best singer/songwriter

Originally posted by vanice
I think it's not that hard to find out what kind of music I'm looking after by simply reading the names in the poll. They're all pretty much of the same genre.

Okay, just to make sure, you are looking for mostly solo artists of country/folk/classic rock that in our opinion wrote the best songs with a special attention towards lyrics?

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
That 'dunno' is unsurprising. You need to broaden things up a bit. Prince only spreads so far.

I was still thinking and later added Sly.

1. Teddy Gentry
2. John Lennon
3. Bob Dylan
4. Paul McCartney
5. Kurt Cobain

1: John Lennon
2: Paul Mcartney
3: Bob Dylan
4: George Harrison
5: Freddie Mercury

No Tom Waits... No Springsteen.... unbelievable.

And where are Nick Cave ? John Hiatt ? Lou Reed ?

steven tyler is my fav singer

Originally posted by Funkadelic
I was still thinking and later added Sly.

Fair enough.

John Lennon is the best.

Beatles http://jimcolyer.com/papers/entry?id=61

leonard cohen
tom waits
david bowie
elton john
serge gainsbourg
paul simon
elliot smith
nick drake

...in no particular order.

I like Johnny Cash but 90% of his song's are just cover song's.

Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie were 2 of the best ever,unfortunately they have like 13 minute's of video footage that exist' so nobody know's about them.They were around in the 30's and 40's and alot of there song's were covered by people that became famous because of them.

Yeah Leadbelly is cool.

Prince, Michael Jackson, Ben Folds, Robert Smith, Morrissey, Mike Patton, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon. F*ck there are heaps of people. I'm ashamed that I can't name some.

Originally posted by Kid Kurdy
No Tom Waits... No Springsteen.... unbelievable.

And where are Nick Cave ? John Hiatt ? Lou Reed ?

To both of you, there is only room for ten alternatives in the poll.

I'm gonna throw Josh Homme out there.

-AC

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I'm gonna throw Josh Homme out there.

-AC

thats a bit harsh...what he ever do to you?

In addition :

Ben Harper
Ryan Adams
The dude from Iron and Wine
Conor Oberst
Nick Drake
Richie Havens
Sufjan Stevens
Van Morrison
Jimi Hendrix
Woddy Guthrie
Cat Power
Damien Rice
Jeff Buckley

Originally posted by papabeard
In addition :

The dude from Iron and Wine

Sufjan Stevens
Van Morrison
Jimi Hendrix

Jeff Buckley

Good calls.

Lou Reed

mick 'n keef

Nice to see that somebody know who Woddy Guthie is..