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Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

JOSweetHeart — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 23:48:54 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 06/18/2017 03:48

bobbyb5 wrote:

JOSweetHeart wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

JOSweetHeart wrote:

The following are my most favorite.

James Otto
Steve Sanders of the Oak Ridge Boys
Billy Joe Royal
Lee Roy Parnell

God bless you and James and Lee Roy always!!!

Holly

P.S. And may Steve and Billy Joe both be with the Lord...I love them so much too!

Billy Joe Royal was a very good writer. Not too familiar with the others.

Thank you for saying this! The only downside to him was that there were only like three songs released that were written by him: "Love Has No Right", "How Hard Can It Be?", and "This Too Shall Pass". James Otto co-wrote the 2009 ACM and CMA Song of the Year from Jamey Johnson named "In Color" as well as "No Hurry" from the Zac Brown Band and "Holding Her" from Chris Janson (known for "Buy Me A Boat"). One of my most favorite songs from Lee Roy Parnell was self written named "Giving Water To A Drowning Man" and Steve Sanders wrote the B side song to the "Bobbie Sue" 45 record from the Oak Ridge Boys named "Live In Love" as well as a song named "I'm Over You, You're Over Me" which you can check out here...I love him so much.

God bless you and James and Lee Roy always!!!

Holly

Are we talking about the same Billy Joe Royal? The one who wrote the classic 60s hits like Down in the Boondocks n Cherry Hill Park n Hush n I Knew You When? Unless im mistaken and he wasnt the writer at all.

Billy Joe sang them songs, yes, but they were written by other people. "Cherry Hill Park" was written by the late Robert Nix of the Atlanta Rhythm Section act and the late Joe South wrote the other songs that you named.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

bobbyb5 — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 23:22:22 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/18/2017 03:22

glynspsa wrote:

I should have put cat Stevens in my list love his songs. Maybe fogherty too but he didn't write anything I can really get behind after that short albeit brilliant burst with ccr.

I can't believe john fogerty didn't even pop into my mind. Considering i think ccr was the greatest American band ever. And mostly because of their awesome songs. Youre absolutely right, they had an unbelievable streak of awesome albums. Even Mardi Gras had some of the greatest songs he evet wrote.

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

bobbyb5 — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 23:11:26 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/18/2017 03:11

JOSweetHeart wrote:

bobbyb5 wrote:

JOSweetHeart wrote:

Billy Joe Royal was a very good writer. Not too familiar with the others.

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

JOSweetHeart — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 22:54:44 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 06/18/2017 02:54

bobbyb5 wrote:

JOSweetHeart wrote:

Billy Joe Royal was a very good writer. Not too familiar with the others.

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

glynspsa — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 20:48:45 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 06/18/2017 00:48

I should have put cat Stevens in my list love his songs. Maybe fogherty too but he didn't write anything I can really get behind after that short albeit brilliant burst with ccr.

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

Trendall — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:41:28 GMT

Author: Trendall

Posted: 06/17/2017 22:41

Paul Simon

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

bobbyb5 — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:04:06 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/17/2017 17:04

glynspsa wrote:

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Box Of Rain by Robert Hunter

1. Hunter/Garcia
2. Lennon/McCartney
3. Dylan
4. John/Taupin
5. Neil Young
6. Joni Mitchell
7. Eminem
8. Nick Drake
9. Leonard Cohen
10. Ice Cube

I almost put elton john n taupin too, but their great period was so short that i didn't. Even tho ALL the people i listed I was only referring to a specific period of their careers. Not their entire career. The average length that a writer is in their prime is usually a decade if that. Or so it seems. Actually its the same with performers. Very few are making the same quality music after 10 years that they were at the time of their initial breakthrough. There's exceptions, but they're rare.

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

glynspsa — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:36:19 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 06/17/2017 14:36

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Box Of Rain by Robert Hunter

1. Hunter/Garcia
2. Lennon/McCartney
3. Dylan
4. John/Taupin
5. Neil Young
6. Joni Mitchell
7. Eminem
8. Nick Drake
9. Leonard Cohen
10. Ice Cube

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

kickerofelves — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:18:46 GMT

Author: kickerofelves

Posted: 06/17/2017 14:18

Andy Partridge ... that is all

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

bobbyb5 — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 21:55:58 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/17/2017 01:55

JOSweetHeart wrote:

Billy Joe Royal was a very good writer. Not too familiar with the others.

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

JOSweetHeart — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 21:51:13 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 06/17/2017 01:51

The following are my most favorite.

James Otto
Steve Sanders of the Oak Ridge Boys
Billy Joe Royal
Lee Roy Parnell

God bless you and James and Lee Roy always!!!

Holly

P.S. And may Steve and Billy Joe both be with the Lord...I love them so much too!

Re: Who are the best songwriters of all time?

Daydreamer — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:41:01 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 06/16/2017 21:41

Lyrics - Dylan, Springsteen, Cohen, Waits, Cave, Lennon, Mangum, Waters

Melodies - McCartney, Mercury

Who are the best songwriters of all time?

bobbyb5 — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:22:04 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 06/16/2017 19:22

Who are the best songwriters.of all time? ( Or your favorite)

Well, i dont mean of ALL time. Lets say since the 1950s.
These are my favorites:
Lennon/ McCartney
Jagger/Richards
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Carole King/Gerry Goffin
John Prine
Holland/ Dozier/Holland;
Cat Stevens
Ellie Greenwich/Jeff Barry
Stevie Wonder
Hal David/Burt Bacharach
Laura Nyro