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

A poet before she was a songwriter, Parks has a knack for dropping you into stories that feel instantly familiar.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Chip Taylor, the songwriter behind the Troggs’ rock hit “Wild Thing” and actor Angelina Jolie’s uncle, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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