Paste Magazine 100 Best Living Songwriters June 8 2006
Submitted by julesyoung on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 02:57
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- 100. T Bone Burnett
- 99. Andre Benjamin & Antwan Patton (Outkast)
- 98. Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo)
- 97. Josh Ritter
- 96. Jimmy Cliff
- 95. Patti Smith
- 94. Sam Phillips
- 93. Joseph Arthur
- 92. Alejandro Escovedo
- 91. Drive By Truckers (Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, Jason Isbell)
- 90. Nick Cave
- 89. Victoria Williams
- 88. Parliament (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell)
- 87. Lyle Lovett
- 86. Sam Beam (Iron & Wine)
- 85. David Bazan (Pedro the Lion, Headphones)
- 84. John Linnel & John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants)
- 83. Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie)
- 82. John Darnielle (Mountain Goats)
- 81. Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd (Flaming Lips)
- 80. Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason)
- 79. Stephen Malkmus (Pavement, Silver Jews)
- 78. Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices)
- 77. Bruce Cockburn
- 76. Will Oldham (aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Palace Music, etc.)
- 75. Ron Sexsmith
- 74. Linford Detweiler & Karin Bergquist (Over the Rhine)
- 73. Julie Miller
- 72. Michael Jackson
- 71. Vic Chesnutt
- 70. Alex Chilton (Big Star, The Box Tops)
- 69. Merle Haggard
- 68. Allen Tousaint
- 67. Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)
- 66. Charles Thompson (aka Frank Black, Black Francis) (Pixies)
- 65. Bill Mallonee (Vigilantes of Love)
- 64. Andy Partridge (XTC, Dukes of Stratosphear)
- 63. Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention)
- 62. Sting (The Police)
- 61. John Hiatt
- 60. Jimmy Webb
- 59. Jack White (White Stripes, Raconteurs)
- 58. Sly Stone (Sly & the Family Stone)
- 57. Morrissey (The Smiths)
- 56. James Brown
- 55. Dolly Parton
- 54. Aimee Mann
- 53. James Taylor
- 52. Paul Westerberg (The Replacements)
- 51. Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
- 50. Public Enemy (Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler, et al)
- 49. Cat Stevens
- 48. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
- 47. Sufjan Stevens
- 46. David Byrne (Talking Heads)
- 45. Jackson Browne
- 44. Al Green
- 43. Ryan Adams (Whiskeytown)
- 42. Loretta Lynn
- 41. Ray Davies (The Kinks)
- 40. Burt Bacharach & Hal David 39. Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham)
- 38. Kris Kristofferson
- 37. Smokey Robinson
- 36. Beck Hansen
- 35. Steve Earle
- 34. John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- 33. Pete Townshend (The Who)
- 32. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- 31. Carole King
- 30. John Prine
- 29. Tom Petty
- 28. Robbie Robertson (The Band)
- 27. Radiohead (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Phil Selway)
- 26. R.E.M. (Peter Buck, Bill Berry, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe)
- 25. Chuck Berry
- 24. Jeff Tweedy (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, Golden Smog, Loose Fur, etc.)
- 23. Elton John & Bernie Taupin
- 22. Lucinda Williams
- 21. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)
- 20. Van Morrison
- 19. Patty Griffin
- 18. U2 (Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., Adam Clayton)
- 17. Holland-Dozier-Holland
- 16. David Bowie
- 15. Willie Nelson
- 14. Stevie Wonder
- 13. Paul Simon
- 12. Mick Jagger & Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)
- 11. Randy Newman
- 10. Prince
- 9. Joni Mitchell
- 8. Elvis Costello
- 7. Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- 6. Leonard Cohen
- 5. Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
- 4. Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan
- 3. Bruce Springsteen
- 2. Neil Young (Buffalo Sprinfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
- 1. Bob Dylan
