Award-winning
singer/songwriter Billy Coulter...
Washington Area Music (WAMMIE) Awards:
• 2008 Album of the Year (Dose)
• 2008 Song of the Year (Party of One)
• 2008 Roots Rock Recording (Dose)
• 2008 Roots Rock Vocalist
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2007
Roots Rock Vocalist
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Washington D.C.singer/songwriter Billy Coulter’s distinctive style blurs the line between Roots Rock and Power Pop. Drawing on influences as varied as Bob Dylan to Squeeze he’s developed an organic sound that seems familiar but is definitely new.
In just a few years Coulter has made a name for himself with his unique songwriting and vocal ability winning him the 2008 Album of the Year (Dose), Song of the Year (Party of One), Roots Rock Recording of the Year and, for the second year in a row, Roots Rock Vocalist Washington Area Music (WAMMIE) Awards. His inspired and energetic performances have graced the stages at some of the region’s top venues and festivals including Rams Head, Birchmere, Strathmore, Barns of Wolf Trap, IOTA, Celebrate Fairfax and more. He and his band have also supported national acts such as Johnny Winter, Kelly Willis, Phil Vassar, Taylor Hicks and others.
Billy’s music drew the attention of Steve Thoma (Fleetwood Mac, Glenn Frey) who worked with him in California to produce a seven-song demo. Those recordings became the foundation for his debut CD in 2003, which were then remixed and produced in part by WAMMIE-winner Marco Delmar.
All of the first album’s 12 songs were written by Coulter. One stand out track,“Disconnected” won Rock Song of the Year in the 2005 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest and was also honored by the Billboard International Song Contest. Another track,“Too Far,” was honored in the Mid-Atlantic’s Adult Contemporary category.
Coulter’s 2008 release, a 10-song CD titled “Dose,” was produced by Delmar. Two of the album's tracks, “Party of One” and “Conscience” have received songwriting honors from the Billboard and Mid-Atlantic Song Contests, as well as the awards listed above. Billy and his band have been nominated for more than 30 WAMMIEs since 2004.
• 2009 Wammie Nominations: Roots Rock Vocalist • Roots Rock Duo/Group • Artist of the Year • Songwriter of the Year.
• 2008 Wammie Nominations: • Album of the Year • Song of the Year • Roots Rock Recording • Roots Rock Vocalist • Roots Rock Duo/Group • Artist of the Year • Songwriter of the Year • Record Design • Artist Website.
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2007 Wammie Nominations: •
Roots Rock Vocalist • Roots Rock Duo/Group
• Songwriter of the Year.
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2006 Wammie Nominations: •
Roots Rock Vocalist • Roots Rock Duo/Group
• Artist of the Year • Songwriter of the
Year.
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2005 Wammie Nominations: •
Roots Rock Vocalist • Roots Rock Duo/Group.
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2004 Washington Area Music Awards (Wammie) nominations: •
Best New Artist
• Debut Recording • Roots Rock Recording
• Roots Rock Vocalist
• Roots Rock Duo/Group.
• "Conscience" is honored
by the 2007 BILLBOARD Song Contest.
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"Party of One" is honored by the 2007 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.
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"Disconnected" wins the GOLD
AWARD 2005 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest - Rock category.
• "Disconnected" is honored
by the 2005 BILLBOARD Song Contest.
• "Too Far" is honored
by the 2005 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.
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