Great Songwriters - Greatest Songwriters.

Here's a list of some of the greatest songwriters of the last 50 years. Their work will continue to inspire others for years to come. Maybe you too can find some inspiration from their songwriting success.

List of greatest songwriters:

Alan Bergman
Antoine (Fats) Domino Jr.
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Barry Gibb
Barry Manilow
Barry Mann
Bernie Taupin
Billy Joel
Bob Merrill
Bobby Darin

Boudleaux Bryant
Bob Crewe
Bob Dylan
Bob Gaudio
Bob Hilliard
Brian Holland
Brian Wilson
Bruce Springsteen
Buddy Holly
Burt Bacharach

Carly Simon
Carole King
Carole Bayer Sager
Carolyn Leigh
Charles Aznavour
Charles Strouse
Chuck Berry
Curtis Mayfield
Cynthia Weil
Dave Bartholomew

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Diane Warren

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Dolly Parton
Don Henly
Edward Holland
Ellie Greenwich
Eric Clapton
Felice Bryant
Fred Ebb
Gerry Goffin
Glenn Frey

Hal David
Harlan Howard
Howard Greenfield
James Brown
James Taylor
Jeff Barry
Jerome "Doc" Pomus
Jerry Block
Jerry Herman
Jerry Leiber

List of greatest songwriters:

Jerry Ross
Jim Croce
Jimmy Webb
John Barry
John Denver
John Kander
John Lennon
John Williams
Joni Mitchell
Keith Richards

Kenneth Gamble
Kris Kristofferson
Lamont Dozier
Lee Adams
Leon Huff
Linda Creed
Lionel Richie
Little Richard
Marilyn Bergman
Marvin Hamlisch

Maurice Gibb
Michael Jackson
Michael Legrand
Mick Jagger
Mike Stoller
Miss Peggy Lee
Mort Shuman
Neil Diamond
Neil Sedaka
Nickolas Ashford

More great songwriters:

Norman Gimbel
Otis Blackwell
Otis Redding
Paul Anka
Paul McCartney
Paul Simon
Paul Williams
Phil Collins
Phil Spector
Queen

Randy Newman
Richard Adler
Robin Gibb
Roy Orbison
Sheldon Harnick
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sir Elton John
Sir Tim Rice
Smokey Robinson
Stephen Sondheim

Stevie Wonder
Sting
Valerie Simpson
Van Morrison
Willie Nelson

Study the work of some of these great songwriters and see how you can apply various techniques and strategies to your songwriting.

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kurt cobian!  
kurt cobain wrote great lyrics, he put some thought into most of them, and sometimes you don tknow what hes saying. and nobody really knows what the words ...

J. Loren Wince 
In my opinion J. Loren Wince is one of the greatest song writers ever. I don't know if you know who that is, but he is the Singer for the band HURT. They ...

Where is George Harrison? 
Surely George Harrison needs to be credited here. On the grounds of "Something in the way she moves", "Here comes the sun" and "Taxman" alone he warrants ...

John Lennon 
IMHO, "Imagine" is the greatest song ever written.

It says to the world that peace is possible and at the same time it's written in a language that ...

Townes Van Zandt (Greatest Songwriters)  Not rated yet
Actually it's probably a three-way tie between Dylan , Leo Cohen , and Townes , but just for the omission I'm gonna talk him up...
Surely you've heard ...

Mike Shinoda - greatest lyric tallent alive  Not rated yet
Mike Shinoda... of Linkin Park fame. not your typical song writer although the lyrical styles that this man posses are incredible. he sits on a tour bus ...

Bob Marley - one of the greatest songwriters ever.   Not rated yet
Being from the Caribbean, I would have to add Bob Marley to your list, as one of the best songwriters ever. His songs are as fresh today as they were when ...