Songwriters

[duke13]

Since we are on this music thing here lately,(guitars, guitar players....)

Who are your top five picks for songwriters? I'll go first with

1) Lennon McCartney
2) Robbie Robertson
3) Garcia/Hunter
4) Steve Goodman
5) Bob Dylan

 

[southernclay]

Charlie/Bruce Robison
Robert Earl Keen
Jerry Jeff Walker
Merle Haggard
Johnny Cash

 

[broadhead]

1. Lennon/McCartney
2. Garcia/Hunter
3. Neil Young
4. George Jones
5. J. J. Cale
This is tougher than the top guitarists thread.

A nod must go to Tom Waites and John Prine.

 

[Mechanicaldawg]

Those are some mighty liberal writers y'all are naming.

(Not that there is anything wrong with that.)

 

[broadhead]

Those are some mighty liberal writers y'all are naming.

Jeff, their political persuasion doesn't bother me. Don't call us out like that and not name yours!`
Broadhead

 

[leadoff]

1. Tom Waits
2. Willie Nelson
3. Brian Wilson
4. Paul Simon
5. Lucinda Williams

My nod goes to Gram Parsons and Hoagy Carmichael.

 

[Mechanicaldawg]

OK.

1. Beethoven
2. Mozart
3. Alan Jackson
4. David
5. Carl Vassar

 

[leadoff]

Oh! Almost forgot about Leonard Cohen!

OK.

1. Beethoven
2. Mozart
3. Alan Jackson
4. David
5. Carl Vassar

Quite a variety there, Jeff! You have successfully covered thousands of years of songwriting in one thread! (I am assuming that is King David.)

 

[Jeff Phillips]

1) Bill Monroe
2) Willie Nelson
3) Johnny Cash
4) Stanley Brothers (they wrote many together)
5) Billy Joe Shavers

 

[Jody Hawk]

Paul Overstreet is the best ever, man do I miss him on country radio !!!!!!!!!!!!! Bob Segar and Alan Jackson are good songwriters too !!!!!!