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Ralston Bowles

Grand Rapids, Michigan
52 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Songwriter, Lyricist
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LEVEL
professional
GENRES
Singer/Songwriter, Folk, Blues
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Soft Butter, I own my own publishing
Contact
Label: Wildflower Records
Administrative: Katherine De Paul
P.R.O.
SESAC
INSTRUMENTS
drums / acoustic guitar / harmonica / mandolin / vocals
INFLUENCES
Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn
I AM INTERESTED IN
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to tv
I WRITE:
For a living
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SONG CUTS
Caroline Aiken (Atlanta) Rachael Davis (Boston) Tina Lie (Norway)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Songwriter Magazine 1st Place Son of Mine ISC Songwriter Award 2nd Place NSAI Award for Velvet Elvis Carwreck Conversations 3 Jammie Awards ( Album of the Year, Debut Album and Artist of the Year) Silver Addy for Packaging Rally at the Texas Hotel 2 Jammie Awards ( Album of the Year, Song of the Year)
OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS
Words - Compilaiton (2003) Spirit Records Standing Together (Vol 1) Remember (2006) Mackinaw Harvest Records Standing Together (Vol 2) Utah (2008) Mackinaw Harvest Records Get A Message Out Begging the Question (2008) Wildflower Records
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