In Los Angeles there was - I don't know if it still exists - a Songwriters Showcase, which was run by Len Chandler and John Brahney. Every three months or so they would let you audition with them for the showcase and if you had two songs they thought were saleable they would schedule you for the showcase. I think Washington DC area now has a similar showcase. It was a way to expose your songs. I was auditioning once when their secretay called into the room and said, "The ASCAP checks just came in. Len, you made 37 cents. I guess you're a better songwriter than John this month."
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