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Women Songwriters Hall of Fame (WSHOF) Dr Janice McLean DeLoatch

4/15/202633 min

In this episode of Music Matters, host Darrell Craig Harris sits down for an engaging and insightful conversation with Dr. Janice McLean DeLoatch to discuss the mission of the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Janice McLean DeLoatch is a passionate advocate for entrepreneurs and women in the entertainment industry. As an entrepreneur and songwriter herself, Janice realized that songwriter awards policies have barred women from achieving parity and recognition in comparison to male songwriters. The impact is many women in the music industry rarely achieving recognition or accolades. Thus, Janice created the...

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First 90 seconds

  1. Darrell Craig Harris· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Welcome to Music Matters Podcast with Darryl Craig Harris. Talking about all things music with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.

  2. Speaker 20:15

    Janis McLean Deloach, how are you doing today?

  3. Janice McLean DeLoatch· Guest0:22

    I'm doing okay. How are you, Darryl? Thank you for allowing me to be on your show today.

  4. Speaker 20:28

    Well, it's my honor and, and you have such an interesting background, and you are the founder, chief executive, and chairman of the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame, which is based in Washington, DC. You have a ceremony coming up in June, which is gonna be your annual mixer induction ceremony. That's gonna be June 12th and 13th in Washington, DC. Tell me about the organization and how you founded the organization.

  5. Janice McLean DeLoatch· Guest0:51

    Um, initially, I had a radio program, um, for four years, and my focus was on entrepreneurship, minorities, and, uh, community. And I looked at different topics and different businesses and just how they're doing and how they fare, um, in comparison to new statistics or old statistics. And, and Women Songwriters Hall of Fame came about because I was looking at the music business as a whole, and I wanted to see how women were doing, in particular, performers

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