Staffers past and present look back at 30 years of music, milestones and memories at American Songwriter magazine.
Vernell Hacket
Editor-In-Chief, Co-Owner, 1984-2004
Deborah Evans Price
Associate Editor, 1986-1996
Michael Kosser
Columnist, 1984-2011
Robert Clement
Publisher, 2004-2012; Co-Owner, 2004-Present
Douglas Waterman
Editor-In-Chief, 2004-2008; Advertising Director, 2002-2004; Co-Owner 2004-present
Matthew S. Shearon
Editor-In-Chief, Co-Publisher, 2008-2010; Managing Editor, 2005-2008
Rachel Briggs
Art Director, 2006-2012
Davis Inman
Gear and Business Editor, 2008-2011; Contributing Editor, 2012-2013
Caine O’Rear
Editor-In-Chief, 2010-Present
Jamie Younger
Marketing Director, 2010-2012
Brittney McKenna
Intern, 2008; Writer and Editorial Assistant, 2014-Present
Alex Shoaf
Intern, 2009; Freelance Writer, 2010-Present
Mackenzie Moore
Art Director, 2012-Present
Caroline Acree
Operations Director, 2012-Present
Emily Maxwell
Intern, 2013-2014; Writer/Editorial Assistant, 2014-Present
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SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Richard Manuel, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rick Danko, Van Morrison, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton perform onstage for the rock and roll group "The Band's" "The Last Waltz" concert at Winterland Ballroom which was later turned into a film by Martin Scorsese on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
These 1970s parody songs beat all the "real" music on the charts. They blurred the lines between fake song and true hit. -
AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 01: Photo of AC DC and Angus YOUNG and AC/DC and Mark EVANS and Bon SCOTT; Mark Evans, Angus Young (playing Gibson SG guitar), Bon Scott – performing live onstage, c.1975/1976 (Photo by Bob King/Redferns) -
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 2947 — Pictured: Musical guest Toby Keith performs on June 8, 2005 — (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Don Gibson Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images -
Motown singing group The Supremes perform on a TV show circa 1964. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani
