• From: BELGIUM
  • Registered: 2007-01-27
  • Posts: 3,403

Topic: SINGER SONG WRITERS

AN UNDERESTIMATED PHENOMENON OR NOT?
We didn't have this topic before, and I am truly fascinated by these people.
WHO ARE THEY, WHERE DID IT START?

MY OPINION
- It started probably somewhere in the middle ages with a musician traveling from village to village and spreading the word, news and entertainement.
ISN'T THIS VERY SIMILAR TO PEOPLE LIKE WOODY GUTHRIE, PETE SEEGER? They performed and their songs were a way to express themselves how their opinion was.
- PROTEST SONGS, ANTI-WAR SONGS, I REALLY DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST GUESSING.
If I should make a list, it would be like this: USA
- Bob Dylan
- WOODY and ARLO GUTHRIE
- PETE SEEGER
- Are BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, NEIL YOUNG fitting in this category?
- JOAN BAEZ,
- DONOVAN?
- CAT STEVENS? both from the UK
What is your opinion about these singer songwriters, and are they still exist?
Is there FRESH BLOOD or not? I would really love to learn if there are still a lot of them. We don't have a big  culture concerning singer song writers here.

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

gitaardocphil's Website

  • From: Stockton Ca
  • Registered: 2007-10-19
  • Posts: 192

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

Troubadores have probably been around since people started banging rocks together.
Yes I would put Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young in this Category,  I would also inclued
-Johnny Cash 
-Hank Williams (sr)
-James Taylor 
-Jackson Browne
-Ray Lamontaine
-Devendra Banhart
-Tom Morello (The Night Watchman)

  • KAP54
  • Honoured Member
  • Offline
  • From: London Ontario Canada
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
  • Posts: 1,746

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

I would think from Canada Gordon Lightfoot and Bruce Cockburn would fit in there nicely

Just Keepin on Keepin on
Martin DC15E
Cort MR710F
Squire Strat (Chinese)
  • From: Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 338

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

This side of the pond, I would include

Billy Bragg
John Martin
Davy Graham
Bert Jansch

Stateside

Guy Clarke
Townes Van Zandt
Steve Earle

In fact, the last three appeared live on a charity CD called "Together" for a dental hospital. It has a real "Troubadour" feel to it.

"What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understandin' ."    Elvis Costello

alansheeran's Website

  • Registered: 2009-04-19
  • Posts: 77

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

there are many great singer/songwriters but there are too many crap ones around at the moment. it's the thing now and it's gone too far.

"In a mad world it is the mad who are sane" Craig Nicholls
  • mrjay
  • Senior Member
  • Offline
  • Registered: 2007-04-19
  • Posts: 174

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

Doc,

Have you heard Ray Lamontagne? Great singer/songwriter and he's relatively new. Check him out on youtube. My favorites from him are "Jolene", "Empty", and "Shelter". Great Lyrics and great voice.

7 Reply by wlbaye (edited by wlbaye 2009-08-13 16:49:26)

  • wlbaye
  • Honoured Member
  • Offline
  • From: Black Hills So Dak
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 1,284

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

KAP54 wrote:

I would think from Canada Gordon Lightfoot and Bruce Cockburn would fit in there nicely

Hey Kenny,How could a good Canadian not mention Neil Young, also not as famous but a great singer songwriter from canada Fred Eaglesmith.

Later, Wayne P

wlbaye's Website

8 Reply by dfoskey (edited by dfoskey 2009-08-13 17:06:16)

  • From: Georgia
  • Registered: 2007-07-09
  • Posts: 381

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

Jamey Johnson and Brad Paisley write thier own stuff and produce really big hits. I think there would be alot more of this kind but the way the music industry is about marketabilty stops it. You have to have a certain look or background to be accepted as marketable. I'm sure alot of the songs making it today come from the mind and heart of some old guy or girl that just doesn't have the looks. To be honest probably could do a better job at it than the ones getting all the credit.

  • KAP54
  • Honoured Member
  • Offline
  • From: London Ontario Canada
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
  • Posts: 1,746

Re: SINGER SONG WRITERS

Howdy Wayne smile

I would have loved to put Happy Neil in there but Doc and Mixter102 beat me to it. sad

That's OK as long as he's in there.
Cheers
Kenny

Just Keepin on Keepin on
Martin DC15E
Cort MR710F
Squire Strat (Chinese)