Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan and John Prine receive songwriting awards
Luminaries from the film, music and writing worlds honored Tom Waits and folk singer John Prine for their songwriting at the Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Awards, an award… More
John Prine, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan honored for songwriting at star-studded event at JFK library
John Prine, Tom Waits, and Kathleen Brennan were honored with the PEN New England Song Lyrics Award at a reception that was attended by Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp, and… More
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