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\n… and two great-grandchildren. He was a past president of what became the Songwriters Guild of America and helped champion copyright protections and more lucrative contracts for songwriters. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall<\/b> of Fame in 1983.
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\n\u201cOver the years, he has demonstrated a broad musical perspective, never being afraid to record songs of social commentary and always being eager to seek out new songs by talented young songwriters<\/b>, such as Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and Bruce …
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\nBefore he was hanging out with Robert Ellis and performing internationally (he has a run of U.K. shows planned for spring), Tyson was an intern at American Songwriter<\/b>, where he first formed his sensibilities about the songwriting world. \u201cI had to …<\/b>
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