We got our hands on the snazzy-looking new Spark Pearl Special Edition amplifier from Positive Grid and wow! You’ll want to check this amp out! Over 10,000 tones, jam-along on YouTube songs and recording functionality? Things you didn’t know you needed! Quantities are limited- get one at this link: https://www.positivegrid.com/spark-pearl/?utm_source=American_Songwriter_Pearl_First_Look_article Don't forget to subscribe for more! Follow ▶ Website: www.americansongwriter.com ▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanSongwriterMagazine ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmerSongwriter ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americansongwriter/ ▶ Tumblr: https://americansongwriter.tumblr.com/ ▶ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/americansongwriter/ #SparkPearl #Partner Content @Positive Grid ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjiOaWcsOqY

The Alabama duo stopped by American Songwriter Studios for an exclusive Off The Record Interview on Twitch. Hosted by Joe Vito, the pair talked new music, the artists that inspired their sound, and the history of how they teamed up to form Muscadine Bloodline. Don't forget to subscribe for more! Catch American Songwriter LIVE on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/americansongwriter Follow ▶ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/americansongwriter ▶ Website: https://www.americansongwriter.com ▶ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanSongwriterMagazine ▶ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmerSongwriter ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americansongwriter/ ▶ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-songwriter-magazine ▶ Tumblr: https://americansongwriter.tumblr.com/ ▶ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/americansongwriter/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mqUufjOCdY

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It all started with an email from American Songwriter magazine about winning the song-lyric contest, which led to an email from Jimmy Buffett who read the magazine, which quickly transformed my life for the next two years from that of a police detective to a traveling troubadour musician at the hands of none other than Jimmy Buffett himself. During my two year journey of nightly gigs, I destroyed a mini-van, bought a bigger van, met Lionel Richie, wrote a song for the Lionel Toy company (no relation to Richie,) slept in Jimmy Buffett’s house, slept in total stranger’s houses, slept in a house boat, slept in my van, and woke up every single day with a smile on my face, grateful that I decided to enter the American Songwriter magazine’s Lyric Contest in 2012. Did I mention that it was that particular contest that crowned me with a first place win for my song “Dear Jimmy Buffett?” The song itself was a late night bar anthem, based on a letter I wrote to Jimmy when I was 13 years old. In the song, I ask Jimmy for a record deal. After the magazine ran an article about me winning the contest, Jimmy read the article and the rest was history. Just like my lyrics asked, I ended up with a record deal on Jimmy’s label because of the song, because of American Songwriter magazine, and because I dared to dream. Thanks again American Songwriter! The American Songwriter Lyric Contest has been helping aspiring songwriters get noticed and heard by the industry since 1984. Enter the 2020 contest today. You never know where it might take you. https://americansongwriter.com/offers/lyriccontest/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTB2E56hVzQ