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Jill Sobule!
“Write A Song With The Great Jill Sobule!”

We’re writing a protest song with the FANTABULOUS Jill Sobule! We’re doing it with the WORLD in a global songwriting collaboration! And YOU are invited!

Jill is a national songwriting treasure. She’ll make you laugh and cry and THINK all at the same time. And she has her own really poignant episode of The Simpsons!! Does. Not. Get. Cooler.

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Alex Boyé!
“What Would You Say If...?”

A Very Special Songwriting Collaboration! This song with Alex Boyé is now complete. Hit the “Write Now” button to read the completed song lyrics. Stay tuned for the song release!

Alex Boyé , the singing-songwriting America’s Got Talent sensation with over 1 BILLION YouTube views, brought the world together to write an ANTHEM to support Suicide Prevention!

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in young people ages 18-29. Let’s spread the love, raise awareness & write some GREAT music that will make a difference!

Alex will premiere the song on May 13th as part of his “Bend Not Break” Tour in his Suicide Prevention MEGA Concert at the Maverik Center! And a portion of the proceeds will go to NFL Hall of Famer, Steve Young’s Forever Young Foundation!

Hookist Nation is honored to be able to support the important work Alex, Steve and the Forever Young Foundation are doing!

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hookist songwriter Impossible Kings
Impossible Kings

Hot NYC Band, Impossible Kings!

hookist songwriter Duwendé
Duwendé

Famed A Cappella Band, 10 Million YouTube Views

hookist songwriter Darden Smith
Darden Smith

Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter, Founder: Songwriting With Soldiers

hookist songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman
Beth Nielsen Chapman

2x Grammy Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame

hookist songwriter Clay Mills
Clay Mills

2x Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, 16x ASCAP Award Winner

hookist songwriter Marty Dodson
Marty Dodson

Hit Songwriter, 7x Platinum, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, etc.

hookist songwriter Jack Tempchin
Jack Tempchin

Legendary Eagles Songwriter, 42x Platinum, “Peaceful Easy Feeling”, “Already Gone”, etc.

hookist songwriter The Sisterhood
The Sisterhood

Acclaimed Singer-Songwriters, CMT’s Next Women of Country

hookist songwriter Spin Doctors’ Chris Barron
Spin Doctors’ Chris Barron

7x Platinum, Grammy Nominee, “Pocket Full of Cryptonite”, etc.

hookist songwriter Grace McLean
Grace McLean

Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter & Broadway Star, Lucille Lortel Award, Lincoln Center American Songbook Series

hookist songwriter Sylvia Tosun
Sylvia Tosun

Queen of Trance, BMI Songwriters Hall of Fame

hookist songwriter Paul Williams
Paul Williams

Oscar-Grammy-Emmy-Tony-Winning Songwriter, ASCAP President

hookist songwriter Peppy Castro
Peppy Castro

Blues Magoos, Emmy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter: Cher, Kiss, Diana Ross

hookist songwriter The Bros. Landreth
The Bros. Landreth

Lauded Singer-Songwriters: Juno Award-Winners

hookist songwriter Gary Lucas
Gary Lucas

Legendary Guitarist, Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter: “Grace”, Rolling Stones List: Best Albums of All Time

hookist songwriter Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts
Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts

3x Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, 13x Platinum, “Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm”, “Superman’s Song”, etc

hookist songwriter Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule

Quintessential storyteller, ironic chronicler of our times, cult fave with her own episode

hookist songwriter Alex Boyé
Alex Boyé

America’s Got Talent Sensation w/ 1 BILLION YouTube Views!

hookist songwriter The Springs
The Springs

Billboard-Charting, Singing-Songwriting Duo

hookist songwriter Morgan Myles
Morgan Myles

Rolling Stone “Artist You Need to Know”, NIMA Artist & Album of the

hookist songwriter Kalsey Kulyk
Kalsey Kulyk

Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter

hookist songwriter Yashi Brown
Yashi Brown

Award-Winning Spoken Word Artist, Mental Health Advocate

hookist songwriter Eric Stuart
Eric Stuart

Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter & Beloved Anime VO Artist

hookist songwriter Marco Argiro
Marco Argiro

Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter

hookist songwriter Richie Supa
Richie Supa

Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter: Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Levon Helm

hookist songwriter Kasim Sulton
Kasim Sulton

Singer-Songwriter & Bass Legend: Utopia, Hall & Oates, MD: Meatloaf, Patti Smith, Joan

hookist songwriter Mackenzie Morgan
Mackenzie Morgan

Country music singing-songwriting phenom!

hookist songwriter Ellen Reid
Ellen Reid

Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter: Crash Test Dummies

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Here it is! @alexboyeofficial premiered his ...

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Here it is! @alexboyeofficial premiered his incredible Hookist song & took us to church! It was THRILLING! He also gave #Hookist some serious LUV! ❤ Learn more & watch now!💥Link in bio.

Here it is! @alexboyeofficial premiered his incredible Hookist song & took us to church! It was THRILLING! He also gave #Hookist some serious LUV! ❤ Learn more & watch now!💥Link in bio. ...

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Here it is! The Official ANTHEM for #SuicidePrevention! The great @alexboyeofficial premiered his incredible Hookist song, "If You leave Now", featuring #Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry on guitar, at his #bendnotbreak Suicide Prevention Concert in Salt Lake City Friday night! The song is all about HOPE, and the guys literally brought down the house! 3000 people cheering & waving their phones & singing along! And folks in the parking lot screaming out their car windows to us about how beautiful it was! Absolutely THRILLING! The theme for the #songwriting collab was: If you were walking across the Golden Gate Bridge and saw someone about to jump, what would you say to help? The result is powerful and inspiring! Please share this song with anyone you think might need some HOPE. And if you need to talk, PLEASE call the free hotline 24/7 in both English & Spanish 800.273.8255 The tag line for the night and certainly words to live by: Staying alive is ALWAYS in style! And you are a 10. Listen now! Studio version coming soon! Subscribe to our channel to get more amazing music! Link in bio! Big thanks to @faithleapfly and @bzyes for the great video footage!

Here it is! The Official ANTHEM for #SuicidePrevention!

The great @alexboyeofficial premiered his incredible Hookist song, "If You leave Now", featuring #Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry on guitar, at his #bendnotbreak Suicide Prevention Concert in Salt Lake City Friday night!

The song is all about HOPE, and the guys literally brought down the house! 3000 people cheering & waving their phones & singing along! And folks in the parking lot screaming out their car windows to us about how beautiful it was! Absolutely THRILLING!

The theme for the #songwriting collab was: If you were walking across the Golden Gate Bridge and saw someone about to jump, what would you say to help? The result is powerful and inspiring!

Please share this song with anyone you think might need some HOPE.

And if you need to talk, PLEASE call the free hotline 24/7 in both English & Spanish 800.273.8255

The tag line for the night and certainly words to live by: Staying alive is ALWAYS in style! And you are a 10.

Listen now! Studio version coming soon!

Subscribe to our channel to get more amazing music! Link in bio!

Big thanks to @faithleapfly and @bzyes for the great video footage! ...

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Guys! You're gonna want to subscribe to our YouTube channel bc we're premiering the music video from @alexboyeofficial 's amazing performance of "If You Leave Now", the incredible song all you brilliant Hookists wrote with him for #suicideprevention! Featuring Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry on guitar! Alex & Terry truly brought down the house! And we made a difference! This performance is THRILLING!! Don't miss it! The video will premiere on Youtube tomorrow Monday 5/15 at 11am ET! Subscribe now & set a reminder to tune in! Link in bio!

Guys! You're gonna want to subscribe to our YouTube channel bc we're premiering the music video from @alexboyeofficial 's amazing performance of "If You Leave Now", the incredible song all you brilliant Hookists wrote with him for #suicideprevention! Featuring Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry on guitar!

Alex & Terry truly brought down the house! And we made a difference! This performance is THRILLING!! Don't miss it!

The video will premiere on Youtube tomorrow Monday 5/15 at 11am ET!

Subscribe now & set a reminder to tune in! Link in bio! ...

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Oh, what a night! Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry ...

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Oh, what a night! Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry accompanying the amazing @alexboyeofficial on his gorgeous Hookist song “If You Leave Now” for #suicideprevention

Oh, what a night! Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry accompanying the amazing @alexboyeofficial on his gorgeous Hookist song “If You Leave Now” for #suicideprevention ...

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The amazing and truly lion-hearted ...

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The amazing and truly lion-hearted @alexboyeofficial and Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry brought down the house last night with “If You Leave Now” the gorgeous song Alex wrote with Hookist Nation at his incredibly moving & inspiring Bend Not Break #suicideprevention Concert last night! Video to come! Thank you so much, Alex! It was a thrill to be a part of such an amazing event! You rocked it!!

The amazing and truly lion-hearted @alexboyeofficial and Hookist co-founder @vrtclterry brought down the house last night with “If You Leave Now” the gorgeous song Alex wrote with Hookist Nation at his incredibly moving & inspiring Bend Not Break #suicideprevention Concert last night! Video to come! Thank you so much, Alex! It was a thrill to be a part of such an amazing event! You rocked it!! ...

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This is the BEFORE photo of @alexboyeofficial ‘s sold out show!!

This is the BEFORE photo of @alexboyeofficial ‘s sold out show!! ...

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