The American Big Band Hall of Fame had a very successful luncheon on April 23, 2009 at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. Cliff Ayers, chairman; Hal Nord & Michael Moog Demedici, co-chairman say it turned out better than planned.

Barry Cohen-states "writing songs is like making beef stew". This writer/musician & graduate of Berklee College of Music combines country licks with a rock feel to create award winning lyrics. He states, "I stir it up and hopefully it comes out good." Cohen has always focused on rock, but country music intrigues him. His wife, Ginny encouraged him to pursue his writing. Pleased with his recent success, Cohen is ready to give up his day job as owner of Barry's Cleaning Service in Canton, MA and take on writing full time. Written By: Ruth Weiner (continued) Barry's song "She Had Me Running", was recently played on Record Row Record and the reviews were very pleasing. Look for this great song to be released on Emerald Records soon.


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