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Film, Video We Write the Songs: ASCAP Concert 2012

Event video

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Title

  • We Write the Songs: ASCAP Concert 2012

Summary

  • The Library hosted the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation for its annual event "We Write the Songs," a night of songwriters performing their own tunes and telling the stories behind their creations. Performers included Terri Nunn, Ray Parker Jr., Irving Burgie, Stephen Bishop, Melanie, Dan Foliart, Dino Fekaris, Chris Stapleton, Stephen Schwartz, Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson fame) and ASCAP president Paul Williams.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Music Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2012-05-15.

Headings

  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Literature
  • -  Performing Arts, Music

Notes

  • -  Classification: Music and Books on Music.
  • -  Various.
  • -  Recorded on 2012-05-15.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688887

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. We Write the Songs: ASCAP Concert. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-15, 2012. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688887/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Music Division, S. B. (2012) We Write the Songs: ASCAP Concert. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-15. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688887/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Music Division. We Write the Songs: ASCAP Concert. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-15, 2012. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688887/>.