Singer-Songwriter

Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who write, compose and sing their own material including lyrics and melodies, often providing the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song. A number of other well-known musicians may write some of their own songs, but are usually referred to as singers instead. Edit this Artist photo: Jeff Tweedy

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Monte Montgomery at Granada Theater Monte Montgomery	Granada Theater Dallas TX, United States 32.83084 -96.769815	Add shout
Donavon Frankenreiter at State Theatre Donavon Frankenreiter	State Theatre St Petersburg, Tampa FL, United States 27.771241 -82.643108	4 people attended Add shout
Roky Erickson The Fleshtones	Southpaw Brooklyn, New York NY, United States 42.34417 -75.17083	3 people attended Add shout
Bob Schneider at House of Blues Bob Schneider	House of Blues Dallas TX, United States 32.785335 -96.808326	2 people attended Add shout
Jens Lekman Air France	Empty Bottle Chicago IL, United States 41.900424 -87.68609	23 people attended 2 shouts
Joseph Arthur	City Winery New York, United States 40.726391 -74.005687	5 people attended Add shout

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ebisu wrote:
Tuesday evening

http://www.last.fm/music/Megan+Melara

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SDudIey wrote:
7 days ago

http://www.last.fm/music/Sam+Dudley

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Kardovsky wrote:
8 days ago

http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Кардовский+Дмитрий

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revengegears wrote:
November 2009

http://www.last.fm/music/Marcy+Mars/Demo

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Renebyrd1 wrote:
November 2009

Check out a taster from the debut album for Rene Byrd due out 2010

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LordRama wrote:
November 2009

"How about the great songwriters who just can't sing well enough?" Like Franz Schubert and his lieder, for example. I doubt he sung any of them in a concert hall. That's what professional, classically trained musicians are for. Same for opera composers, etc.

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tigerlil1 wrote:
November 2009

Check out Grammy nominated Angela McCluskey’s BRILLIANT new album, You Could Start A Fight In An Empty House releasing Nov 23rd 2009 and will be available on itunes and Amazon. One of the best female artists in the world! http://www.myspace.com/angelamccluskeymusic http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angela-McCluskey-music/10952918958

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bomibaer wrote:
October 2009

check out melanie dekkers songs here or on www.myspace.com/melaniedekkermusic & www.melaniedekker.com

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Retro_Saiyan wrote:
October 2009

Huh? Last time I checked, arrangements and performance are just as, if not more important, as songwriting. Sorry, but plenty of great artists barely wrote a song in their life (Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, almost all classical or opera musicians, ect)

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Ilei wrote:
October 2009

How about the great songwriters who just can't sing well enough? Should their songs be forgotten then?

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ClickBleepCreak wrote:
October 2009

So, artist sing a song, which they actually wrote all by theirself. Isn't it how it's suppose to be? I actually listen almost only music which is written.. By theirself, OFCOURSE.. Mostly no lyrics.. Wow, heey, they are actually writers :/ --- What i mean is; people who don't write their stuff do not even deserve to be adored. --- Conclusion: every single artist who SINGS in their songs, which doesn't have this tag, is crap. I think that's clear.

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Johndmcclane wrote:
October 2009

R.O.S.E. is a new singer-songwriter (that's unsigned)

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dAJaro wrote:
October 2009

dumb tag, if you dont write your own music then you dont deserve any recognition <- ignorance is bliss

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envymask wrote:
October 2009

really like it.

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mwtr_paka wrote:
September 2009

i found an awesome free song: http://www.lastfm.pl/music/Babaloo+Reinhardt/A+Flea+On+A+Fit/i%27m+a+drum+-+beat+me!

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andrevleao wrote:
September 2009

The way I see it it's just a tag, not a genre. It hints to the way the artist chooses to perform.

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Night_Special wrote:
August 2009

jason mraz shouldnt be in the top 8

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rella987 wrote:
August 2009

Meh, it's probably more pretentious than ignorance. They know...most of them should, but they throw the tag on there just to mark "their" music. pfffffff

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TreesCanBeGreen wrote:
August 2009

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:197

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jamierobertward wrote:
August 2009

It's not the "tag" I get annoyed about, it's the perpetuation of this fictional "genre" that gets thrown about by people who are too ignorant to learn anything about music.

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