Best songwriters??

[Scott Shipley]

I'm a fan of Wagner AND Wagoner, and have played in both their home towns.

[Dave Mudgett]

It's quite common for songwriters in country music to become well known as writers without have fame as a performing artist. Is this common in other genres of music?

Most definitely. The examples are too numerous to mention. The performer-songwriter model is relatively recent.

I wouldn't get too worked up about this slight - it only reflects on the comcast writers' ignorance. There is a Songwriters Hall of Fame - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductees_ ... ll_of_Fame - Although it leans most heavily to other more mainstream styles, you'll see that Harlan Howard, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose, Jimmy Webb, and Hank Williams are among the more country-oriented songwriters inducted.

[Eric Jaeger]

Clearly a bunch of ignorant twits. No Leonard Cohen, no Joni Mitchell, no *Hank Williams*. And a bunch of commercial hacks included (names omitted, but you know who they are).

And the best restaurants in America are McDonalds, Burger King, and Taco Bell.

Argh.

-eric

[Alvin Blaine]

How many hit recordings has Willie Nelson penned?

In fact, how many country musicians in here can name 50% of the hit songs that Willie has written?

Willie has penned around 400 songs, and has had hits on about 45 or 50 of those.

"Night Life”
"Funny How Time Slips Away”
"Crazy"
"Bloody Mary Morning"
“Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground”
“Good Hearted Woman”
“I Just Stopped By”
“Undo The Right”
“Half A Man”
“Great Divide”
"Family Bible"
"It Should Be Easier Now"
“What A Way To Live”
"Pretty Paper”
“I Gotta Get Drunk”
“Who’ll Buy My Memories”
“I Just Can’t Let You Say Goodbye”
"Hello Walls"
“On The Road Again”
“I’ve Just Destroyed The World”
“Yesterday’s Wine”
“It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way”
“Looking For A Place To Fall”
“Me And Paul”
“Pick Up The Pieces”
“One Day At A Time”
“Party’s Over”
“Uncloudy Day”
“Phases, Stages, Circles, Cycles”
“Wake Me When It’s Over”
“Pick Up The Tempo”
“Three Days”
“Touch Me”
“Time Of The Preacher”