This is a list of singer-songwriters who write, compose, and perform their own musical material. The list is divided into two sections to differentiate between artists categorized as singer-songwriters and others who do not fall under the definition associated with the genre:

A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk - acoustic tradition with a guitar , [ 1 ] although this role has transmuted …

Chuck Berry wrote about teenage America. Buddy Holly, the other great rock & roll singer-songwriter of the Fifties, embodied it.

2025年1月3日 · James Taylor American singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Taylor helped define the singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s. (more)

2025年1月15日 · Songwriting teams/groups are featured, but only vote on individual songwriters based on their solo works. Celebrating the exceptional talent that has crafted the soundtrack of generations, this presentation is dedicated to the greatest songwriters of all time.

2019年1月16日 · Celebrating the 100 greatest songs from singer-songwriters from the last seven decades, including the best from Bob Dylan and Elton John. In a time long ago – well, sometime before the early...

2024年3月21日 · Here we pay tribute to those who have flipped music’s script, and countdown the 50 best songwriters of all time. Listen to our Rock Classics playlist here, and check out our 30 best songwriters, below. Daniel Johnston is known …

4 天之前 · Following a more conventional singer/songwriter journey, Roan promoted herself on YouTube, signed and lost a record deal, and juggled various odd jobs in Los Angeles. Her perseverance paved the way for her debut album, 2023's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and the single "Good Luck, Babe!" that would help catapult her to mainstream ...

2025年1月16日 · A cult-favorite singer-songwriter with a gale-force voice and a spiky, irreverent personality, Case has been releasing acclaimed solo and collaborative albums for nearly three decades, and has ...

The singer-songwriter movement, categorized by its acoustic instrumentation and insightful, personal lyrics, flourished in the 1970s, but its oversized influence continues to be felt today. For decades, pop songwriters were hired guns, looking to craft a catalog of hits.