songwriter

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"As a songwriter, it's kind of like, is anyone going to even think I really wrote this?"

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Neil Sedaka, the singer and songwriter whose signature hits include “Calendar Girl” and “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” died of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Sylvia Moy was the most successful woman songwriter at Motown in the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright has put his vibrant Spanish-style storybook residence on the market in Los Angeles for $2.3 million—more than 10 years after he picked up the unique abode.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Okay, I am also very impressed that you Googled your way to Elliott Smith, who was quite possibly the greatest songwriter since Lennon and McCartney.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli