MEMPHIS
SONGWRITERS
ASSOCIATION
2025 Songwriter Showcase Winners
(Left to Right)
1st Noah Smith - “Strawberry”
2nd Tyler Coker - “Woke Up and Grew Up”
3rd Shara Matlock - “Buckets”
(Accompanist - Sky King)
Hosting the Event
Amber Rae Dunn Vice President
Mark Parsell President
| Songwriters (Left to Right) | Song |
|---|---|
| Dutch Vanderpool | I Cound Stop Missing You |
| Kassie & Ben Wilson | My Favorite Parts of You |
| Austin Varner | Pale the Blue |
| Brian Ford | Ellen's Apron |
| Rice Drewry (Donna Hansom Acompanist) | Pack My Sword Away |
| Tyler Coker | Woke Up and Grew Up | Will Boyd | Can't See the Circus for the Clowns |
| Noah Smith | Strawberry |
| Shara Matlock & (Sky King Accompanist) | Buckets |
Judges (Left to Right)
Jason Gillespie - American Recording Studios
Andrew “Latty” Latimore - TV & Radio Personality
Ty Boyland - Coordinator for School-Based Enterprise at Crosstown High
MSA Special Guest Speaker
Doug MacLeod
November Meeting at The Arcade Restaurant
MSA Songwriter Legend Series
October with Ms. Carla Thomas
September with Ms. Joyce Cobb
Ms. Carla Thomas (left) and Ms. Joyce Cobb (right)
October 14, 2024
Memphis Songwriters Association Meeting
October MSA Meeting
with honored guest
Ms. Carla Thomas
hosted by
Jil Sweeney
MSA Take Over
Delta Fair Main Stage
September 9th, 2024
From left to right: Ted Horrell, Sam Raines, Miz Stefani, Shara Matlock, Reggie Dwayne, Dutch Vanderpool, Deion Corely (MSA Board), Joe Matthews (MSA Board), Sky King, Mark Parsell (MSA President), and Amber Rae Dunn (MSA Vice President)
Photograph Credit: Reggie Pederson
Upcoming Events
MISSION
The mission of the Memphis Songwriters Association (MSA) is to create a vibrant COMMUNITY of songwriters and provide OPPORTUNITIES for them to grow - with the ultimate hope that we will transform the landscape of the music industry in Memphis, Tennessee.
History
Estelle Axton was the co-founder, with her brother Jim Stewart, of Stax Records. Born a Tennessee native, Axton was also the founder of the Memphis Songwriters Association in 1973.
The Memphis Songwriters Association was formed in order to foster the education and advancement of local area songwriters. MSA has consecutively maintained membership for over 50 years. Estelle's formation of the Memphis Songwriters Association led many local songwriters and singer/songwriters publishing their original material. Some of these songs and artists met with great success.