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1. WINNER Florida Highway, Scott Jackson, Summerfield, FL

2. Freedom Had to wait, Scott Jackson, Summerfield, FL
3. 7 Mile, Cindy Bear and Franc Robert, Jacksonville, FL
4. (Tie) Okeechobee, Razz Taylor, Arcadia, FL
4. (Tie) Taking Care of the Santa Fe, Jane Fallon, Dunedin, FL
5. State of Confusion, Paul Smithson, Eustis, FL
6. The Old Marble Stage, Bob Patterson, St. Augustine, FL
7. The Fountain of Youth, Lubben Brothers, West Palm Beach, FL
8.  Ancient City Moon, Don Cooper, St. Augustine
9. The Pollen Rag, Cindy Bear and Franc Robert, Jacksonville, FL
10. (Tie) Saving Safety Harbor, Jane Fallon, Dunedin, FL
10. (Tie) Rosewood, Greg Thomas, Inverness, FL
10. (Tie) The Old Man & The Sea, Bertie Higgins, Tarpon Springs, FL

More to come for 2022 

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Archive of the Winners and 2nd and 3rd place
finishers of the Will McLean Song Contest Since 1992

2015 Winners
1st place: Hank Mattson/Dana Robinson
"When This Old Hat Was New"

2nd place: John R. Butler
"O Miami"

3rd place: Lauren Heintz
"Bluer Skies

 2014 Best New Florida Songs
First:  Jane Fallon  "Before the Fire (Rosewood)"
 
Second:  Larry Mangum  "FLORIDA"
 
Third: Ray Sealey  "Kissimmee Prairie Dream"

Look Back At Winners Of 2014 Song Contest
by Donna Green-Townsend

 

 

 

2013
Best New Florida Song Contest Winners

First:  Elisabeth Williamson, Keystone Heights
F-L-O-R-I-D-A.

 

Second:  Susan Brown, St. Augustine
 My Florida

Third:  Rog Lee, DeBary
Florida, No Appointments and a Full Tank of Gas

 

 2020 Song Contest Winners

2019 Song Contest Winners

2018 Song Contest Winners

2017 Song Contest Winners

2016 Song Contest Winners

2015 Song Contest Winner Hank Mattson, Dana Robinson, 2nd John Butler and  3rd Lauren Heintz

2014 Song Contest Winner Jane Fallon, 2nd Larry Mangum and 3rd Ray Sealey

2013 Song Contest Winner Elisabeth Williamson, 2nd Susan Brown and 3rd Rog Lee

2012 No Song Contest

2011 Song Contest Winner Ron Johnson, 2nd Al Scortino, 2nd Frank Julian and 3rd Michael Denney

2010 Song Contest Winner Dawn DeWitt, 2nd Walt Leuzinger, and 3rd Michael Denney

2009 Song Contest Winner Garrison Doles, 2nd Chris Kahl and 3rd Carly Bak

2008 Song Contest Winner Rog Lee, 2nd Malcolm McKinney and 3rd Doug Spears

2007 Song Contest Winner Elisabeth Williamson, 2nd Al Scortino and 3rd Scott Morris

2006 Song Contest Winner Mike Jurgensen, 2nd David and Mary Anna Evans and 3rd Larry Mangum

2005 Song Contest Winner Bruce Tetley, 2nd Cathy DeWitt, and 3rd Lucia Jenkins

2004 Song Contest Winner Mike Jurgensen, 2nd Charley Simmons and 3rd David Milam

2003 Song Contest Winners John Hammond, Bettina Makley, 2nd Jeffrey Smith, 3rd Bryan Rivers and Mike Jurgensen

2002 Song Contest Winner Amy Carol Webb and 2nd Steve Sternberg, 3rd Amy Carol Webb

2001 Song Contest Winner Robbin Bach, 2nd Marie Nofsinger and 3rd Lucinda Kidd Hackney

2000 Song Contest Winner Okefenokee Joe, 2nd Al Scortino and 3rd Gregg Jones

1999 Song Contest Winner Paul Garfinkle, 2nd Lenny Craven, Grant Livingston and 3rd Richard Knellinger

1998 Song Contest Winner Mike Jurgensen, 2nd Lance Lazonby and 3rd Al Scortino

1997 Song Contest Winner Doug Spears and 2nd Paul Garfinkle,3rd Paul Garfinkle

1996 Song Contest Winner Dennis Dunn, 2nd Okefenokee Joe and 3rd Paul Garfinkle

1995 Song Contest Winner J. Robert Houghtaling

1994 Song Contest Winner Stan Geberer

1993 Song Contest Winner Boomslang

1992 Will McLean Song Contest Winner Ken Skeens, 2nd Ken Skeens, 3rd Ken Skeens

 

 

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Song Contest Rules and Application
The official contest entry period begins June 1st and continues through November 30th.

Please read the
form and complete the following steps:
 Official Rules and Entry Information

1) Make Payment

2) Complete form attaching your lyric sheet and the MP3 file of your song with the same title

NOTICE: If there any problems uploading your entry or payment contact song contest coordinator Donna Green-Townsend at Dgtmultimedia@gmail.com

2015 Winners
1st place: Hank Mattson/Dana Robinson
"When This Old Hat Was New"

2nd place :John R. Butler
"O Miami"

3rd place: Lauren Heintz
"Bluer Skies

 2014 Best New Florida Songs
First:  Jane Fallon  "Before the Fire (Rosewood)"
 
Second:  Larry Mangum  "FLORIDA"
 
Third: Ray Sealey  "Kissimmee Prairie Dream"

Look Back At Winners Of 2014 Song Contest
by Donna Green-Townsend

 

 

 

2013
Best New Florida Song Contest Winners

First:  Elisabeth Williamson, Keystone Heights
F-L-O-R-I-D-A.

 

Second:  Susan Brown, St. Augustine
 My Florida

Third:  Rog Lee, DeBary
Florida, No Appointments and a Full Tank of Gas

 

 

 

 

2011
Best New Florida Song Contest Winners

Place

Title

Songwriter

City

1

RESCUE TRAIN

RON JOHNSON & MARY MATHEWS

JACKSONVILLE

2

SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW

AL SCORTINO

SEBASTIAN

2

SONGS OF FLORIDA

FRANK JULIAN

NEW PORT RICHEY

3

YOUR FLORIDA

MICHAEL DENNEY

COCOA

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