Saturday, August 15, 2015

I'm Sure You'll All Agree

The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

5 comments:

Deb said...

...of the Rock 'n' Roll era. That's why all the great writers of the early-to-mid 20th century aren't included. I'd have to put the Gershwin brothers ahead of all the others.

mybillcrider said...

And Cole Porter.

Rick Robinson said...

Richard Rogers, Sammy Kahn.

Jeff Meyerson said...

As Bill said, Benny & Bjorn got robbed.

Don Coffin said...

Deb's right...although I'd say "of the post-WW2 era." Not a surprising list, one I might have re-ordered to some extent. But, for the time considered, they certainly got #1 right.

In addition to the Gershwins, Porter, Rogers (and Hammerstein and Hart--where would he have been without the lyrics), Kahn--Hoagy Carmichael, Comden & Green, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn (and the Duke), Johnny Mercer, Stephen Sondheim (even if he'd only ever written "Send in the Clowns")...