too many to list. Off the top of my head, I have to say Bob Dylan, Carloe King, and some of Don Mclean's stuff is great. Lot of late 60 and early 70 rock song writer wrote great music. Forgot, Joni Mitchell.

Gordon Sumner (Sting)

Dont think me unkind
Words are hard to find
The only cheques Ive left unsigned
From the banks of chaos in my mind
And when their eloquence escapes me
Their logic ties me up and rapes me

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Theyre meaningless and all thats true

Poets, priests and poiticians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for your submission
And no ones jamming their transmission
cos when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you

De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Their innocence will pull me through
De do do do, de da da da
Is all I want to say to you
De do do do, de da da da
Theyre meaningless and all thats true

Randy

Holland, Dozier and Holland
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen,
Willie Dixon
Jagger Richards

John Prine and Tom Waits have some good lines.
Jim

While changing through radio stations a few weeks ago in the AM, I landed on the radio show that Ryan Seacrest hosts. I don't know what it is, but for a second he was talking about an upcoming interview on the show with "Singer-Songwriter Katy Perry".. I did not know who this was. I looked it up, and found out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAp9BKosZXs

Awesome. Thank you Ryan Seacrest for putting trash like that in the same "Singer-Songwriter" category as Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, Warren Zevon.. etc.

I reserve that term for people who deserve it.

+1 on Hunter / Garcia.

Townes Van Zandt
Willie Nelson
Jimmy Webb
Jagger / Richards
Gram Parsons

Randy Newman?

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you won't believe this...:cool:

Mark Knopfler.

Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
Tom T. Hall


McCartney/Lennon
Gilmore/Waters
Staley/Cantrell

Steveland Morris aka Steivie Wonder

A one hit wonder, but I've always liked this one:





Title: Don McLean - American Pie lyrics









A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, they�d be happy for a while.

But february made me shiver
With every paper I�d deliver.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn�t take one more step.

I can�t remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.

So bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin� whiskey and rye
Singin�, "this�ll be the day that I die.
"this�ll be the day that I die."

Did you write the book of love,
And do you have faith in God above,
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock �n roll,
Can music save your mortal soul,
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Well, I know that you�re in love with him
`cause I saw you dancin� in the gym.
You both kicked off your shoes.
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.

I was a lonely teenage broncin� buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died.

I started singin�,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin� whiskey and rye
And singin�, "this�ll be the day that I die.
"this�ll be the day that I die."

Now for ten years we�ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin� stone,
But that�s not how it used to be.
When the jester sang for the king and queen,
In a coat he borrowed from james dean
And a voice that came from you and me,

Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned.
And while lennon read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.

We were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin� whiskey and rye
And singin�, "this�ll be the day that I die.
"this�ll be the day that I die."

Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling fast.
It landed foul on the grass.
The players tried for a forward pass,
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.

Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune.
We all got up to dance,
Oh, but we never got the chance!
`cause the players tried to take the field;
The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?

We started singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin� whiskey and rye
And singin�, "this�ll be the day that I die.
"this�ll be the day that I die."

Oh, and there we were all in one place,
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again.
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil�s only friend.

Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan�s spell.
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite,
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died

He was singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin� whiskey and rye
And singin�, "this�ll be the day that I die.
"this�ll be the day that I die."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I went down to the sacred store
Where I�d heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn�t play.

And in the streets: the children screamed,
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
And the three men I admire most:
The father, son, and the holy ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died.

And they were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin� whiskey and rye
Singin�, "this�ll be the day that I die.
"this�ll be the day that I die."

They were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin� whiskey and rye
Singin�, "this�ll be the day that I die."

Bernie Taupin.

"Don't let your son go down on me!"

One of my favorite albums is, 'Hejira'.

Good call.

Bob Dylan - the best. The others are good but don't compare. Dylans toons are the most covered.

Listen to the 2 cd set of Dylan's 30 anniversary from NY. Clapton, McQuinn, Petty, Young, Harrison, Johhny Cash and many more sang on the CD. Go on YOU TUBE and listen/see:

My back pages
Knocking on heavens door


No one does it better!! One of my top 5 CD's I would have if I was stranded on an island.

I'm still waiting for Donovan to make a comeback.
Seriously, Randy Newman is great.

Charlie

Jim Croce

John Denver

Gordon Lightfoot




Ok, not the typical music I listen to but they have written some classic tunes.

John really dug deep and found some emotion when writing.

Warren Zevon (RIP)

From Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner to "My $*it's F**** Up"...

Only got to see him once, at the Buffalo Rose in Golden, CO.

Super cool

Dylan
Jagger Richards
Jim Morrison
Frank Zappa