August 24, 2008

SINGER/SONGWRITER/PULITZER PRIZE NOMINEE - This week's guest is TYANA PARR (Ty Parr). She is a singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, engineer and producer. She plays the flute, piano, blues harp, keyboard and all Latin percussion instruments, not to mention that she was blessed with an extraordinarily rich voice. She was a lead vocalist with Englebert Humperdinck, Smokey Robinson, Ramsey Lewis, Reo Speedwagon, Great White, which brought forth the Platinum Block-Buster album, "Once Bitten, Twice Shy." Most notably, Ty Parr received a Pulitzer Prize nomination for her work on the 1996 church-burnings story published in USA TODAY of which she is very proud. WE WILL DISCUSS... "Writing For The Right Singer" As a Singer/Songwriter, you have to know when another singer may be the best 'singer' for your song, you have to put your own personal singing aspirations aside to bring truth to the song. Tips on how to find your musical style as a singer.