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Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:31 pm
by JakeK
For the 5 years I've been here, I haven't seen a single thread on favorite songwriters, so let's drum one up!
For me, in no order:
Ray Davies
Bob Dylan
Tom Petty
George Harrison
Jeff Lynne
Pete Townshend
Gene Clark
Neil Young
Johnny Cash
Lennon & McCartney
Brian Wilson
Paul Simon
Tracy Chapman
Now let's hear yours...
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:36 pm
by ajish4
Tracy Chapman?
Really?
VERY COOL!
That was the only surprise in that group for me Jake!
I didn't think too many folks remembered her!
Ah, my list is LONG and kinda strange. I'll get back to you on that!
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:47 pm
by cjj
Oh yeah, Tracy Chapman's got some great stuff - I was listening to "Telling Stories" just yesterday...
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:10 pm
by rickendelic
Good stuff Jake, I'd add Elliott Smith, and Jeff Tweedy as well.
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:53 pm
by idealassets
A few more from different genre's:
1. Gene Clark (Byrds)
2. Paul Kanter/ Marty Balin (Jeff Airplane)
3. Emmylou Harris
4. Rodney Crowell
5. John Prine (well reknown, but I don't like)
6. Steven Stills, David Crosby
7. Herb Pederson (Desert Rose Band)
8. Roger McGuinn (Byrds, Rickenbacker artist)
-Craig
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:53 pm
by idealassets
One more,
Rory Block, check her out blues fans.
Craig
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:07 pm
by cjj
rickendelic wrote:Good stuff Jake, I'd add Elliott Smith, and Jeff Tweedy as well.
+1, I'd also add Mark Knopfler...
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:18 pm
by kiramdear
How about Leonard Cohen?
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 3:35 pm
by collin
John Lennon
Nick Drake
Paul Simon
Kurt Cobain
Pete Townshend
Noel Gallagher
John Mayer
Johnny Cash
This list could go on forever...
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:32 pm
by Hotzenplotz
Lennon and Harrison.
Practicing what they created. And for the band listening and learning from what's all around. That is my workout.
Re: Your favorite songwriters?
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:00 pm
by jimk
Bill Staines
Phil Ochs
Woody Guthrie
Lennon/McCartney
George Harrison
Gene Clark
Guy Clark
Steve Earl
Townes van Zandt
Cheryl Wheeler
Bob Dylan
Malvina Reynolds
Jim Ringer
Local Kansas City Area Song Writers:
David Hakan
John Mitchell
Jim Herrmann (recently left the area)
JimK