Austin Gary

Austin Gary
Austin Gary
Born March 7, 1947 (1947-03-07) (age 64)
St. Joseph, Missouri, United States
Occupation Novelist, Playwright, Songwriter
Genres Literary Fiction


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Austin Gary (born Gary Austin Heyde, March 7, 1947, St. Joseph, Missouri, United States) is an American novelist, mostly known as a BMI award-winning[1] songwriter for "The Car" by Jeff Carson[2] (as Gary Heyde) and recordings by other country performers like Tammy Wynette and John Berry, and as Associate Producer of albums by Carson, Berry and Hank Williams, Jr.'s Hog Wild album.[3] Also a storyteller, he has appeared on Seattle Public radio station KUOW with personal stories about Thornton Wilder[4] and the Martin Luther King assassination.[5] He is also a teacher, intuitive numerologist[6] and former newspaper editor.[7]

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Novelist

His new novel, Miss Madeira published in August 2011,[8] was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition.[9] In 2008 his unpublished novel "Ask Me No Secrets" was a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Competition.[10] "Genius", Austin's novel in progress, was a Finalist (Short List) in the 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Competition.[11]

Personal

He is the father of stage director Rachel Rockwell[12] and Jeremy Spencer, drummer for heavy metal band, Five Finger Death Punch. He currently lives in Port Moody, British Columbia.

Songwriting

External links

References

  1. ^ 1997 BMI Award. MikeCurb.com. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.mikecurb.com/about/publishing.htm
  2. ^ a b The Car (song). (2011, June 1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 07:09, November 2, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Car_(song)&oldid=432024174
  3. ^ Associate Producer Credits. Artist Direct. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/gary-heyde/706191/
  4. ^ Wilder Days Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from http://www.kuow.org/kuowpresents/index.php?id=21568
  5. ^ Martin Luther King Story. Seattle's KUOW 94.9fm. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=24718
  6. ^ Intuitive Numerologist. Awaken to You Radio. Retrieved 10:56, November 3, 2011, from http://www.zimbio.com/Numerology/articles/Z_iwly3lTpJ/Numerology+International+Numerologist+Gary
  7. ^ Oakland City Journal Clipping. Oakland City Journal. Retrieved 11:16, November 2, 2011, from http://www.austin-gary.com/OaklandCityJournal08312011.pdf
  8. ^ Miss Madeira (novel). Amazon.com. Retrieved 10:48, November 2, 2011, from http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Madeira-Austin-Gary/dp/098778210X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320256023&sr=8-1
  9. ^ 2009 Faulkner Competition Finalists. Retrieved 07:42, November 2, 2011, from http://www.wordsandmusic.org/2009%20Finalists.html
  10. ^ 2008 PNWA. Pacific Northwest Writers Association Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=265
  11. ^ 2010 Faulkner-Wisdom Finalist. Words and Music Website. Retrieved 11:34, November 3, 2011, from http://www.wordsandmusic.org/2010%20Winners-Finalists.html
  12. ^ Rachel Rockwell recognized. Jeff Equity Awards. Retrieved 11:06, November 2, 2011, from http://www.jeffawards.org/News/detail.cfm?id=26123723
  13. ^ One Stone At A Time (song). FAQS.org. Retrieved 10:55, November 2, 2011, from http://www.faqs.org/copyright/love-doesnt-always-come-on-the-night-its-needed-by-tammy/
  14. ^ 1997 Top Played. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 10:14, November 4, 2011, from books.google.ca
  15. ^ Standing on the Edge (John Berry album). (2011, September 18). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:43, November 2, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Standing_on_the_Edge_(John_Berry_album)&oldid=451170465
  16. ^ The Letter (song). SongLyrics.com. Retrieved 07:18, November 2, 2011, from http://www.songlyrics.com/ronna-reeves/the-letter-lyrics/
  17. ^ Dixie's Bar & Grill. Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:19, November 2, 2011, from http://www.billboard.com/song/brent-lamb/dixie-s-bar-grill/893979#/song/brent-lamb/dixie-s-bar-grill/893979
  18. ^ A Love Like This (song). Billboard.com. Retrieved 10:51, November 2, 2011, from http://www.billboard.com/song/cleve-francis/a-love-like-this/1190213#/song/cleve-francis/a-love-like-this/1190213
  19. ^ If Dreams Had Wings. James T Horn Official Website. Retrieved 11:04, November 3, 2011, from http://jameshornmusic.com/bio/

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