Women Songwriters Hall of Fame (WSHOF) Dr Janice McLean DeLoatch

Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Darrell Craig Harris

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.6 • 107 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In this episode of Music Matters, host Darrell Craig Harris sits down for an engaging and insightful conversation with Dr. Janice McLean DeLoatch to discuss the mission of the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. Dr. Janice McLean DeLoatch is a passionate advocate for entrepreneurs and women in the entertainment industry. As an entrepreneur and songwriter herself, Janice realized that songwriter awards policies have barred women from achieving parity and recognition in comparison to male songwriters. The impact is many women in the music industry rarely achieving recognition or accolades. Thus, Janice created the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame to honor women whose work represents the heritage and legacy of the world's music songbook. She serves as the Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman. www.womensongwritershalloffame.org www.Instagram.com/womensongwritershalloffame About Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris The Music Matters Podcast is hosted by Darrell Craig Harris, a globally published music journalist, professional musician, and Sports Illustrated photographer. Music Matters is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, and more. Each week, Darrell interviews renowned artists, musicians, music journalists, and insiders from the music industry. Currently, over 1,000,000 global downloads in 40 countries. Visit us at: www.MusicMattersPodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/musicmattersdh For inquiries, contact: musicmatterspodcastshow@gmail.com Support our mission via PayPal: www.paypal.me/payDarrell voice over intro by Nigel J. Farmer

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0:00.0	Welcome to Music Matters podcast with Daryl Craig Harris,
0:07.1	talking about all things music with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.
0:20.5	Janice McLean DeLoch, how are you doing today?
0:23.5	I'm doing okay.
0:24.8	How are you, Daryl?
0:25.8	Thank you for allowing me to be on your show today.
0:28.4	Well, it's my honor, and you have such an interesting background, and you are the founder,
0:33.1	chief executive, and chairman of the Women's Songwriters Hall of Fame, which is based in Washington, D.C.
0:39.2	You have a ceremony coming up in June, which is going to be your annual mixer induction ceremony.
0:44.6	That's going to be June 12th and 13th in Washington, D.C.
0:48.0	Tell me about the organization and how you founded the organization.
0:52.0	Initially, I had a radio program for four years, and my focus was on
1:00.0	entrepreneurship, minorities, and community. And I look at different topics and different
1:07.3	businesses and just how they're doing and how they fare in comparison to new statistics or old statistics.
1:16.6	And women's songwriters' Hall of Fame came about because I was looking at the music business as a whole.
1:25.6	And I wanted to see how women were doing in particular performers and artists.
1:32.9	And as the research started to show, there were just these alarming facts that started to stand out
1:41.9	more than what I was looking for when I was doing the research for the radio show.
1:49.0	And initially I started out as a songwriter through high school.
1:53.9	I played in the band and did music and clarinet and flute and piano and all of those things.
2:05.6	And then then there was the era of Prince and then just it all changed. I was like, ah, music is what I want to do.
2:08.6	And so I did pursue a career in music initially, had some family things that went on.
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