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Barbara Wilkinson

Vicksburg, Mississippi
Songwriter
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LEVEL
aspiring
GENRES
Country, Bluegrass
PUBLISHING COMPANY
LGN Publishing, BMI, I own my own publishing
Contact
Publishing: 601-638-5453 leave message
Administrative: Barbara Wilkinson
P.R.O.
BMI
INSTRUMENTS
bass / acoustic guitar / keyboard / mandolin
INFLUENCES
EmmyLou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Jim Lauderdale
DAY JOB
Registered Nurse
I AM INTERESTED IN
in co writing online
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a publishing deal
I WRITE:
It's my second job

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music
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SONG CUTS
Billy Childers, William Michael Morgan, Marie Hodson, Raven Braud, B.Thomas(Norway), Quintana Biffert, Jamie Lynn Robinson
SONG PLACEMENTS
"Fire Like That" signed to Quest Music, a publishing and licensing library company in the U.K.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Session I "BitterWeeds" top 3 Finalist Country Category 2008 16th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest 3rd Place Winner for "I Need A Day Like That" country category 2008 Songdoor International Songwriting Contest 3 Honorable Mentions for "When Angels Fall", "Cowboys Love Texas" and " I Need A Day Like That" 2008 10th Annual Great American Song Contest Top 5 Finalist for "I Need A Day Like That" Honorary Mention 2007 Billboard Songwriting Contest "When Angels Fall" Runner Up The John Lennon Songwriting Contest "Cowboys Love Texas"
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