James R. Flynn (songwriter) - Status As A Songwriter

Status As A Songwriter

Flynn is well known in the New England country music circle for his songwriting. Flynn wrote his first song in 1960. This song was recorded by a group called "The Citations." Flynn received his first songwriting contract from Jimmie Davis, former governor of Louisiana and a member of the both the "Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum" and the "Country Music Songwriters Hall of Fame." Davis never did record Flynn's song, but his encouragement motivated Flynn to keep writing. Gene Hooper cut one of Flynn's songs in 1974. The song was called "Caroline Stood by Me," and it became a "pick hit of the week" on Maine's biggest country music station, WPOR. Since that time Flynn's songwriting has expanded, and Flynn's efforts have been rewarded with many cuts of his songs by various artists around world, mainly the country genre. Flynn's writing skill has also has been recognized by many local and national news organizations. One of Flynn's songs, called "Time I Change My Name to Hank,", stayed on the European Country Music Charts for sixteen weeks in 2005.