Hugh Prestwood

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Name = Hugh Prestwood


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Origin = El Paso, Texas, USA
Genre = Country
Occupation = Songwriter
Years_active = 1978-present
Associated_acts = Judy Collins
Collin Raye
Randy Travis
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Hugh Prestwood (born in El Paso, Texas) is an American songwriter whose work is primarily in country music. His first hit as a songwriter was "Hard Time for Lovers", which was recorded in 1978 by Judy Collins. Prestwood also co-wrote "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart", a Number One for Randy Travis in 1990, and a song for which Prestwood received the Robert J. Burton Country Song of the Year from BMI.cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/233312 |title=Hugh Prestwood Finds Success in an Unknown Quantity |accessdate=2008-05-30 |last=Wood |first=Gerry |date=2002-09-30 |work=Broadcast Music Incorporated]

Other artists who have recorded his material include Collin Raye ("On the Verge"), Shenandoah ("Ghost in This House"), and Trisha Yearwood ("The Song Remembers When", for which he won an Emmy in 1994). [cite web |url=http://countrymusic.about.com/od/mattssongwriterspotlite/a/sng_hprestwood.htm |title=Matt's Songwriter Spotlight - Hugh Prestwood |accessdate=2008-05-30 |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |work=About.com] He is also known for his song "Asking Us To Dance", which originally appeared on Kathy Mattea's album "Time Passes By". "Asking Us To Dance" has become a country classic, having been covered numerous times since the release of "Time Passes By".

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