Last Monday Oct. 17 marked the first round of contestants for the Blue Light and 105.3′s Fall Songwriter showdown. Everyone brought their A-game, and the judges had a tough time deciding this week’s finalists. The outcome was Zack Wilkerson, Eric Palacios and Hayden Huse. After playing all three artists’ songs, listeners were asked to call in and vote for their fave. Voting is closed now, but Hayden Huse won the popular vote and came out on top. This means that Hayden will go into the finale on November 14th with an extra point. All three songwriters are in the finale. Finale will be judged by Larry Joe Taylor, Dave Perez of the Tejas Brothers and Clayton Landau of Six Market Boulevard and….me. Grand prize is an opening slot at the Larry Joe Taylor Texas Music Festival in April. If you missed the three finalists songs on the Red Dirt Rebel 105.3, you can check them out here!
Zack Wilkerson
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Eric Palacios
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Hayden Huse
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