Paste Magazine's 100 Best Living Songwriters
Submitted by NaomiK on Mon, 11/12/2007 - 11:44
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- 100. T Bone Barrett
- 99. Andre Benjamin and 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
- 90. Nick Cave
- 89. Victoria Williams
- 88. Parliament
- 87. Lyle Lovett
- 86. Sam Beam
- 85. David Bazan (Pedro the Lion)
- 84. John Linnel and John Flansburgh (They Might Be Giants)
- 83. Fleetwood Mack
- 82. John Darniell (Mountain Goats)
- 81. Wayne Coyne and David Drozd (Flaming Lips)
- 80. Pink Floyd
- 79. Stephen Malkmus
- 78. Robert Pollard
- 77. Bruce Cockburn
- 76. Will Oldham
- 75. Ron Sexsmith
- 74. Over the Rhine
- 73. Julie Miller
- 72. Michael Jackson
- 71. Vic Chesnutt
- 70. Alex Chilton
- 69. Merle Haggard
- 68. Allen Touisant
- 67. Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)
- 66. Charles Thompson (Pixies)
- 65. Bill Mallonee
- 64. Andy Patridge
- 63. Richard Thompson
- 62. Sting
- 61. John Hiatt
- 60. Jimmy Webb
- 59. Jack White
- 58. Sly Stone
- 57. Morrissey
- 56. James Brown
- 55. Dolly Parton
- 54. Aimee Mann
- 53. James Taylor
- 52. Paul Westerberg
- 51. Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham
- 50. Public Enemy
- 49. Cat Stevens
- 48. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
- 47. Sufjan Stevens
- 46. David Burns
- 45. Jackson Browne
- 44. Al Green
- 43. Ryan Adams
- 42. Loretta Lynn
- 41. Ray Davies
- 40. Burt Bacharach and Hal David
- 39. Led Zeppelin
- 38. Kris Kristofferson
- 37. Smokey Robinson
- 36. Beck Hanson
- 35. Steve Earl
- 34. John Fogerty
- 33. Pete Townshend
- 32. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- 31. Carol King
- 30. John Prine
- 29. Tom Petty
- 28. Robbie Robertson
- 27. Radiohead
- 26. R.E.M.
- 25. Chuck Berry
- 24. Jeff Tweedy
- 23. Elton John and Bernie Taupin
- 22. Lucinda Williams
- 21. Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)
- 20. Van Morrison
- 19. Patty Griffin
- 18. U2
- 17. Holland-Dozier-Holland
- 16. David Bowie
- 15. Willie Nelson
- 14. Stevie Wonder
- 13. Paul Simon
- 12. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
- 11. Randy Newman
- 10. Prince
- 9. Joni Mitchell
- 8. Elvis Costello
- 7. Brian Wilson
- 6. Leonard Cohen
- 5. Paul McCartney
- 4. Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
- 3. Bruce Springsteen
- 2. Neil Young
- 1. Bob Dylan
Highlighted items indicate artists I've seen live.