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# “The Last Songwriter” Film Looks At The Craft’s Future [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-last-songwriter-film-looks-at-the-crafts-future-video/
- Published: 2017-04-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Description: "Songwriting is fragile," says Garth Brooks, "(yet) it's the most important step in music." But the craft is undervalued in the digital age. The number of full-time songwriters in Nashville. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/04/the-last-songwriter-film-looks-at-the-crafts-future
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Academy Awards, Antonio Stradivari, Comerica, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Emmy Award, film, Nashville, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Premiere, Tennessee, Vin Diesel, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Last Songwriter](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0992cfcf970d-200wi "Last Songwriter")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0992cfcf970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)"Songwriting is fragile," says Garth Brooks, "(yet) it's the most important step in music." But the craft is undervalued in the digital age. The number of full-time songwriters in Nashville is down 80%, according to the Nashville Songwriters Association Int'l. In the film, "The Last Songwriter," some of Nashville's best discuss the demise of the artform.

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*The Last Songwriter* that will have its world premiere on April 27 during the Nashville Film Festival.

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