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Shawn Pander performs "Alison"

Shawn Pander was honored with the ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Lyric Award at the Foundation's awards ceremony in December. As a Texas-bred singer-songwriter, good storytelling is in his blood. It has earned him critical praise from around the country and spots on national television. Currently based in Los Angeles, Pander recently released and EP of songs he has recorded around the country and which is available exclusively online and at his shows. Pander dropped by the Playback studios when he was in town for the ASCAP Foundation awards event, and recorded one of his musical gems, "Alison."