Product Description: (Book). Stalking the Red Headed Stranger is a guide to the art and history of professional song plugging. But this isn't your run-of-the-mill history book/instruction manual. It is an in-depth, up-close look into the real music business by industry insider and Grammy Award nominee Randy Poe, who has represented literally hundreds of the greatest songs in the history of popular music, including "Stand By Me," "Happy Together," "Jailhouse Rock," "Under the Boardwalk," "Hound Dog," "What a Wonderful World," "Spanish Harlem," "Chapel of Love," "Summer in the City," "Love Potion No...read more

A well-known music insider offers songwriters updated advice on how to get a leg up on the competition and covers the basics of song publication options, single song contracts, how to obtain a position as a full-time staff writer, and starting one's own company. Original.

Examines the ins and outs of music publishing, explaining copyright, royalties, contracts, and other options for songwriters