SONGS AT THE CENTER

#1001 10th Anniversary Celebration, Part 1
This is the first of two shows in Songs at the Center’s tenth season with mega-hit songwriters. This one highlights Beth Nielsen Chapman (“This Kiss”), John Oates (“Maneater”), Janis Ian (“At Seventeen”), Ray Stevens (“The Streak”), and Marc Cohn (“Walking In Memphis”). Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1002 10th Anniversary Celebration, Part 2
This is the second show in Songs at the Center’s tenth season that features mega-hit songwriters. Don Schlitz (“The Gambler”), joins Molly Tuttle (“The Light Came In”), Tom Douglas (“The House that Built Me”), Suzy Bogguss (“Letting Go”), Tony Arata (“The Dance”). Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1003 Three Grammy Winners: Tom Paxton, Don Henry and Jon Vezner, Part 1
Three Grammy Award winners on one show! Tom Paxton, the Lifetime Grammy Achievement Award winner wrote the classic American folk tune, “The Last Thing on My Mind.” Tom Paxton is a songwriting legend…and a national treasure. Then, on the same Songs at the Center stage are Don Henry and Jon Vezner, the two Grammy Award winners who wrote “Where’ve You Been?” which was highlighted on Ken Burns’ documentary Country Music. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1004 Hannah Aldridge, Julie Williams, Melody Walker, Part 1
Hannah Aldridge, a classically trained pianist turned internationally touring songwriter, joins Julie Williams, chosen as a CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2023, and Melody Walker, who emerged from that pandemic by co-writing four songs on the Grammy-winning album, Crooked Tree, by Molly Tuttle. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1005 Ava Preston, Delyn Christian, JD Eicher, Part 1
Ava Preston, who performed at the 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival, joins Americana songwriter, Delyn Christian, and JD Eicher, a nationally touring troubadour. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1006 Mary Gauthier, a Master Series Episode, at Nat’l Veterans Museum and Memorial
Mary Gauthier, the Grammy nominee brings her healing songs to an audience of veterans at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. During the taping, this performance brought a very emotional audience response from veterans and non-veterans alike. The album she wrote with the help of veterans and their families, Rifles & Rosary Beads, was nominated for a Grammy Award. Accompanied on the show by singer-songwriter, Jaimee Harris, Mary is also the author of the book, Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting, which explores the art and healing power of songs and songwriting. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1007 Comedy Songwriting Special with Heywood Banks, Steve Goodie & Carla Ulbrich
SONGS AT THE CENTER presents a Comedy Songwriting Special, featuring three masters of the craft, radio’s favorite “Toastmaster,” Heywood Banks, and The Bluebird Café’s Sunday Songwriter’s Night host, Steve Goodie, both of whom are regulars on Dr. Demento’s outrageous radio program. And, our favorite “songwriting zany,” Carla Ulbrich, rounds out the show in hysterical fashion. Truly, a Thinking Woman’s Comedian. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

Episode #1008: Episode #1008: Alicia Michilli, Jordan Allen Dean, Angel Snow (Part 1)
Semi-finalist on “America’s Got Talent,” Alicia Michilli, joins Muscle Shoals songwriter, Jordan Allen Dean, and the introspective Angel Snow for an intimate songwriter’s round. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1009 Three Grammy Winners: Tom Paxton, Don Henry and Jon Vezner, Part 2
One show, three Grammy winners! American folk legend, Tom Paxton, shares the stage with Don Henry and Jon Vezner, AKA The Don Juans. Music, fun, and thoughts on the creative process. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1010 Hannah Aldridge, Julie Williams, Melody Walker, Part 2
Melody Walker, who hosts the weekly songwriter’s round in Nashville, Writers’ Kitchen, performs with Muscle Shoals native, Hannah Aldridge, and Julie Williams, who has toured the country with the Black Opry Revue. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1011 Ava Preston, Delyn Christian, JD Eicher, Part 2
JD Eicher, who created music to accompany the release of Nicholas Sparks' novel, Two by Two, is joined by jazz artist Ava Preston, and songwriter and radio talent, Delyn Christian. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1012 Master Series with Hall of Famer Thom Schuyler
Thom Schuyler presents a Master Series episode that is a primer on the art and craft of songwriting. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Thom wrote scores of hits, including the song that has been called “the songwriter’s anthem,” and recorded by Lacy J. Dalton, “Sixteenth Avenue.” He performs some of his biggest hits and talks about the history of his songs. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.

#1013 Alicia Michilli, Jordan Allen Dean, Angel Snow, Part 2
Songwriter Angel Snow, who believes that “when the lights go down and the world turns off, the truth comes into focus,” joins Jordan Dean, who’s debut album was “a love letter to old car culture,” and Detroit-born songwriter, Alicia Michilli, on Songs at the Center. Hosted by singer-songwriter Eric Gnezda.