition however, we have also published detailed profiles on a huge number of important songwriters, composers, music publishers and impressarios, detailing their work and honouring their achievements. Here are just a few of them you might like to enjoy! Roger Nicholls In a career spanning sixty years, Roger's songs have been recorded by Frank Sinatra, the Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, The Monkees his co-writing partner Paul Williams, and many many more. Larry Bastian Larry's songs have been hits for such Nashville luminaries as Garth Brooks, Buck Owens, George Jones, Moe Bandy, Tammy Wynette, Tracy Byrd, Janie Fricke, Eddie Arnold, Marle Haggard, Lacy J Dalton, Conway Twitty and Vern Gosdin. Mike Berry Singer-songwriter Mike Berry grew up in London where his early interest in music was sparked by the burgeoning rock and roll scene of the late 1950s. Like many young British performers of the time, he was heavily influenced by American artists such as Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, and Gene Vincent, and recorded his own hits for the legendary producer Joe Meek. Johnny Tillotson Singer-songwriter Johnny Tillotson's songs were being recorded by Elvis Presley, Billy Joe Royal, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and Slim Whitman at a time when he himself was scoring hit after hit as a singer. Troy Seals Born in Kentucky, Troy Seals came from a family with deep musical roots — his cousins included Dan Seals, Jim Seals and Johnny Duncan, all of whom achieved success in pop and country music. Johnny Rodriguez Singer-songwriter Johnny Rofriguez made history as the first major Mexican-American country singer to achieve mainstream success, a significant milestone in a genre that had seen little Hispanic representation up to that point. Khalil Fong Singer-songwriter Khalil Fong Tai Tung was born in Hawaii, to an American-Chinese father, a professional drummer, and a Hong Kong mother, Liang Rulan, an English language educator. Having moverd to Shanghai as a child, he went on to become one of China's biggest stars. David Lynch David Lynch, was best known as a visionary filmmaker and producer whose work in that field included such classics as “Twin Peaks”, “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive”. However he also made significant contributions to the world of music and composition. Charles Strouse Perhaps the pinnacle of his career came with the musical "Annie". Based on the popular comic strip "Little Orphan Annie", the show featured a score by Charles and "Annie" became a massive success, running for nearly six years on Broadway and winning the Tony Award for Best Musical. © Jim Liddane Copyright Songwriter Magazine, International Songwriters Association & Jim Liddane: All Rights Reserved FAQs • Writing_Songs • Selling_Songs • Interviews • Obituaries • Copyright • Plagiarism • Publishing • Songwriting_&_Artificial_Intelligence • The_Eurovision • Songwriter_Hall_Of_Fame • Today's_News • Today's_Charts • Jim_ Liddane's_ Blog • The ISA • Full_Site_Menu ISA • International Songwriters Association (1967) internationalsongwriters@gmail.com The Small Print This International Songwriters Association 1967 site is a non-profit non-commercial re-creation of portions of the full site originally published by the International Songwriters Association Limited, and will introduce you to the world of songwriting. 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