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George Ellsworth

Brooklyn, New York
Singer-Songwriter, Songwriter, Band
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LEVEL
semi-pro
GENRES
Singer/Songwriter, Rock , Alternative Country
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Twilight's Own Publishing, independent publishing company
Contact
Publishing: Twilight's Own Publishing
Administrative: Same
P.R.O.
ASCAP
INSTRUMENTS
bass / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / keyboard / piano / vocals
INFLUENCES
John Lennon, Bob Dylan, John Hartford, Fats Waller, Frank Zappa, John Coltrane, Billy Holiday, Chuck Berry, The Stones, Tony Joe White, Paul MacCartney, The Band, Bill Kirchen, Buffalo Springfield, The Clash, Television, The Police, Prince, Paul Simon, Curtis Mayfield, Counting Crows, The Detroit Cobras, Radiohead, Dion DiMucci, Richie Havens, Roy Orbison, Janis Joplin, Ray Charles, Ray Davies, Santana, Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson, James Talley, Louis Jordan, John Prine, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Lucinda Williams, Steve Forbert, The Strokes, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Shel Silverstein, Townes Van Zandt, Warren Zevon, The Zombies, Hank & Lucinda Williams, Jim Kweskin, Fritz Richmond, Johnny Clegg, Fela Kuti, David "Fathead" Newman, Bob Marley, Was Not Was and many more I can't think of just now..........
I AM INTERESTED IN
in co writing online
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
I WRITE:
When I have time

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

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music
experience >
SONG PLACEMENTS
“The Moon is a Faithless Lover” was in the movie "Ghetto Dawg " with Drena DeNiro and Gianna Palminteri.

“The Things I Gotta Do to Stay Alive - Are Killing Me” was in "The Clinic", an independent film that won Best Screenplay in the NYII Film Festival.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
1st CD, "Ask Around" was picked as a finalist in the 2000 Crossroads Music Awards for Contemporary Folk.

“Up Above the World” was picked for the 2004 UMO Music: The 14 Best Singer/Songwriters of Greenwich Village compilation CD.

"Every Time She Thinks About Marie" received "Honorable Mention" in the 2009 Billboard World Song Contest.

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS
========================================== PRESS REVIEWS FOR "AMERICAN COMPOST" ==========================================

"From the first song, Ellsworth sets his agenda, and that agenda is to make an absolute blinder of an album. The tunes are fantastic - singalongable, lighter-waveable, head-noddable. Ellsworth and chum play super-hot guitar - light, heart-plucking, perfect solos, and melodic backing that culminates in a truly satisfying album." - Helen Purves, Rawstar.net

"...one of this year’s strongest albums from an indie artist. - Douglas Sloan, Metronome Magazine

"If the current state of rock radio was not such a complete mess, this release [American Compost] would probably garner a lot of attention from radio programmers. As it is, you will probably have to discover this album on your own. But the discovery is well worth it." - Americana Homeplace Radio

"A great CD like this is comprised of great songs, great singing and great playing. Often, it also makes us think, or follows a theme. This is an album in the way albums used to be. For maximum effect it should be listened to all the way through in a single setting! You won't be disappointed." - Don Zelazny, AmericanaRoots.com

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