New Mexico singer-songwriter Syd Masters wins WWA Spur Award | Lifestyle
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Veteran singer-songwriter Syd Masters had known for years that the Western Writers of America presented a Spur Award for Best Western Song.
He just never got around to entering his songs in the competition until this year, when he submitted two cuts off his “Cabin Songs” CD.
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