The following FWSA members were announced as the Song Contest Winners at the annual (2021) Christmas Party held on Sunday, December 5 at the Hard Eight BBQ, 220 N. Burleson Blvd., in Burleson, TX:
STUDIO PRODUCED: LOVE/RELATIONSHIP
1st Place - John Terry (co-written by Wayne Willingham)
Title: "Dancing with Him"
2nd Place - John Terry
Title: "All My Dreams"
3rd Place - Rose Jeffus
Title: "Which Memory is Yours (Which One is Mine)"
STUDIO PRODUCED: PATRIOTIC/SONGS ABOUT TEXAS
1st Place - Rob Owen
Title: "I'm Going Back to Texas"
2nd Place - Taylor Bonham
Title: "Same Star"
3rd Place - Theo Henning
Title: "For the Memories of You"
STUDIO PRODUCED: SPIRITUAL/POSITIVE MESSAGE
1st Place - Rob Owen
Title: "Send You Home"
2nd Place - Gus Wolman (co-written by Will Gunnell Jr)
Title: "Real Men Do Cry"
3rd Place - Rhonda McCullough (co-written by Taylor Bonham)
Title: "3 Minutes Session"
STUDIO PRODUCED: OTHERS
1st Place - Rhonda McCullough (co-written by Taylor Bonham)
Title: "Need a Little Lovin' Tonight"
2nd Place - John Terry
Title: "Old Rusty Barn"
3rd Place - Rose Jeffus (co-written by Connie Smith & Will Gunnell)
Title: "I Need To Be Somebody (I Don't Even Know)"
LYRICS ONLY
1st Place - Rose Jeffus
Title: "I'll Pray"
2nd Place - Michael Hulsey
Title: "Whiskey When I'm Stoned"
3rd Place - Rose Jeffus
Title: "Three Sheets to the Wind"
BARE BONES - LOVE/RELATIONSHIP
1st Place - Matt Meek
Title: "What Have You Left Me To Lose"
2nd Place - Rhonda McCullough (co-written by Taylor Bonham)
Title: "500 Miles"
3rd Place - Mitch Fenner
Title: "Boundary Line"
BARE BONES - SPIRITUAL/POSITIVE MESSAGE
1st Place - Matt meek
Title: "Just Ain't Livin'"
2nd Place - Geri Green
Title: "Find That Thing"
3rd Place - Sara DeMore
Title: "Here's to D'Anna"
BARE BONES - OTHERS
1st Place - Matt Meek (co-written by Connie Meek)
Title: "I Should be Seeing You"
2nd Place - Rickey Tate
Title: "Hero Back Home"
3rd Place - Geri Green
Title: "My Dad"
SONG CONTEST CATEGORIES FOR 2022:
The FWSA Board has set the categories for FWSA's 2022 Song Contest: Love/Relationship songs; Patriotic and/or Holiday Dongs; Spiritual/Positive Message Songs; Other (Open Subject Category), Instrumental Songs, and Lyrics Only. With the exception of Instrumentals and the Lyrics Only categories, there will be sub-categories for "Studio Produced" and "Bare Bones". "Bare Bones" entries can consist of only a single instrument and a single vocal.
The contest itself will not open until July 2022, with a deadline for entries at the end of August, as in year past. It is hope that, by announcing the song categories well in advance of actually opening the contest, FWSA members can begin to think about preparing their entries. More Contest information will follow in the coming months.