This list of songwriters includes names of those who have written the lyrics or music, or both, for successful songs. It is not limited to popular music. A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...

Songwriters who perform their own work -- a relatively recent phenomenon -- are usually called singer-songwriters. (See List of singer-songwriters.) This list only includes those who remain in the background and rarely, if ever, perform(ed) their own songs in public. // This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. ...

 Australia

• Bernard Fanning
• Pete Murray
• Bob Evans
• Marcus Lutar
• Nick Moroz
• Damien Leith
• Shaun Acland
• Tim Rogers
• Davey Lane
• Darren Hanlon

Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Bernard Fanning (born 15 August 1969) is an Australian musician best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Powderfinger. ... There have been several well-known people named Pete Murray, including: Pete Murray (disc jockey) Pete Murray (singer-songwriter) Pete Murray (British pop musician) Pete Murray (Ice Hockey coach) ... Bob Evans was a Formula One driver from Britain. ... Damien Leith (born 18 January 1976) is a singer/songwriter. ... Tim Rogers at a Temperance Union gig in Canberra during November 2005. ... Davey Lane is the leading Guitarist of an Australian band called The Pictures and You Am I(since 2001). ... Darren Hanlon is an Australian musician who plays folk-rock. ...

 Austria

• Wolfgang Ambros
• Ralph Benatzky
• Franz Schubert
• Robert Stolz
• Hugo Wolf
• Martin Frainer

Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Wolfgang Ambros, born 1952 in Preßbaum/Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) is one of the most famous Austropop musicians. ... Ralph Benatzky (5 June 1884–16 October 1957), born in Mährisch-Budwitz as Rudolph Josef Frantisek Benatzky) was an Austrian composer. ... Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. ... Robert Elisabeth Stolz (August 25, 1880 – June 27, 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music. ... Photograph of Hugo Wolf Hugo Wolf (March 13, 1860 – February 22, 1903) was an Austrian composer of Slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. ...

 Belgium

• Jacques Brel
• Laura Lynn
• Cedric Lemaire

Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Brel on a cover of Les Adieux à lOlympia concert album (1966) Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a respected Belgian French-speaking singer-songwriter, considered by many as a poet as well, given the power of his lyrics. ... Laura Lynn can be: Laura Lynn (Belgian singer), a Flemish Belgian popular singer, who controversially participated in the anti-racist 0110 concerts Laura Lynn Ingle, the daughter of the supermarket chain owner Robert Ingle ...

 Brazil

• Astrud Gilberto
• Ernesto Nazareth
• Djavan

Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian singer best known for her samba and bossa nova music. ... Ernesto Júlio Nazareth (1863 - 1934) was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions. ... Djavan, a Brazilian MPB singer/songwriter, was born 27 January 1949, in Alagoas, Brazil. ...

 Canada

• Bryan Adams
• Paul Anka
• Jann Arden
• Randy Bachman
• Shelton Brooks
• Leonard Cohen
• Georges Dor
• Dallas Green
• Colin James
• Chantal Kreviazuk
• Avril Lavigne
• Félix Leclerc
• Gordon Lightfoot
• Sarah McLachlan
• Joni Mitchell
• Alanis Morissette
• Geoffrey O'Hara
• Neil Peart
• Robbie Robertson
• Stan Rogers
• Eddie Schwartz
• Ron Sexsmith
• Shania Twain
• Gilles Vigneault
• Rufus Wainwright
• Neil Young

Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born 5 November 1959, Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian rock singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Paul Anka receiving the Order of Canada from Governor General Adrienne Clarkson in a ceremony performed at Rideau Hall on Friday, June 10, 2005. ... Jann Arden (born Jann Arden Richards March 27, 1962) is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter with a fan base primarily in Canada. ... Randoph Charles Bachman, OM (born September 27, 1943) was lead guitarist and songwriter of the 1970s rock band, The Guess Who, and later formed the famous hard rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive with his brothers Robbie Bachman, drums, Tim Bachman, rhythm guitar and friend Fred Turner on bass and lead... Shelton Brooks Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 - September 6, 1975) was a popular music composer who wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. ... Georges Dor (March 10, 1931-2001) (born Georges-Henri Dore) was a Quebecois author, composer, playwright, singer, poet, translator, and theatrical producer and director. ... Dallas Green (born September 29, 1980 in St. ... Colin James Colin James Munn (born August 17, 1964 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian singer, guitarist, and songwriter who plays in the blues and rock and Swing genres. ... Chantal Kreviazuk (born May 18, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of rock and pop music. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer, songwriter, model, and occasional actress. ... 1999 Canada Post stamp Félix Leclerc (August 2, 1914-August 8, 1988) was a Québécois folk singer, poet, writer, actor and political activist. ... Lightfoot in 1975, on the cover of Gords Gold Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a noted Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American [12] singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Geoffrey OHara (February 2, 1882 - January 31, 1967) was a Canadian American composer, singer and music professor. ... Neil Ellwood Peart (IPA: ) OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hagersville, Ontario) is the drummer and lyricist for the progressive rock band Rush. ... Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band. ... Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter. ... Eddie Schwartz Eddie Schwartz (born 1949) is a Canadian musician who had moderate success as a recording artist in the early-80s, before becoming a successful songwriter, and producer in the late-80s and the 90s. ... Ron Sexsmith live in Bochum, July 10th, 2004 Ron Sexsmith (born 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. ... Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a very successful Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. ... Gilles Vigneault (born 27 October 1928) is a poet, publisher and singer-songwriter from Quebec, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. ... Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. ... Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and film director who grew up during his teen years in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

 France

• Dominique A
• Charles Aznavour
• Georges Brassens
• Léo Ferré
• Serge Gainsbourg
• Jean Michel Jarre
• Georges Moustaki
• Claude Nougaro

Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Dominique Ané (born October 6, 1968), better known as Dominique A, is a French songwriter and singer. ... Charles Aznavour. ... Georges Brassens (plaque in Paris) Georges Brassens (French IPA: ) (October 22, 1921 - October 29, 1981) was a French singer-songwriter. ... Léo Ferré (August 24, 1916 - July 14, 1993) was a poet and a musician. ... Serge Gainsbourg IPA: (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a French poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. ... Jean-Michel André Jarre (born August 24, 1948 in Lyon, France) is a French composer, performer and music producer. ... Yussef Mustacchi (Alexandria, May 3, 1934) better known as Georges Moustaki is an Egyptian/French singer and songwriter best known for his romantic song Le Métèque from 1969. ... Claude Nougaro (September 9, 1929 Paris – March 4, 2004 Toulouse) was a French songwriter and singer. ...

 Germany

• Richard Kruspe-Bernstein of Rammstein
• Bertolt Brecht
• Hans Eisler
• Paul Landers of Rammstein
• Paul Lincke
• Carl Loewe
• Johann Christoph Pepusch
• Robert Schumann
• Konstantin Wecker
• Kurt Weill
• Tomasz Gaworek-Schodrok

Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Richard Zven Kruspe. ... Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. ... Bertolt Brecht (born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956) was an influential German socialist dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century. ... Hanns Eisler (July 6, 1898 - September 6, 1962) was a German and Austrian composer. ... Paul H. Landers on RTL. Paul H. Landers (b. ... Rammstein is a German band that was formed in 1994. ... Paul Lincke (November 7, 1866 - September 4, 1946), German composer. ... Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe (November 30, 1796 - April 20, 1869) was a German composer, baritone singer and conductor. ... Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667- July 20, 1752) was a German composer. ... Robert Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist. ... Konstantin Wecker Konstantin Alexander Wecker (born June 1, 1947, Munich) is one of the best-known German singer-songwriters (Liedermacher); he also works as a composer, author, and actor. ... Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... Tomasz Gaworek-Schodrok is a guitarist who was born in Krakow on 24. ...

 Hungary

• Rudolf Friml
• Sigmund Romberg
• Jean Schwartz
• Egressy Béni-Petõfi Sándor
• Cerkovicz Béla
• Szirmai Albert
• Kálmán Imre
• Szörényi Levente-Bródy János
• Kacsóh Pongrác
• Seress Rezsõ
• Heltai Jenõ

Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a composer of operettas, musicals, songs, as well as a pianist. ... Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was an American composer best known for his operettas. ... Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 - November 30, 1956) was a songwriter. ...

 Ireland

• Bono of U2
• Sinéad Lohan
• Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy
• Sinéad O'Connor
• Thomas Moore
• Shane MacGowan
• Damien Rice
• Van Morrison

Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... Sinéad Lohan is an Irish singer and songwriter of folk music and folk-inspired popular music. ... Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of Thin Lizzy. ... Thin Lizzy are an Irish rock band who formed in Dublin in 1969. ... Sinéad Marie Bernadette OConnor (born December 8, 1966) is a Grammy Award winning Irish singer and songwriter. ... tom moore loves to take it up the bum ... Shane MacGowan on the cover of the 1994 album The Snake by Shane MacGowan and The Popes. ... Damien Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish alternative folkpop singer most famous for his album O. // Rice was born in born in Celbridge, County Kildare. ... Van Morrison OBE (born August 31, 1945 as George Ivan Morrison) is a singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

 Israel

• Bezalel Aloni
• Shlomo Artzi
• Matti Caspi
• Arkadi Dukhin
• Laura Fink
• Shlomo Gronich
• Ofra Haza
• Nurit Hirsh
• Uzi Hitman
• Ehud Manor
• Ya'acov Naveh
• Kobi Oshrat
• Bradley Fish
• Noa Tishby
• Naomi Shemer

Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel_(bordered). ... Shlomo Artzi (Hebrew: ) is a famous Israeli singer and composer. ... Matti Caspi (Hebrew: מתי כספי) is an Israeli composer, musician, singer and lyricist. ... Ofra Haza Ofra Haza (עָפְרָה חָזָה born November 19, 1957, died February 23, 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist. ... Uzi Hitman (Hebrew: עוזי חיטמן) (June 9, 1952 – October 17, 2004) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, composer and television personality. ... Ehud Manor (July 13, 1941 – April 12, 2005) was an Israeli songwriter, poet, translator and radio and TV personality. ... Bradley Fish (b. ... Israeli Actress & Model Noa Tishby Noa Tishby (b. ... Naomi Shemer (July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was one of Israels most important and prolific song writers, considered by some the First Lady of Israeli Song. Shemer wrote both words and lyrics to her own songs, composed music to words by others (such as the poet Rachel), and...

 Italy

• Franco Battiato
• Alfredo Bracchi
• Fred Buscaglione
• Renato Carosone
• Adriano Celentano
• Leo Chiosso
• Giovanni D'Anzi
• Tata Giacobetti
• Francesco Guccini
• Gorni Kramer
• Marcello Marchesi
• Domenico Modugno
• Mogol
• Giorgio Moroder
• Nicola Salerno (under the pseudonym Nisa)
• Virgilio Savona

Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Franco Battiato (Jonia (CT), Italy 1945), italian singer, songwriter, filmmaker. ... Alfredo Bracchi ( Milan, Italy, 30 December 1897 – 11 October 1976) was a versatile Italian author, whose production ranged from song lyrics to movie scripts. ... Ferdinando Fred Buscaglione (Turin, 23 November 1921 - Rome, 3 February 1960) was an Italian singer and actor who became very popular in late 1950s. ... Renato Carosone (Naples, 3 January 1920 - Rome, 20 May 2001) was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. ... Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. ... Leo Chiosso (Turin, 8 August 1920) was an Italian lyricist mostly known for his work with Fred Buscaglione. ... Giovanni DAnzi ( Milan, Italy, 1 January 1906, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, 15 April 1974) was an Italian songwriter. ... Giovanni Tata Giacobetti (Rome, 24 June 1922 - Rome, 2 December 1988) was one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, a very famous Italian vocal quartet. ... Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (born June 14, 1940 in Modena) is an Italian singer-songwriter and author. ... Gorni Kramer (Rivarolo Mantovano, Italy, 22 July 1913 - Milan, 26 October 1995) was one of the most famous Italian songwriters, musicians and band leaders of the 20th Century. ... Domenico Modugno (January 9, 1928 – August 6, 1994) was an Italian singer and songwriter. ... Mogol (on right) with Lucio Battisti Giulio Rapetti (born 1936), in art Mogol, is an Italian lyricist. ... Giorgio Moroder (born Giovanni Giorgio Moroder on April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on techno and electronic music in general. ... Nicola Salerno, also known as Nisa (Naples, 1910 - Naples, 1969) was an Italian lyricist. ... A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... Antonio Virgilio Savona (Palermo, Italy, 1 January 1920) was one of the members of the Italian vocal group Quartetto Cetra. ...

 Jamaica

• Beenie Man
• Buju Banton
• Burning Spear
• John Holt
• Bob Marley
• Lee Scratch Perry
• Peter Tosh of Bob Marley & the Wailers and a solo career
• King Tubby
• Bunny Wailer of Bob Marley & the Wailers and a solo career
• Yellowman
• Prince Lincoln Thompson
• Ijahman Levi
• Prince Far I
• Ras Sam Brown
• Cedric Myton
• Joseph Hill (Culture)

Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Beenie Man (born Anthony Moses Davis August 22, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a well established Deejay. ... Inna heights album cover, Original Release Date: November 25, 1997 Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. ... Winston Rodney (born March 1, 1948) a. ... John Holt (born on 11 July 1947, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer. ... Robert Nesta Marley, OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... Lee Scratch Perry, The Upsetter in Dub Lee Scratch Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry March 20, 1936) is one of the most influential people in the development of reggae and dub music in Jamaica. ... Peter Tosh on the cover of his album The Toughest Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a trailblazer for the Rastafarian movement. ... Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and Rastafarian from the ghettos of Jamaica. ... King Tubby King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989) was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Bunny Wailer, also known as Bunny Livingston (born April 10, 1947), was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. ... Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and Rastafarian from the ghettos of Jamaica. ... Yellowman (born Winston Foster in Negril, Jamaica in 1959) is a Jamaican ragga and dancehall deejay. ... Experience album cover Prince Lincoln Thompson, known as Sax, was a Jamaican singer, player of instruments and songwriter with the reggae band the Royal Rasses, and a Rastafarian. ... Ijahman Levis first album, Haile I Hymn, was released on Island Records in 1978. ... Prince Far I Prince Far I (1945–1983) was a reggae producer and singer and a Rastafarian who was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica. ... Ras Sam Brown was born on 16th December 1925 and died in August 1998 while attending an international trade fair in Barbados. ... Cedric Myton born in Jamaica is a Reggae musician and Rastafarian. ... Joseph Hill is the lead singer and songwriter for the reggae band Culture, most famous for their 1977 hit Two sevens clash. ...

 Mexico

• Antonio Aguilar
• Juan Gabriel
• Agustín Lara
• Jubertino Rosas
• Carlos Santana of the band Santana

Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Juan Gabriel on the cover of Siempre en mi mente album Juan Gabriel (born Alberto Aguilera Valadés on 7 January 1950, in Cotija, Michoacán) is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representative of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music. ... Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón Lara y Aguirre del Pino (October 14, 1900 – November 6, 1970) was a Mexican composer who is also considered a musical poet. ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ...

 Netherlands

• Herman van Veen
• Hans Teeuwen

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Herman van Veen (born 14 March 1945) is a Dutch musician, actor and songwriter/writer. ... Hans Eduard Marie Teeuwen (March 3, 1967 in Budel, Netherlands) is a Dutch comedian, actor and film director. ...

 New Zealand

• Graeme Revell

Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Graeme Revell was born in New Zealand in 1955. ...

 Slovenia

• Elza Budau
• Anja Rupel

Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia_(bordered). ... Anja Rupel (born March 19, 1966) is a Slovene pop singer, songwriter, radio announcer, and journalist. ...

 Spain

• Richard Daniel Roman
• Joan Manuel Serrat

Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Joan Manuel Serrat Joan Manuel Serrat Teresa (born December 27, 1943 in Barcelona) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. ...

 Sweden

• Benny Andersson
• Stig Andersson
• Pontus Assarson
• Dan Attlerud
• Alexander Bard
• Jonas Berggren
• Andreas Carlsson
• Lars "Dille" Diedricson
• Niklas Edberger
• Jörgen Elofsson
• Thomas "Orup" Eriksson
• Ingela "Pling" Forsman
• Johan Fransson
• Magnus Funemyr
• Per Gessle
• Anders Glenmark
• Thomas G:son
• Anders Hansson
• Louise Hoffsten
• Andreas Johnsson
• Calle Kindbom
• Peter Kvint
• Tim Larsson
• Björn J:son Lindh
• Bobby Ljungren
• Tobias Lundgren
• Kristian Lundin
• Max Martin
• Stefan Nilsson
• Per Nylén
• Denniz Pop
• Povel Ramel
• Georg Riedel
• Thore Skogman
• Niklas Strömstedt
• Dan Sundquist
• Mats Söderlund
• Evert Taube
• Marcos Ubeda
• Magnus Uggla
• Björn Ulvaeus
• Mats Wester

Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Benny Andersson in 2004 Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and a member of the Swedish musical group, ABBA. Benny was born to 34-year-old constructional engineer Göran Andersson and his 26-year-old wife Laila. ... Stig Stikkan Anderson (January 25, 1931 – September 12, 1997) was the manager of ABBA and the founder of the Polar Music record label. ... Alexander Bard (born March 17, 1961 in Motala) is a Swedish author, songwriter, producer, singer and actor. ... Jonas Petter Berggren aka Joker was born on March 21, 1967. ... Andreas Carlsson is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter. ... Jörgen Kjell Elofsson (b. ... Ingela Pling Forsman, born August 26, 1950 in Essinge, Sweden, is a Swedish lyricist in popular music and schlager music. ... Johan Fransson (born February 18, 1985, in Kalix, Sweden), is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. ... Per HÃ¥kan Gessle (born January 12, 1959) is the songwriter and male lead singer of the Swedish bands Gyllene Tider and Roxette. ... Gemini are a Swedish brother and sister duo, consisting of Karin Glenmark and Anders Glenmark. ... Louise Hoffsten at the Stockholm Jazz Festival, Skeppsholmen, 2003. ... Kristian Lundin (born May 7, 1973) is a music producer and songwriter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dag Krister Volle (26 April 1963–30 August 1998), better known under the artistic name Denniz Pop (or Denniz PoP), was a Swedish DJ, music producer and songwriter. ... Baron (born 1 June 1922, in Östermalm in Stockholm) is a Swedish entertainer. ... Georg Riedel, Swedish musician (composer and double bass player). ... Gunter Levi Mats Söderlund (born 1969) is a Swedish musician, club owner, and former model, best known under his stage name Günther (or Günther Levi). ... (help· info) (March 12, 1890-January 31, 1976) was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. ... Magnus Uggla (full name: Per Allan Magnus Claesson Uggla) is a Swedish artist and composer known for his satirical lyrics. ... Björn Ulvaeus in 1999 Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ...

 Switzerland

• David Buzzi

Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... DAVID BUZZI – Singer Songwriter David Buzzi (Davide Buzzi) was born on December 31, 1968 in Aquila, a little town in Blenio Valley, Switzerland. ...

 Turkey

• Yağmur Sarıgül

Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Yağmur Sarıgül (born 26 August 1979; Antalya) is a Turkish songwriter and the electric guitarist of the rock band maNga. ...

 United Kingdom

• Emma Anderson of Lush and Sing-Sing
• Adam Ant of Adam & the Ants
• Michael Arne
• Thomas Arne
• Richard Ashcroft of The Verve
• Tony Banks
• Gary Bannon
• Sabine Baring-Gould
• Syd Barrett of Pink Floyd
• Lionel Bart
• Thomas Haynes Bayly
• Andy Bell
• Miki Berenyi of Lush
• Patrick Beverley
• Billy Bragg
• Leslie Bricusse
• Kate Bush
• Guy Chambers
• Vince Clarke
• Roger Cook
• Phil Coulter
• Noel Coward
• Justin Currie of Del Amitri
• Ray Dorset
• Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• Brian Eno
• Guy Fletcher
• Robert Fripp of King Crimson
• Noel Gallagher of Oasis
• John Gay
• Noel Gay
• Martin Gore of Depeche Mode
• Roger Greenaway
• Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead
• Steve Hackett
• Rob Halford of Judas Priest
• George Harrison of The Beatles, Traveling Wilburys, and a solo career
• Tony Hatch
• Robert Hawker
• Brian Higgins of Xenomania
• Steve Howe of Yes
• MissyFoxx [1]
• Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones
• Elton John
• Mick Jones of The Clash
• Jason Kay of Jamiroquai
• Jimmy Kennedy
• Greg Lake of King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• George Le Brunn
• Fred W Leigh
• John Lennon of The Beatles and a solo career
• Annie Lennox of Eurythmics and a solo career
• Adam Leonard
• Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Jeff Lynne
• Tony Macaulay
• Paul McCartney of The Beatles and Wings, and a solo career
• Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac
• Bill Martin
• Eric Maschwitz
• Lee Mavers
• Nellie McKay
• George Michael
• Alexi Murdoch
• Mitch Murray
• Ivor Novello
• Mike Oldfield
• Lisa O'Neill of Sing-Sing
• Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries
• Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath and a solo career
• Bill Owen
• Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
• Joseph Parry
• Karen Poole of Alisha's Attic
• Felix Powell
• Queen
  • John Deacon
  • Brian May
  • Freddie Mercury
  • Roger Taylor
• Joseph Tabrar
• Tim Rice
• Richard Daniel Roman
• Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners
• Jamie Short
• Mike Skinner
• Robert Smith the lead singer of The Cure
• Chris Squire of Yes
• Geoff Stephens
• Dave Stewart of Eurythmics
• Alexis Strum
• Joe Strummer of The Clash
• Bernie Taupin, songwriting partner with Elton John
• Pete Townshend of The Who
• Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones of McFly
• Rick Wakeman of Yes
• Pete Waterman
• Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and a solo career
• Paul Weller of The Jam, Style Council and a solo career
• John Wesley
• Sandy Wilson
• P. G. Wodehouse
• Roy Wood
• The Spice Girls — as a group and soloists
• Thom Yorke of Radiohead
• Pete Doherty

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Emma Anderson Emma Anderson is a British musician from London. ... Look up Lush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Warden T. M. Osborne in older facility. ... Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard) is an English rock artist, lead singer of 1980s New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later a solo artist. ... Adam and the Ants were a new wave band during the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Michael Arne (1740-January 14, 1786) was the son of the composer Thomas Arne, and was himself a composer. ... Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-March 5, 1778) was an English composer, best known for the popular patriotic song, Rule Britannia, which is still frequently sung, notably at the Last Night of the Proms; and also his musical settings of songs from the plays of William Shakespeare. ... Richard Ashcroft performing at Live 8, with Chris Martin of Coldplay in the background Richard Paul Ashcroft born 11 September 1971, in Billinge, Wigan, Greater Manchester (previously Billinge, Lancashire) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of The Verve, an English rock band that he helped... The Verve (formerly Verve) was an English alternative rock band of the 1990s, originally formed in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Form College, Winstanley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bassist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. ... (L–R) Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks in November 2006, promoting the upcoming Turn It On Again tour Anthony George Tony Banks (born March 27, 1950) is an English songwriter, pianist/keyboard player, and guitarist. ... Gary Bannon (also known as Jason Greer) is an Actor,performance poet, standup comedian, songwriter,and filmmaker. ... The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) was an English Victorian hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and as they evolved, became widely known as pioneers of progressive rock music. ... Lionel Bart (1930-1999) was a British composer of songs musicals, best known for Oliver! Bart was born Lionel Begleiter in London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. ... Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797 - 1839) was a miscellaneous writer, son of a wealthy lawyer in Bath. ... Bell on Electric Blue album cover Andy Bell (born Andrew Ivan Bell, 25 April 1964 in Peterborough) is the lead singer of the British Synth Pop duo Erasure. ... Miki Berenyi Miki Berenyi (born on March 18, 1967) is a singer from south London, UK. She was formerly the lead singer of Lush. ... Look up Lush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957), known as Billy Bragg, is a British musician known for his blend of folk, punk-rock, and protest music, and his poetic lyrics dealing with political as well as romantic themes. ... Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist. ... Catherine Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958, Bexleyheath, Kent, now part of Greater London), is an English singer-songwriter with an expressive three-octave vocal range. ... Guy Chambers (born January 12, 1963 in London) is an English songwriter and record producer best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams. ... Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, Essex, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure. ... Roger Cook may be: Roger Cook, songwriter Roger Cook, investigative journalist This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Phil Coulter (born February 19, 1942) is a songwriter, performer and music producer from Derry, the second city of Northern Ireland. ... Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life) (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Justin Currie on stage with Del Amitri at the Guildhall in Southampton, May 16, 2002 Justin Currie (born December 11, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK) is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the founder member of the successful band Del Amitri and - along with Iain Harvie - is one... The original Del Amitri line-up as seen on the cover of Melody Maker magazine in February 1985 Del Amitri are a British pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1982. ... Ray Dorset British guitarist and founder of the skiffle band Mungo Jerry. ... Throughout his career with The Nice, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and as a solo artist, Keith Emerson has proven himself perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock history. ... ELP Logo Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) was a British progressive rock group. ... Brian Peter George St. ... Guy Fletcher (born May 24, 1960 in Maidstone, Kent) was the keyboardist to the popular 1978-1996 British rock band Dire Straits. ... Robert Fripp (born May 16, 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a guitarist and a composer, perhaps best known for his founding role in the band King Crimson. ... King Crimson is an English musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ... Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is the lead songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Depeche Mode are a highly influential English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. ... Roger John Greenaway (born August 23, 1938, Fishponds, Bristol, England), is a popular British songwriter, best remembered for his collaborations with Roger Cook. ... Jonathan Jonny Richard Guy Greenwood (born November 5, 1971 in Oxford, England) is a musician and a member of Radiohead. ... Radiohead are an English rock band from Oxfordshire. ... Steve Hackett (born Stephen Richard Hackett on February 12, 1950, in Pimlico, England) is a writer and guitarist. ... Halford on stage, Birmingham NEC, England, March 19th 2005 Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands of England, near Birmingham. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Traveling Wilburys, left to right: Lucky (Dylan), Otis (Lynne), Charlie T. Jnr. ... Tony Hatch (born 30 June 1939 or 1940) is a British composer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and arranger. ... Robert Stephen Hawker (3 December 1803 - 15 August 1875), was an English poet, antiquarian of Cornwall, Anglican clergyman and reputed eccentric. ... Brian Higgins, a Democrat from New York, was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004 as the first Democrat since 1983 to represent the 27th District of New York which encompasses the Buffalo and Niagara Area, narrowly defeating Erie County Comptroller Nancy Naples. ... Xenomania members Niara Scarlett and Giselle Sommerville on the sleeve to their 2004 Mania single Looking For A Place To Go. Xenomania are one of the UKs leading pop production houses, put together by writer and producer Brian Higgins. ... Yes guitarist Steve Howe in 2004 Stephen James Howe (b. ... Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John, CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Mick Jones on stage with The Clash Michael Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955),is an English guitarist and singer best known for his work as lead guitarist with The Clash. ... The Clash were an English rock band active from 1976 to 1986. ... Kay in concert. ... Jamiroquai are an English band led by singer Jay Kay. ... Jimmy Kennedy (born July 20, 1902, in Omagh, Northern Ireland, died April 6, 1984 in Northern Ireland) wrote over 2000 songs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... King Crimson is an English musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ... ELP Logo Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP) was a British progressive rock group. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954) is an Oscar, Brit, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning Scottish rock musician and vocalist. ... Duo David Stewart and Annie Lennox in a promotional shot for their 1999 album, Peace. ... Adam Leonards debut album from 2003 Adam Leonard is an English singer-songwriter working mainly in the folk, rock and roll and electronic music fields. ... January 18, 1988 issue of Time Magazine featuring Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful English composer of musical theatre and the elder brother of Julian Lloyd Webber. ... Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in the Shard End area of Birmingham, England, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. ... Tony Macaulay (born Anthony Instone, April 21, 1944, England) is an author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter, though it was the latter that made him a household name early in his career. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942, Liverpool) is an English singer and songwriter. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney, formed a couple of years after the dissolution of The Beatles. ... Christine McVie on the cover of her 2004 solo album In The Meantime. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Bill Martin, born William Wylie Macpherson (b. ... Eric Maschwitz (1901-1969) (sometimes credited as Holt Marvell) was a British entertainer, writer and broadcaster. ... Lee Mavers was the frontman for the late-80s Liverpuddlian pop group The Las. ... Nellie McKay (born 13 April 1982) is a singer-songwriter, actress and former stand-up comedian, noted for her critically-acclaimed debut album Get Away from Me. ... George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963) is a half English, half Greek Cypriot singer-songwriter who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo Wham!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ... Alexi Murdoch is a singer/songwriter born in London, England. ... Mitch Murray (born 30 January 1940, Hove, Sussex), is a British songwriter and author. ... Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century. ... Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... Warden T. M. Osborne in older facility. ... Dolores ORiordan Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan (Burton) (born September 6, 1971) is an Irish singer and songwriter. ... The Cranberries are an Irish alternative rock band that rose to mainstream popularity in the 1990s. ... Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne, December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England) was the lead singer of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, popular solo artist, and reality television star. ... Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham. ... Bill Owen as Compo, along side Co-star Kathy Staff as Nora Batty Bill Rowbotham (March 14, 1914 - July 12, 1999), better known as Bill Owen, was an English actor and songwriter. ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born January 9, 1944) is an English guitarist and producer. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album) Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful groups in popular music history. ... Joseph Parry (1841 — February 17, 1903) was a Welsh composer and musician. ... Karen Poole is a songwriter and gained fame with her younger sister Shelly as the band Alishas Attic. ... Alishas Attic was a British musical group in the late 1990s. ... Queen are an English rock band formed by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... John Richard Deacon (born August 19, 1951) was the bassist for the rock band Queen. ... Brian Harold May CBE (Born July 19, 1947) is the guitarist for the English rock band Queen. ... Freddie Mercury (September 5, 1946 – November 24, 1991) was a rock musician, best known as the frontman and lead singer for the English rock band Queen. ... Roger Meddows-Taylor, a. ... Joseph Tabrar (1857 - 1931), son of George Tabrar. ... Sir Tim Rice & Andrew Llyod Webber in the 70s. ... Kevin Rowland (born August 17, 1953) is a singer, song-writer and former leader of Dexys Midnight Runners. ... Too-Rye-Ay (1983) Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe [1] - were a British New Wave and Northern Soul band, who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. ... Mike Skinner can refer to: The NASCAR driver, Mike Skinner. ... Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool, England), a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, has been the lead singer of British post-punk band The Cure since its founding in 1976. ... The Cure are a successful English rock band, widely seen as one of the leading pioneers of the British alternative rock scene of the 1980s. ... Christopher Russell Edward Squire (born 4 March 1948), better known as Chris Squire is an English musician and the bassist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes, and is the only member of the group to appear on every album (co-founder Jon Anderson appeared on all but... Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... Geoff Stephens (born October 1, 1934, London), began writing during his amateur theatrical days when he wrote songs and sketches for musical revues presented by his own company, the Four Arts Society, while working as a school teacher, air traffic controller and silk screen printer. ... David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England), is a British musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. ... Duo David Stewart and Annie Lennox in a promotional shot for their 1999 album, Peace. ... Alexis Strum is a British singer songwriter. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros. ... The Clash were an English rock band active from 1976 to 1986. ... Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John, CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer who is best known as the guitarist for the rock band The Who. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew in stature to be considered one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time[1][2][3]. Except for periods of retirement from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1995... Thomas Michael Fletcher, commonly known as Tom Fletcher (born July 17, 1985 in Harrow, London, England) is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in the British pop band McFly, along with fellow band members Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd. ... Daniel Alan David Jones, commonly known as Danny Jones (born March 12, 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England) is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in the British pop band McFly, along with fellow band members Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd. ... McFly are a British pop rock band who broke into the music scene in early 2004 with their number one single, 5 Colours in Her Hair. ... Richard Christopher Wakeman (born May 18, 1949 in Perivale, London, United Kingdom) is a British keyboard player best known as the keyboardist for progressive rock group Yes. ... Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... Pete on the cover of his autobiography I Wish I Was Me Peter Alan Waterman, OBE (born in Coventry on January 15, 1947) is an English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. ... George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and as they evolved, became widely known as pioneers of progressive rock music. ... Paul Weller (born John William Weller, 25 May 1958, in Stanley Road, Woking, Surrey) is an English singer-songwriter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Style Council was formed by ex-Jam singer and guitarist Paul Weller with keyboardist Mick Talbot in 1983. ... John Wesley (June 17, 1703–March 2, 1791) was an 18th-century Anglican clergyman and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement. ... Sandy Wilson (born May 19, 1924) is a British composer and lyricist, best known for his musical, The Boyfriend (1954). ... P. G. Wodehouse, pictured in 1904, became famous for his complex plots, ingenious wordplay, and prolific output Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (October 15, 1881 – February 14, 1975) (pronounced WOOD-house) was an English comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. ... 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• Bryan Adams
• Ryan Adams
• Joe Allison
• Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers
• Tori Amos
• Trey Anastasio of Phish
• Liz Anderson
• Fiona Apple
• John Austin
• Burt Bacharach, songwriter for Dionne Warwick among others
• Joan Baez
• Glen Ballard
• Aaron Barrett, songwriter for Reel Big Fish
• Steve Barri
• Jeff Barry
• Bert Berns
• Irving Berlin
• Leonard Bernstein
• Clint Black
• Frank Black
• Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Joanne Borgella
• Cindy Breck
• Garth Brooks
• Shelton Brooks
• Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
• Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac
• Ray Buttigieg
• Beyonce Knowles
• Jerry Cantrell main songwriter of Alice In Chains and his solo work.
• Mariah Carey
• Hoagy Carmichael
• Kim Carnes
• Cletis Carr
• Johnny Cash
• Tracy Chapman
• Desmond Child
• Kelly Clarkson
• Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
• Hank Cochran
• Bootsy Collins of Parliament, Funkadelic and Bootsy's Rubber Band
• Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins
• Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips
• Bob Crewe
• Jim Croce
• Rivers Cuomo of Weezer
• Dick Dale
• Glenn Danzig of Samhain, Danzig and The Misfits
• Hal David
• Mac Davis
• Kim Deal of the Pixies and The Breeders
• Claude Demetrius
• John Denver
• Neil Diamond
• Ani DiFranco
• Jimmy Driftwood
• Bob Dylan
• Steve Earle
• Danielle Egnew of Pope Jane
• Bradley Fish
• Willa Ford
• Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October
• Victoria Ganger
• Don Gant
• George Gershwin
• Ira Gershwin
• Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service
• Amy Grant
• Dave Grohl of Nirvana and The Foo Fighters
• Merle Haggard
• Oscar Hammerstein II
• Ben Harper
• Lorenz Hart
• Eddie Hazel of Parliament and Funkadelic
• Richard Hell
• Gil-Scott Heron
• James Hetfield of Metallica
• Joel Hirschhorn
• Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon
• Harlan Howard
• Mark Hudson
• Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders
• Dan Israel
• Michael Jackson, of The Jackson 5, writer for himself and Diana Ross, Eric Clapton and 3T among others
• Al Jardine of The Beach Boys
• Waylon Jennings
• William Jerome
• Kameron Johnson
• Stan Jones
• Gabe Kelley
• R. Kelly
• Gordon Kennedy, writer for Eric Clapton, others
• Jerome Kern
• Antony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Merle Kilgore
• Wayne Kirkpatrick, writer for Eric Clapton, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, others
• Tom Lehrer
• Alan Jay Lerner
• Aaron Lewis, lead singer of Staind
• Dennis Linde
• Sandy Linzer
• Lisa Loeb
• Frank Loesser
• Frederick Loewe
• John D. Loudermilk
• Courtney Love of Hole
• Mike Love of The Beach Boys
• Phil Madeira, writer for Julie Miller, Ashley Cleveland, Wynonna Judd and others
• Ian Mackaye
• Stephen Malkmus of Pavement
• John Mayer
• Mike McCracken
• Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy and Common Rider
• Toby McKeehan, frontman for dc Talk and solo Christian rapper.
• Dave Matthews
• Rod McKuen
• Henry Mancini
• Hugh Martin
• Colin Meloy of The Decemberists
• Johnny Mercer
• Alanis Morissette
• Jim Morrison of The Doors
• Fred Neil
• Mos Def
• Anna Nalick
• Nas
• Willie Nelson
• Mickey Newbury
• Randy Newman
• Ne-Yo
• Roger Nichols
• Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick
• Bradley Nowell of Sublime
• Conor Oberst
• Roy Orbison of Traveling Wilburys
• Dolly Parton
• Joe Perry
• Linda Perry
• Ryan Parker
• Robert Pollard
• Cole Porter
• Prince
• Denny Randell
• Rattlesnake Annie
• Eddy Raven
• Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails
• Dax Riggs of Deadboy & the Elephantmen
• Josh Ritter
• David Roback (formerly of Mazzy Star)
• Richard Rodgers
• Kenny Rogers
• Todd Rundgren
• Carole Bayer Sager
• Richie Sambora
• Carlos Santana
• Tupper Saussy
• Jean Schwartz
• Troy Seals
• John Sebastian
• Neil Sedaka
• Tupac Shakur
• Richard M. Sherman
• Robert B. Sherman
• Kevin Shields
• Mike Shinoda
• Mort Shuman
• Tommy Sims, writer for Eric Clapton, others
• Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel and a solo career
• Carly Simon
• Nina Simone, singer/pianist/songwriter/composer
• P.F. Sloan
• Chris Smith
• Elliott Smith
• Robert W. Smith
• Stephen Sondheim
• Britney Spears
• Rick Springfield
• Bruce Springsteen
• Richie Supa
• Seth Swirsky
• Chip Taylor
• James Taylor
• Terry Scott Taylor, writer for Daniel Amos, The Lost Dogs and The Swirling Eddies
• Johnny Tillotson
• Jim Vallance
• Albert Von Tilzer
• Harry Von Tilzer
• Joseph Troski
• Jeff Tweedy
• Steven Tyler
• Ben Wakeman
• Reppard Walker
• Cindy Walker
• Scott Walter
• Diane Warren
• Gene Ween primary writer for Ween
• Dottie West
• Jack White of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs
• Jeordie White of Marilyn Manson
• Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys
• Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys
• Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys
• Pharell Williams
• Kip Winger
• Stevie Wonder
• Frank Zappa
• Warren Zevon
• Zim Zum of The Pop Culture Suicides
• Claudio Sanchez of Coheed & Cambria and The Prize Fighter Inferno

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born 5 November 1959, Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian rock singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Not to be confused with Bryan Adams Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974) is an alt-country/rock singer/songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. ... Joe Marion Allison (October 3, 1924 - August 2, 2002) was an American Hall of Fame songwriter, a radio and television personality, a record producer, and a country music business executive. ... Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American lead guitarist. ... The Allman Brothers Band is a pioneering and innovative Southern rock group from Macon, Georgia originally popular in the 1970s, described by Rolling Stones George Kimball in 1971 as the best . ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. ... Phish is an American rock band well-noted for their extended jam sessions and musical improvisation. ... Liz Anderson was one of the major country music songwriters of the 1960s who was also one of the eras leading female vocalists. ... Fiona Apple Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. ... John Austin is an American songwriter and singer. ... Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer. ... Marie Dionne Warrick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey), known professionally as Dionne Warwick, is an African-American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters and producers. ... Joan Chandos Báez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. ... Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez, Mississippi, USA) is a veteran songwriter/record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Morissettes Jagged Little Pill. ... Aaron Barrett (born August 30, 1974)Son of Sean F. Regan and half brother to Max P. Regan He is the lead singer, guitarist and lead songwriter for California-based ska band Reel Big Fish. ... Reel Big Fish is an American third wave ska band, best known for the 1997 hit Sell Out. ... Steve Barri (born Steven Barry Lipkin in Brooklyn, New York on February 23, 1942) is an American songwriter and record producer. ... Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg, 1938, Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Ellie Greenwich (born 1940, Brooklyn, N.Y.) comprised one of the most prolific and successful Brill Building song writing and production teams in the early 1960s. ... Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 - December 30, 1967) (a/k/a Bert Russell and Bert Berns) was one of the great American songwriters and record producers of the 1960s. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Baline[1], in Tyumen, Russia (according to other sources[citation needed] possibly Mogilev, now Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (pronounced Bern-styne)[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. ... Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962 in Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) is a neotraditional country music singer, songwriter and producer. ... Frank Black (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is a British guitarist. ... Deep Purple are an English hard rock band formed in London, England in 1968 (see 1968 in music). ... Rainbow were a British heavy metal/hard rock band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. ... Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi on March 2, 1962) is an American musician and actor who is the lead singer of the band Bon Jovi. ... Joanne Borgella (29 May 1982) is a singer, songwriter, actor, and plus-size model. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962 in Puyallup, Washington) is an American country music singer-songwriter and charity director. ... Shelton Brooks Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886 - September 6, 1975) was a popular music composer who wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century. ... Felice Bryant (born August 7, 1925 - died April 22, 2003) and Boudleaux Bryant (born February 13, 1920 - died June 25, 1987) were an American wife and husband country music songwriting team who were also at the forefront of the evolution of pop music. ... Lindsey Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American guitarist and singer for the musical group Fleetwood Mac. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... It has been suggested that Ray Buttigieg/Cykx be merged into this article or section. ... Beyoncé in 2004 with her five Grammys. ... Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. ... Alice in Chains is an influential band of the grunge movement in the early-1990s in Seattle, Washington, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. ... Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Cletis Carr is a singer-songwriter, acoustic guitarist and record producer. ... Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles Fast Car, Talkin Bout a Revolution, Baby Can I Hold You, and Give Me One Reason. ... Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Nirvana was a popular rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, United States. ... Garland Perry Hank Cochran (born August 2, 1935 in Isola, Mississippi) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... William Bootsy Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... Bootsys Rubber Band was a P-Funk spinoff, led by pioneering bassist Bootsy Collins. ... William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... The Smashing Pumpkins[1] are a popular American alternative rock band which formed in Chicago in 1988. ... Coyne performing with The Flaming Lips in 2006. ... The Flaming Lips is an American rock band with psychedelic influences, formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma by Mark Coyne, Wayne Coyne and Michael Ivins. ... Bob Crewe (born November 12, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American songwriter and music producer, probably best known for co-writing a number of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons. ... James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CROW-chee), was an American singer-songwriter. ... Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970), is most well-known as the lead singer, lead guitarist, and songwriter of Weezer. ... Weezer is a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... For the singer, see Dick Dale (singer) Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Quincy, Massachusetts) is a pioneer of surf rock and one of the most influential guitarists of the early 1960s. ... Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Allen Anzalone on June 23, 1955 in Lodi, New Jersey, USA), is an American singer, songwriter and musician who is largely considered to be one of the fathers of the Horrorpunk genre of music. ... Samhain was a deathrock/Horror punk band formed by Glenn Danzig in 1983 as The Misfits were in major turmoil and close to disbanding. ... Danzig is an American band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with heavy metal music. ... The Misfits are a punk rock band formed in in 1977 and led by singer and songwriter Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone) and bassist Jerry Only (born Gerald Caiafa). ... Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is a Jewish-American lyricist and songwriter. ... Mac Davis (Born Scott Davis January 21, 1942 in Lubbock, Texas) is a country music singer and songwriter, who has enjoyed much pop music crossover success. ... Kim Deal (born Kimberly Ann Deal on June 10, 1961) is an American musician known for her work in the seminal alternative rock bands Pixies and The Breeders. ... The Pixies are an American alternative rock music group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. ... The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1988 as a side project for Kim Deal of Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. ... Claude Demetrius (born August 3, 1916 - May 1, 1988) was an African American songwriter. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Essential Neil Diamond album cover. ... Ani DiFranco (IPA: É‘-ni) (born Angela Marie Difranco on September 23, 1970) is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter. ... James Corbitt Morris (20 June 1907 - July 12, 1998) – better known as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood – was a prolific United States folk songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs The Battle of New Orleans and Tennessee Stud. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Earle performing at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, CA, October 2, 2005. ... Danielle Egnew is a prolific singer/songwriter/composer (ASCAP) with over 300 songs to her original catalogue in the areas of pop, rock, alternative rock, country, industrial, and folk, as well as composing numerous ambient tracks and film scores. ... Bradley Fish (b. ... Willa Ford (born Amanda Lee Williford on January 22, 1981) is an American dance-pop singer-songwriter, producer, and occasional television personality and host. ... Justin Steward Furstenfeld (born December 14, 1975 in Houston, Texas) is a record producer, artist, and the lead singer, guitarist, lyricist and frontman of the American rock band Blue October. ... This article is about the band from Texas, USA. For the British band of the same name, see Blue October (British Band). ... Victoria Ganger is a singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Donald W. Gant ( October 24, 1942 - March 15, 1987) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. ... George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer who wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother lyricist Ira Gershwin. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Benjamin Gibbard, born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton, Washington and currently residing in Seattle, Washington, is an American musician who has formed several indie bands, and who is known for his poetic songwriting. ... Death Cab for Cutie is an American band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. ... The Postal Service is an electronic indie pop band featuring singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel, Headset and Figurine. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... David Eric Gannon Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ... Nirvana was a popular rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, United States. ... This article is about the band. ... Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, CA) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ... Ben Harper Ben Harper (Born Benjamin Chase Harper On October 28, 1969 In Claremont, California, USA) is an American musician. ... Lorenz (Larry) Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a pioneering guitarist in early funk music in the United States. ... Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clintons Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. ... Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. ... Richard Hell (born October 2, 1949) is the stage name of Richard Meyers, an American singer, songwriter and writer, probably best-known as frontman for the early punk band The Voidoids. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band, formed on October 28, 1981. ... Joel Hirschhorn, (December 18, 1938 – September 18, 2005), was a Jewish-American songwriter. ... Shannon Hoon Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 – October 21, 1995) was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon. ... Blind Melon is an American rock band known in the 1990s, who has now, in 2006, reformed with a new lead vocalist, Travis Warren. ... 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An example of the famous Clapton is God graffiti craze Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into... 3T members 3T are an American musical group following in the footsteps of their famous family, the Jackson 5. ... Alan Jardine is a founding member of the Beach Boys, their occasional lead vocalist, and one of their guitarists. ... The Beach Boys are one of the most important and influential pop music bands in rock and pop music history. ... Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was one of the most respected and influential American country music singers and guitarists of all time. ... William Jerome (1865 - 1932) was a United States songwriter. ... Stan Jones was an American songwriter. ... Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, who goes by the stage name of R. Kelly, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Gordon Kennedy (born ????) was the guitarist of Christian rock band White Heart from 1985 to 1989. ... An example of the famous Clapton is God graffiti craze Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American popular composer. ... Anthony Kiedis is the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning, four-piece rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 - February 6, 2005) was an American, singer, songwriter, and manager. ... 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Hole was an alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002. ... Mike Love Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer and songwriter who was one of the lead singers and lyric writers of The Beach Boys. ... The Beach Boys are one of the most important and influential pop music bands in rock and pop music history. ... Phil Madeira is an American songwriter, producer, musician and singer from Nashville, Tennessee. ... Julie Miller (born 3 January 1956 in Dallas, Texas) is a country songwriter, singer, and recording artist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Ashley Cleveland (born 2 February 1957) is an American singer/songwriter perhaps best known as a background vocalist and Grammy-winning gospel singer. ... Wynonna Judd Wynonna Ellen Judd (born May 30, 1964) is an American country music singer. ... Ian MacKaye (b. ... Stephen Malkmus (born May 30th, 1966 , Santa Monica, California) is an indie-rock musician, a former member of the band Pavement. ... Pavement was an American indie rock band in the 1990s. ... John Mayer may refer to several people: John Mayer, a singer-songwriter John A. Mayer, a psychologist This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Jesse Michaels performing live with Operation Ivy Jesse Michaels is a songwriter, guitarist and artist from Berkeley, Californias East Bay. ... Operation Ivy was an influential ska punk band that originated from the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Common Rider was a ska punk band, formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels (guitar, vocals), Mass Giorgini (bass) and Dan Lumley (drums). ... Toby McKeehan, professionally known as tobyMac, is best known for his role as frontman for Christian music group dc Talk. ... 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Colin Meloy, center, in a promotional photo of his band The Decemberists. ... The Decemberists are a five-piece indie pop band from Portland, Oregon, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American [12] singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Morrison on The Best of the Doors album cover James Jim Douglas Morrison(8 December 1943 – 3 July 1971) was an American singer, songwriter, writer and poet. ... The Doors were an American rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Angeles. ... Fred Neil (March 16, 1936 - July 7, 2001) was an important white blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Mos Def (born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973) is a critically acclaimed rapper and actor. ... Anna Christine Nalick (born March 30, 1984, in Glendora, California), is an American singer-songwriter. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Willie Nelson performing at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. ... Mickey Newbury ( May 19, 1940 - September 29, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter. ... Randall Stuart Randy Newman (born 28 November 1943) is an American songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant pop songs and for his many film scores. ... Shaffer Chimere Smith (born on October 18, 1982 in Camden, Arkansas but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a Grammy Award nominated, American R&B singer-songwriter. ... For Roger Nichols the recording engineer, please see Roger Nichols Roger Nichols, born in Missoula, MT, is a Grammy-nominated composer and songwriter. ... Richard Nielsen (born December 22, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois) is the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Cheap Trick. ... Cheap Trick is a U.S. rock band from Rockford, Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s. ... Bradley James Nowell (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996) was an influential American musician who served as lead singer and guitarist of the ska punk band Sublime. ... Sublime was an American band whose style was a mixture of garage punk and ska from Long Beach, California. ... Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. ... Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed The Big O, was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. ... Traveling Wilburys, left to right: Lucky (Dylan), Otis (Lynne), Charlie T. Jnr. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... Anthony Joseph Joe Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts), is the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for the rock band Aerosmith. ... Linda Perry (born April 15, 1965 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... Robert Pollard (born October 31, 1957) is a Dayton, Ohio singer-songwriter, who until 2004 was the leader and creative force behind indie rock group Guided by Voices. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell are American songwriters who wrote numerous pop-rock songs in the 1960s, generally working together. ... Rattlesnake Annie (born Annie McGowan, December 26, 1941, Paris, Tennessee, USA) is a country singer and songwriter. ... Eddy Raven (born August 19, 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Michael Trent Reznor (born May 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. ... NIN redirects here. ... Dax Riggs was the lyricist and primary vocalist for the Louisiana metal band Acid Bath. ... Deadboy & The Elephantmen (sometimes abbreviated as DBATEM) is a Houma, Louisiana based band fronted by Dax Riggs (formerly of Acid Bath and Agents of Oblivion) and featuring newcomer Tessie Brunet on drums. ... Josh Ritter is an American singer-songwriter born in Moscow, Idaho in 1976. ... Guitarist and songwriter David Roback was a member of paisley underground 80s group Rain Parade. ... Mazzy Star was a dream pop/alternative band formed in 1989 from a band called Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback (of the eighties Paisley Underground group Rain Parade) and bassist Kendra Smith (of Dream Syndicate fame). ... For more on his work with his two partners, see Rodgers and Hart and Rodgers and Hammerstein. ... Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ... Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8, 1947 in New York City, New York) is an American lyricist, songwriter and singer best-known for writing the lyrics to many popular songs performed on Broadway and in Hollywood films. ... Richie Sambora (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey), is an American rock guitarist, singer and song writer who is the lead guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi. ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 - November 30, 1956) was a songwriter. ... Troy Seals (born November 16, 1938 in Big Hill, Kentucky) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals (of Seals and Crofts) and Dan Seals (of England Dan and John Ford Coley) and Brady Seals. ... John Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American songwriter and harmonica player. ... 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Songwriting teams

Some songwriting teams are listed below:

• Burt Bacharach and Hal David
• John Perry Barlow (of EFF fame) and Bob Weir
• Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
• Jeff Barry and Andy Kim
• Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
• Alfredo Bracchi and Giovanni D'Anzi
• Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
• Ian Brown and John Squire
• Fred Buscaglione and Leo Chiosso
• Renato Carosone and Nicola Salerno
• George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
• Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
• Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook
• Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
• Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia
• The Jacksons (mostly Randy and Michael)
• Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• Carole King and Gerry Goffin
• Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
• John Lennon and Paul McCartney know as Lennon/McCartney
• John Linnell and John Flansburgh
• Kristian Lundin and Andreas Carlsson
• Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
• Bill Martin and Phil Coulter
• Morrissey and Johnny Marr
• Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse
• Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
• Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
• Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
• Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
• Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
• Virgilio Savona and Tata Giacobetti
• Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
• Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody
• Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, known as the Sherman Brothers
• Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
• Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett
• Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
• Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, known as the Glimmer Twins
• Angus Young and Malcolm Young, known as the "Young Brothers"
• Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, known as the Toxic Twins
• Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
• Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw
• Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson
• Nina & Mike McDonnell
• Cletis T Judd

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See also

• Songwriters Hall of Fame
• Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame