Robert Metzgar Receives 2010 Ascap Plus Award For Jazz & Popular Music

Sept. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- Hollywood-Nashville-New York - ASCAP songwriter Robert Metzgar has received "official" notice that he is a recipient of the ASCAP PLUS Songwriting award for 2010.  Mr. Metzgar produced the Humanitarian Album Of The Year for the Autism Society Of America and also contributed songs from his Walt Disney catalog as well.  The album which benefits autistic children can be purchased at www.cdbaby.com/cd/starslovecaptaind   One in every 154 children born in the United States suffers from some form of autism.

Mr. Metzgar wrote for the Aim High Music/Zomba BMG Publishing company until early 2000.  In 2006 Mr. Metzgar's song catalog was purchased from BMG by Universal Music Publishing.  Mr. Metzgar started writing for Disney Music ASCAP in early 2000 and has an entire catalog of ASCAP hit songs at www.ascapsongs.com

Mr. Metzgar's mother www.janiemetzgar.com was an ASCAP songwriter and has written some of the most famous gospel hymns in the Baptist hymnals.  Mr. Metzgar's father was a banjo player and songwriter as well.  Robert Metzgar who sings lead in the Legends Hall Of Fame group, the Smokey River Boys  has recorded seven albums with the legendary group which can all be found at www.cdbaby.com/artist/smokeyriverboys.  The group was elected to the Legends Hall Of Fame in 2003.

Mr. Metzgar's ASCAP catalog contains over 200 hit songs and the recordings and artists range from bluegrass to jazz.  Mr. Metzgar's current ASCAP award, presented by Peter Filichia, Brian Mansfield, Melinda Newman, and Pat Prescott (The prestigious ASCAP Awards Panel) is in the category of modern jazz and popular awards categories.  His current hit that is in the Billboard Top 200 this week is entitled "All Pure Country" and is the current single record of the Smokey River Boys from their # 1 Greatest Hits package.  www.smokeyriverboys.com

For further information about Mr. Metzgar contact

Robert Metzgar
Capitol Management Group
330 Franklin Road
Brentwood, TN 37027-3282
800-767-4984 (toll free)
615-321-0600 (main)
615-338-4497 (fax)
www.capitolmanagement.com
info@capitolmanagement.com

*To contact Mr. Metzgar directly send an email to robertmetzgar@aol.com and he will respond to your request within 48 hours.



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