+1 to everyone mentioned, plus Willie Nelson, David Byrnes, and Ray Charles.
Favorite Three Songwriters
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Dylan is nr 1 by far. Hank Williams, Leonard Cohen, Dolly Parton, Gordon Lightfoot and a bunch of others compete for the rest of the medals.
Harold Arlen, the Gershwins and Leonard Cohen
Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr.
Chronologically... George Martin, Frank Zappa, Les Claypool...
Brian Wilson, Axl Rose, Carole King
Off the top of my head: Richard Thomspon, Jason Isbell, Warren Zevon
Jim Morrison, Lennon/McCartney, and for lyrical genius Weird Al
Maybe throw Jim Croce on there. Short career, but an amazing lyricist and musical composer?
Bob Dylan, Cole Porter, Tom T. Hall*.
* Tom T. Hall basically gets in off the strength of "That's How I Got to Memphis" alone. One of the greatest songs of all time.
* Tom T. Hall basically gets in off the strength of "That's How I Got to Memphis" alone. One of the greatest songs of all time.
Roger Waters/David Gilmour, Jimmy Page/Robert Plant, and Maynard James Keenan?
Bob Dylan needs an asterisk by his name. I like some of his music, but the guy is a serial plagiarist. Ripped off his entire singing style and persona from Carter Stanley and Woodie Guthrie.
“Bob is not authentic at all. He’s a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake. Everything about Bob is a deception.” -Joni Mitchell (2010)
“Bob is not authentic at all. He’s a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake. Everything about Bob is a deception.” -Joni Mitchell (2010)
Robert Hunter
Harry Nilsson
Bob Marley
Honorable mention: John Prine
Harry Nilsson
Bob Marley
Honorable mention: John Prine
Steve Fromholz named poet laureate of Texas. Check out Texas Trilogy
Bob Dylan
Brian Wilson.
Bob Dylan
Brian Wilson.
Freddie Mercury/Brian May (not sure if they’re a songwriting team or not)
Elton John/Bernie Taupin
John Lennon/Paul McCartney (most vanilla of some pretty vanilla picks of mine, but they’re undeniable and deserve to be on any list)
Would be better to do picks from musical genres.
Elton John/Bernie Taupin
John Lennon/Paul McCartney (most vanilla of some pretty vanilla picks of mine, but they’re undeniable and deserve to be on any list)
Would be better to do picks from musical genres.
Steven Sondheim, Leonard Cohen, Woodie Guthrie