(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Jersey Shore music fans have known for a while, and shortly, the whole world will know just how talented Rick Barry truly is.
Rick's song, "Courage For A Rainy Day", was just announced as the Grand Prize Winner for the folk ca [+](ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- Jersey Shore music fans have known for a while, and shortly, the whole world will know just how talented Rick Barry truly is.
Rick's song, "Courage For A Rainy Day", was just announced as the Grand Prize Winner for the folk category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
His song will begin competing against "Any Precious Girl" by Ben Sures of Alberta, Canada on March 15th. Music fans from around the world will throw their vote into the mix by voting online at jlsc.com. Sures was the Grand Prize Winner for the 2005 - Session I.
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is open year round and features two Sessions -- with 72 finalists, 24 Grand Prize Winners, 12 Lennon Award Winners and 1 Maxwell Song of the Year. Rick Barry and Ben Sures are competing to be one of the 12 Lennon Award Winners.
By becoming one of the 24 Grand Prize Winners, Rick Barry has already won a $5,000 in Project Studio equipment from iGuitar, Roland/Edirol and Audio-Technica plus a $500 gift certificate from MusiciansFriend.com. If he becomes one of the 12 Lennon Award Winners he will receive at $5,000 advance from EMI Music Publishing and 1000 custom CDs printed in full color 6 panel digipaks courtesy of Disc Makers (worth $1990).
The artist who wins the Lennon Award for Song Of The Year wins $20,000 courtesy of Maxwell Corporation and an Apple computer with Cinema Display and Logic Pro Software.
"Rick Barry is a once in a decade kind of talent," said Upstage Magazine publisher Gary Wien. "It's been amazing to see him progress as a songwriter in the past 2-3 years. Right now, he is in the type of groove that Elvis Costello was during the late 70s and early 80s when each new song sounded better than before and new songs made their debut each week.
"This contest should help the rest of the world recognize his brillance as a songwriter."
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest which began in 1997. Judges include D12, Al Jarreau, Bob Weir, Matt Pinfield, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, Columbia artist Lyfe Jennings, Jesse Harris, Teairra Mari, The Black Eyed Peas, The Bacon Brothers, Ken Komisar, and Jake Hill.
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