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Featured Songwriter: Ashley Gorley

December 16, 2019 ~ rstapella ~ 5 Comments

I am kicking off a new segment of my blog which is to discuss prolific songwriters and what makes them so popular. First up, Ashley Gorley has won more than a dozen Songwriter of the Year awards (through different organizations) and written 43 # 1 singles for artists such as Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan, Blake … Continue reading Featured Songwriter: Ashley Gorley

Drawing From (non)Experience

October 21, 2019November 6, 2019 ~ rstapella ~ 1 Comment

Only To Your Phone One of my greatest frustrations with myself is my poor memory. Thinking back to what started the writing process of Only To Your Phone, I have only flashes of memory. Anytime I think of how this song began, these images come to mind. The first image is me sitting on a … Continue reading Drawing From (non)Experience

Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone

October 21, 2019November 6, 2019 ~ rstapella ~ 1 Comment

Sew Me Up I remember the first time I had the idea for this song. One of my sisters is three years older than me. We spent my first year of high school together with her as a senior. We were very close that year. In my memory, we did nearly everything together. She ushered … Continue reading Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone

An Introduction

September 14, 2019October 20, 2019 ~ rstapella ~ Leave a comment

A few years ago, while on my evening train home to the Chicago suburbs, I listened to a Ted Talk podcast hosted by Guy Raz. The episode told a story about Sting, one of the most prolific song writers and how, one day, he inexplicably lost his power to write. I was riveted by the … Continue reading An Introduction

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