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List of English-language songwriters

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This is a list of songwriters who have written in the English language who have articles on Penny's Poetry Pages. It does not include those who wrote only hymns or psalms, whose names are given in the List of English-language hymnists.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A[]

  1. Hamilton Aide (1827-1906), England

B[]

Syd barrett

Syd Barrett

  1. Grizel Baillie (1665-1746), Scotland
  2. Anne Barnard (1750-1825), England/Scotland
  3. Syd Barrett (1946-2006), England
  4. Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929), United States
  5. Thomas Bateson (?1570-1630), England
  6. Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839), England
  7. Larry Beckett (born 1947), United States
  8. William Cox Bennett (1820-1895), England
  9. Susanna Blamire (1747-1794), England
  10. James A. Bland (1854-1911), United States
  11. Lucille Bogan (1897-1948), United States
  12. Alexander Boswell (1775-1822), Scotland
  13. Fred G. Bowles (1899-1918 fl.), United States
  14. Shelton Brooks (1886-1975), Canada / United States
  15. Pete Brown (born 1940), England
  16. Johnny Burke (1851-1930), Canada

C[]

Leonard Cohen 2190

Leonard Cohen

  1. Thomas Campion (1567-1620), England
  2. Jerry Capehart (1928-1998), United States
  3. Edward Capern (1819-1894), England
  4. Henry Carey (1687-1743), England
  5. Paul Cargnello (born 1979), Canada
  6. Richard Carleton (died 1638?), England
  7. Jim Carroll (1949-2009), United States
  8. Johnny Cash (1932-2003), United States
  9. Dave Clark, Canada
  10. Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), Canada
  11. George Cooper (1840-1927), United States
  12. Billy Corgan (born 1967), United States
  13. William Cornysh (?1465-1523), England
  14. Ida Cox (1896-1967), United States
  15. Louisa McCartney Crawford (1790-1858), United States

D[]

Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop

Bob Dylan

  1. Harry Dacre (1860-1922), England
  2. Tanya Davis (born 1979), Canada
  3. Charles Dibdin (1745-1814), England
  4. Will Dockery (born 1958), United States
  5. Pete Doherty (born 1979), England
  6. John Dowland (1563-1626), England
  7. Gordon Downie (1964-2017), Canada
  8. John Dunlop (1755-1820), Scotland
  9. Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723), England
  10. Bob Dylan (born 1941), United States

E[]

  1. Dan Emmett (1815-1904), United States

F[]

  1. Ferron (born 1952), Canada
  2. Lena Guilbert Ford (1870-1918), United States
  3. Thomas Ford (?1580-1648), England
  4. Stephen Foster (1826-1864), United States
  5. Percy French (1854-1920), Ireland

G[]

William S. Gilbert (1878)

W.S. Gilbert

  1. Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625), England
  2. W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911), England
  3. H.W. Gretton (1914-1983), New Zealand
  4. Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), England

H[]

  1. Paul Haines (1933-2003), Canada
  2. W.C. Handy (1873-1958), United States
  3. Henry Harington (1727-1816), England
  4. Rick Howe (died 2007), United States
  5. Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), United States
  6. Anne Hunter (1742-1821), Scotland

J[]

Michael Jackson 1988 (3678966687)

Michael Jackson

  1. Michael Jackson (1958-2009), United States
  2. Jewel (born 1974), United States
  3. Jack Judge (1872-1938), England

K[]

  1. Francis Scott Key (1779-1843), United States

L[]

  1. William Laidlaw (1780-1845), Scotland
  2. Fran Landesman (1927-2011), United States
  3. Samuel Lover (1797-1868), Ireland
  4. Lydia Lunch (born 1959), United States

M[]

Jim Morrison 1968

Jim Morrison

  1. Charles Mackay (1814-1889), Scotland
  2. Kevin Max (born 1967), United States
  3. Paul McCartney (born 1942), England
  4. Patrick MacDonogh (1902-1961), Ireland
  5. Rod McKuen (1933-2015), United States
  6. Abel Meeropol (1903-1986), United States
  7. Meade Minnigerode (1887-1967), United States
  8. Joni Mitchell (born 1943), Canada
  9. Thomas Morley (1557/8-1602), England
  10. Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Ireland
  11. George P. Morris (1802-1864), United States
  12. Jim Morrison (1943-1971), United States
  13. Jeff Moss (1942-1998), United States
Ladynairne

Carolina Nairne

N[]

  1. Carolina Nairne (1766-1845), Scotland
  2. Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), United States

O[]

  1. John O'Keeffe (1747-1833), Ireland

P[]

NeilPeart

Neil Peart

  1. Isobel Pagan (?1740-1821), Scotland
  2. Martin Parker (died 1656?), England
  3. Neil Peart (born 1952), Canada
  4. Martin Peerson (?1571-1651?), England
  5. John Phillips (1935-2001), United States
  6. John Pixell (1725-1784), England
  7. Cole Porter (1891-1964), United States
  8. George Henry Powell (1888-1951), Wales
  9. Robert Priest (born 1951), Canada
  10. Adelaide Procter (1825-1864), England

R[]

Lou reed

Lou Reed

  1. Lee Ranaldo (born 1956), United States
  2. Lou Reed (1942-2013), United States
  3. Eben E. Rexford (1848-1916), United States
  4. Monica Richards (born 1965), United States
  5. Sixto Rodriguez (born 1942), United States
  6. Adrian Ross (1859-1933), England

S[]

Patti Smith performing at Bowery Ballroom, New York City (3)

Patti Smith

  1. Pete Seeger (1919-2014), United States
  2. Patti Smith (born 1946), United States
  3. Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (1810-1900), Scotland

T[]

  1. Jeff Tweedy (born 1967), United States

W[]

JimmyWebb 2005 Crop

Jimmy Webb

  1. Tom Waits (born 1949), United States
  2. Edmund Waller (1606-1687), England
  3. John Francis Waller (1810-1894), Ireland
  4. Elizabeth Wardlaw (1677-1727), Scotland
  5. Edwin Waugh (1817-1890), England
  6. Frederic Weatherly (1848-1929), England
  7. Jimmy Webb (born 1946), United States
  8. Paul Francis Webster (1907-1984), United States
  9. Septimus Winner (1827-1902), United States


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