Meridian, Mississippi
Singer-Songwriter, Lyricist, Vocalist

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BIOGRAPHY

A speaker, writer, songwriter, and musician, Richelle Putnam has won awards in various categories of fiction, memoir, poetry, and songwriting, including UK Songwriting Competition, several in Song of the Year, and four recognitions in American Songwriter Magazine, . Her works have been published in online and print magazines, newspapers, literary journals and anthologies. Richelle instructs all ages on the craft of writing, and facilitates one-day workshops and four to six-week courses on all writing. She has been an artist-in-residence at schools and Girls Scouts of America, facilitated journaling sessions in prison settings and recovery centers, worked in libraries, Headstart Programs, and Boys and Girls Clubs. Her original songs have been played on many radio stations, including #1 Internet Station Iradio LA, Skope Magazine Radio, Band Radio, Women of Substance Radio, WomensRadio, Banana Peel Radio, Acoustic Fuel, Midnight Special Blues Hour, and Dr. Lou’s Blues Radio. She has performed her music throughout the State of Mississippi and Alabama. Her website is: www.richelleputnam.net;; www.myspace.com/richellesongwritermusician

LEVEL

aspiring

GENRES

Country, Singer/Songwriter, Folk

Contact

Administrative: Richelle Putnam

INFLUENCES

Stevie Nicks, Carole King, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, John Prine, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, America, Sugarland, Julie Roberts

DAY JOB

Writing Instructor/Editor, President of Mississippi Writers Guild

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

For a living

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

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

experience >

SONG PLACEMENTS

iradio la, Indie 104, Live 365, Skope Magazine Podcast, Dr. Lou's Blues Show, Midnight Special Blues, Banana Peel Radio, Band Radio, Acoustic Fuel, Women of Substance Radio, WomensRadio.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

December 2006 runner-up in Song of the Year Competition in contemporary category for My Wish February 2007 – Honorable Mention, Song of the Year Competition in Contemporary category for The World Is Much Bigger Than Me April 2007 – Honorable Mention, Song of the Year Competition, Christian Category, for Thank God for All the Little Things October 2007 - 2nd Place Winner for All About Need, American Songwriting Magazine's November/December Songwriting Competition January/February 2008 – Honorable Mention – American Songwriter Magazine for Take the Long Way home April 2008 – Top five finalist with Ralph Gordon for Grierson’s Raid, Song of the Year Competition, February 2008, Folk Category June 2008 – Honorable Mention for See the Boy, Song of the Year, Rock Category, June 2008 September 2008 – Commendable Certificates from the UK Songwriting Competition on The Truth Hurts (So Tell Me a Lie) and The Best of You (Is Yet to Come). October 2008 - Tired of Outlaws and Chasing Desperadoes chosen by i#1 Internet Radio Station, IRADIO LA Indie 104, to be played on their station. November 2008 – IRADIO LA accepted nine additional songs for play on the #1 Internet Radio. They are: I Ain’t Leavin’, High Strung Woman, Tell Me, The Best of You is Yet To Come, Tell Me A Lie, See The Boy, Ridin’ a Railroad Car, Change My Mind, and two co-written with Ralph Gordon, Grierson’s Raid and Rebel Soldier December 2008 – Runner Up, Christian/Gospel Category, Song of the Year, for His Love Overwhelms Me December 2008 – Top Ten finalist for Grierson’s Raid and Rebel Soldier in Crescent Music and Media’s Civil War CD Compilation competition December 2008 - See The Boy chosen as featured song for January 2009 by Skope Radio January 2009 - High Strung Woman – chosen out of many song entries by Dr. Lou of the The Dr Lou Radio Show, New Jersey, to be a featured song on World Wide Independent Radio, WNJC 1360 AM January 2009 - High Strung Woman selected by Midnight Special Blues Internet Radio, Live 365, as a featured song for rotation February 2009 – Honorable Mention for American Songwriter Magazine’s Lyric Writing Competition for My Baby on My Knee, My Soldier in My Heart. February 2009 – Top Ten Finallist, Ginger Creek Records Pop/Country Artist competition February 2009 - iradio la, Indie 104 selects "Lost in You" for play February 2009 - Banana Peel Radio, Vancouver, Canada selects Richelle's EPK to feature worldwide March 2009 – Finalist in Spread the Word Gospel Compilation for His Love Overwhelms Me April 2009 – BandRadio, an innovative 24-hour streaming radio station, accepts “Change My Mind” and “Grierson’s Raid” for play. May 2009 – #1 Internet radio station iradio la, Indie 104 selects Baby on my Knee, Soldier in May Heart for rotation May 2009 – Honorable Mention for His Love Overwhelms Me Song of the Year March 2009 Christian/Gospel category May 2009 – Midnight Special Blues Radio, Live 365, accepts Change My Mind for rotation May 2009 – Ridin’ a Railroad Car receives Honorable Mention from American Songwriter Magazine and will be featured in the July/August 2009 issue June 2009 – Take the Long Way receives “Suggested Artist Placement Award” from Song of the Year April, 2009’s Songwriting competition for "Take the Long Way Home for Love." June 2009 – Women of Substance Radio chooses Take the Long Way Home for Love” as a featured song. July 2009 – Acoustic Fuel Radio accepts Take the Long Way Home for Love” as a featured song. July 2009 – WomensRadio Independent Channel on Live365 Radio accepts It’s All About Need as a featured song. August 2009 – #1 Internet radio station iradio la selects The Best of Me is Yet to Come for play September 2009 – Honorable Mention for Walk With Me, Song of the Year Competition, Folk Category September 2009 – iradio la, Indie 104 selects The Ghost Train for play September 2009 – By popular demand, Women of Substance Radio featured Take the Long Way Home for Love” in its Folk Radio Program. September 2009 – Semi-Finalist out of 6,000 entries into the 2009 UK Songwriting Competition for His Love Overwhelms Me, Contemporary Christian Category October 2009 – “My Side of Bad” receives Honorable Mention in the 2009 Mike Pinder’s Songwars Competition

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