Singer-songwriter
A singer-songwriter is a person who writes and performs their own works. They often accompany themselves on a musical instrument.[1] Singer-songwriters write the music, the lyrics, sing, play the musical instruments, and often manage themselves.[2]
The term became popular in the 1960s. It referred to a specific type of performer who wrote certain kinds of music and lyrics.[1]
Singer-songwriter Media
Singer-songwriter Pete Seeger of The Weavers, on banjo in 1955
Hank Williams in 1952
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Paul Simon in concert, 2011
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Joni Mitchell, performing in 1983
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Woody Guthrie, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, playing a guitar that has a sticker attached reading: This Machine Kills Fascists
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Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.; close-up view of vocalist Bob Dylan, August 28, 1963
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Carole King performing aboard USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean in 2000
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David Crosby, (of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash) is one of the singer-songwriters who crossed over into mainstream rock, seen here in 1976 backstage of the Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University.
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Tracy Chapman began singing about social issues in American society in the 1980s.
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Norah Jones performing on Good Morning America on June 11th, 2010.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shepherd, John, ed. (2003). Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Volume 11: Performance and Production. Continuum. p. 198. ISBN 0826463223. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ Rodgers, Jeffrey Pepper (2003). The Complete Singer-Songwriter:A Troubadour's Guide to Writing, Performing, Recording & Business. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. vi. ISBN 0879307692.
