Who are the greatest songwriter/performers of all time?  | |  I'm asking about the greatest songwriters who also successfully performed their material. So this eliminates names like Burt Bacharach or Oscar/Hammerstein, even though they wrote excellent songs. Elvis wrote some of his material, and he would be near the top of the list because he was such an excellent performer. On the other hand, Paul McCartney and John Lennon are near the top because they were so prolific and ingenious at writing, even though they rate no where near Elvis in performance.
So, here is my short list - the Beatles (McCartney-Lennon-Harrison), Led Zeppelin (Page-Plant), Sting, Steely Dan (Fagen-Becker), Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Pink Floyd (Waters-Gilmore), John Denver, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Vince Gil, Allison Kraus, Eric Clapton, James Taylor (and his ex-wife - name escapes me), Rush (Getty Lee), Ambrosia (don't know the names of the writers, but love their music), Supertramp (ditto), Fleetwood Mac (McVie, Nicks, Buckingham), Earl Thomas Conley, Willie Nelson, the Doobies, and Bob Wills.
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| | | | | | | | 1.  sarahruthbeth22 (10330) | 2 years ago |  No fair, you took my answer. It is the Beatles.
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 keymandan (741) | 2 years ago | Well, whose in second place? | |
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| sarahruthbeth22 (10330) | 2 years ago | My second would be Willie Nelson and then James Taylor and John Denver, and Carly Simon.And Loretta Lynn. | |
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| keymandan (741) | 2 years ago | Hmm... Ever heard of Dan Matheny? | |
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| keymandan (741) | 2 years ago | No need to elaborate or anything. Thank-you. | |
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| keymandan (741) | 2 years ago | Hi Sarah, I just checked back on this post after having found it in a Google search under my name. Turns out that there is another Dan Matheny that plays guitar and has his recordings out. Don't know if I should change my name or get in touch with this guy and see if he is willing to change his. Just shows how our names are not as unique as we'd like to think. | |
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| | 2.  VampAmber (276) | 2 years ago |  I'd have to say Weird Al Yankovic. I know that sounds incredibly weird, but you have to appreciate the guy. He's had this ungodly long career based solely on parody and humor. I absolutely adore his music, because it's all so well-written and unique.
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| keymandan (741) | 2 years ago | When my son was just in love with Micheal Jackson's hits, Weird Al came out with "Eat It". Hilarious! Good choice. | |
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| VampAmber (276) | 2 years ago | He's my absolute favorite artist ever. I've been in love with his music since I was about 6 or so. I love his originality, and his parodies, and his original songs. I especially love seeing him in concert. He dresses in costume for all the songs. It was beautiful. | |
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