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DEAN OLSON is a songwriter host and producer of the weekly radio show "StrongWriter On the Radio." The popular long form music interview program is now a weekly podcast with new episodes being added each week. Dean is based out of Orange County, California.

96 Year-Old Man Pens Viral Song After Losing Wife of 73 Years

By Brandon Lowrey “Oh sweet Lorraine, I wish we could do all the good times over again,” the song goes. Fred Stobaugh, 96, remembered laying eyes on the prettiest girl he ever saw: It was 1938, and she was a car hop named Lorraine at an A&W Rootbeer stand in East Peoria, Ill. Two years…

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Happy Declaration Of Independence!!

Happy Birthday to the greatest country on the face of the earth.  It took a massive effort to get this experiment underway known as the United States Of America.  Every July 4th, we should take just a moment to pray for LIFE, LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, and that those ideals may live forever….

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Accept Me or Reject Me

By PJ McClure I’m hearing the same phrase nearly everywhere I go. In my world, that means I need to pay attention because there is an issue needing attention. The issue, fear of rejection disguised as self-confidence. The phrase in question is one form or another of, “They’ll just have to accept me as I am.” On the…

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Power Couple: Michael & Tanya Trotter

Since 1994 Tanya has been an international known recording artist best known for her performance in the hit movie Sister Act 2 singing “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” and since expanded her title to author and speaker in 2009. She has presented lectures at various churches, her Butterfly Beautiful Conference for Girls and Young…

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Dirty Loops Covers – Compare and Contrast

This post is but for the demonstration of the Swedish power trio, Dirty Loops, and their masterful re-imagining of such pop hits by the likes of Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Rhianna, and Adele. These three young men are quietly tearing up YouTube with fresh progressions and melodies as they perform stunningly arranged cover versions of…

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Unbelievable! 5 year-old Boy Is a Piano Prodigy

Ryan Wang, a five year-old musical prodigy from Vancouver, has been blessed with an unbelievable talent at an age that most kids are learning their ABC’s!   AND he’s only been playing for a year and a half!   Watch his incredible performance of “Variations on the Russian Theme.”   Simply unbelievable! CLICK TO WATCH…

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Michael Trotter Jr. (Bio Page)

About Michael Trotter Jr. Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Mr. Sammy Davis Jr would be proud of this young man. Thrilling us all with songs from the past such as Soon I Will Be Done and Smile Michael Trotter jr is sure to win the hearts of the world with his talent….

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Songwriting Dream for The Voice’s Elise Evans

A talented teen still hopes to pursue her dream of making it big in the music industry. Elise Evans from Glynneath, who had a taster of stardom on BBC’s The Voice, has big plans to get her own music heard and hopes to become a professional songwriter. ​ The Voice’s Elise Evans “I would love…

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Adam Carolla On Luck (Prager University)

A refreshing new professor just started his first course at Dennis Prager’s online university, and he is comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla.  Course #1 is shown below, and it’s a pretty good one.  However, I shook my head in disappointment when I saw the comments box on YouTube for this video.  Adam has a pithy but valuable…

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Rod Stewart on Being a Born-Again Songwriter, Future Faces Reunion (Q&A)

Especially since it’s been nearly 20 years between songwriting. It hasn’t been 20 years between original material. But risk is good. Risk is going forward. And it seems to be getting fairly nice reviews. It’s exciting and it’s scary, because we have to … Read more from Chris Wellman’s article >>>

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