i don't think anyone's mentioned these.
townes van zandt
marvin gaye
micheal stipe
jay farrar
louis armstrong
stevie wonder
thom yorke
although my favorite is bob dylan
Theres only one greatest and his name's Bob.
like ive plastered over the front of my songbook.
DYLAN IS GOD
STOP THE TRAFFIC.
And i'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it and reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it.- Bob Dylan,a hard rains gonna fall
brothertupelo,
Great call on Townes Van Zandt. He's a brilliant storyteller. I'll throw in:
Gary Louris (The Jayhawks)
Rhett Miller (Old 97s)
Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff (Enuff Z'Nuff)
YOUNG-SCOTT-YOUNG
(AC/DC)
AND ERIC CLAPTON
CONTASTING MUSIICANS AND SONG WRITTERS
Aghhhh
Not only am I a senior citizen
I'm now a bloody senior member
Are you people trying to tell me I'm old or what ?
over 700 posts ( I really do need to get out more )
If you guys haven't checked out Jason Mraz's new live album you're missing one of the best displays of lyrical talent that I have ever witnessed. I haven't taken that cd out of my player for months.
Really recommend a welsh songwriter by the name "Christopher Rees" and his album "alone on a mountain top" Brilliant. Let me know what you think. Just google him and have a listen
Thanks Sledg, I really like Pete Townshend.
Carole King,
Holland,Dozier,Holland,
James Taylor
Ronnie Van Zant
Greg Allman
Dickey Betts
Stevie Wonder
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather, not screaming......
like the passengers in his car.
Jimmy Buffett
Joshua Kadison
Matthew West
Mark Schultz
a number of others I can't think of right now...
Older Newbie
I figure I'll add some that haven't been mentioned (or thought of I bet).
Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls http://www.myspace.com/dresdendolls
Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys
Dallas Green of City and Colour
George Petit of Alexisonfire
lowell george of little feat .. listen to willin by little feat
joan armatrading
chuck berry
tom waits
"Nothing happens until something moves."
Albert Einstein
already mentioned TVZ and Dylan
how about
Zack de la Rocha
I aint going to even think about reading all those pages so I'll nominate a few ...
Vic Lewis
Pbee
Celt
BushPig
Pete { reincarnate and that number I can't remember }
Straycat
ScratchMonkey
mmmm a few others oh bugger it everyone who writes in SSG
Here is to you as good as you are
And here is to me as bad as I am
As good as you are and as bad as I am
I'm as good as you are as bad as I am
Who has written the MOST songs? Can't get a real answer on Google. Here's my humble endeavors, so far.
Kingwood Kowboy
Author of over 6,600 song lyrics
http://www.kingwoodkowboy.com/
ok: songwriters? McCartney/Lennon,Brian Wilson,Dylan,Leonard Cohen, Ray Davies, Holland/Dozier/Holland,Van Morrison,Nick Drake,Richard Thompson,Warren Zevon,Lou Reed,John Cale,Peter Hammill,Robbie Robertson,Ray Charles,Neil Young,Tom Waits,Bryan Ferry,David Bowie,Arthur Lee,Strummer/Jones, Paul Weller,Peter Townshend,Paul Simon,Kurt Cobain, Joan Armatrading,Bacharach/David, Johnny Cash, Elvis Costello,Peter Gabriel, Cat Stevens, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, Smokie Robinson,Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke,Morrissey/Marr, David Byrne, Tom Verlaine,Frank Zappa,Captain Beefheart, George Harrison,Joni MItchell, Cole Porter, Bjork, Ian Anderson, Roy Orbison,Kate Bush, and a large etc :)
Reading the former posts.it's interesting how people forget Pink Floyd like me...the world wouldn't have been the same without Syd Barret...and ,why not, Roger Waters.
