List of singer-songwriters
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Traditional singer-songwriters
This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. These performers write their own material, accompany themselves on guitar or keyboards, usually perform solo or with limited and understated accompaniment, and are known as much or more for their songwriting skills as for their performance abilities.
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Cambodia
Canada
- Susan Aglukark
- Jann Arden
- Moe Berg
- Art Bergmann
- Meryn Cadell
- Andrew Cash
- Tom Cochrane
- Bruce Cockburn
- Leonard Cohen
- Holly Cole
- Stompin' Tom Connors
- Allison Crowe
- Lori Cullen
- Melanie Doane
- Fefe Dobson
- Julie Doiron
- Damhnait Doyle
- Che Dorval
- Fred J. Eaglesmith
- Kathleen Edwards
- Stephen Fearing
- Jeremy Fisher
- Nelly Furtado
- Joel Gibb
- Matthew Good
- Emm Gryner
- Sarah Harmer
- Dan Hill
- Veda Hille
- Terry Jacks
- Sass Jordan
- Chantal Kreviazuk
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Tara MacLean
- Dayna Manning
- Amanda Marshall
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle
- Sarah McLachlan
- Melissa McLelland
- Holly McNarland
- Joni Mitchell
- Bif Naked
- Mary Margaret O'Hara
- Oh Susanna
- Maren Ord
- Carole Pope
- Jimmy Rankin
- Sam Roberts
- Stan Rogers
- John K. Samson
- Lorraine Segato
- Jay Semko
- Ron Sexsmith
- Jane Siberry
- Sarah Slean
- Hank Snow
- Martina Sorbara
- Andy Stochansky
- Kim Stockwood
- Skye Sweetnam
- Ember Swift
- Tegan and Sara
- David Usher
- Martha Wainwright
- Rufus Wainwright
- Hawksley Workman
- Neil Young
Chile
Estonia
France
Germany
- Gerhard Gundermann
- Reinhard Mey
- Tobias Sammet (Edguy)
- Barbara Thalheim
- Hannes Wader
- Konstantin Wecker
- De Plattfööt
- Hans-Eckhardt Wenzel
Iceland
Ireland
Jamaica
Netherlands
- Sharon den Adel
- Anouk
- Floor Jansen
- Robert Westerholt
- Halfhide
- Robin Block
- Reaganesk
- Arthur ten Cate
- Pien Feith
- Selma
New Zealand
Norway
Russia/ USSR
- Alexander Gorodnitsky
- Andrey Makarevich
- Bulat Okudzhava
- Vladimir Vysotsky
- Yuri Vizbor
- Alexander Galich
Sweden
United Kingdom
- Joan Armatrading
- Gary Barlow
- Billy Bragg
- Beverley Craven
- Gareth Davies
- Marianne Faithfull
- Pete Ham
- George Harrison
- Boo Hewerdine
- Donovan Leitch
- Adam Leonard
- Ewan MacColl
- Kirsty MacColl
- Tom McRae
- Ralph McTell
- Graham Nash
- Anthony Newley
- Heather Nova
- Ivor Novello
- Alex Parks
- Mal Pope
- Gerry Rafferty
- Labi Siffre
- Cat Stevens
- Al Stewart
- Sting
- Tanita Tikaram
- KT Tunstall
- Judie Tzuke
- Clifford T. Ward
United States of America
- Tori Amos
- Paul Anka
- John Austin
- Joan Baez
- Jackson Browne
- Jeff Buckley
- Mariah Carey
- Taylor Carson
- Harry Chapin
- Tracy Chapman
- Paula Cole
- David Crosby
- Catie Curtis
- Jim Croce
- John Denver
- Lynsey De Paul
- Ani DiFranco
- Mike Doughty
- Bob Dylan
- Dean Friedman
- Lefty Frizzell
- Gordon Gano
- Arlo Guthrie
- Woody Guthrie
- Sophie B. Hawkins
- Ted Hawkins
- Don Henley
- Ari Hest
- John Hoeffleur (The Beauty Shop)
- Zeke Hoskin (also Canada)
- Robert Hunter (best known for the Grateful Dead's adaptations of his songs)
- Jewel
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Jack Johnson
- Tim Jones
- Lucy Kaplansky
- Stephen Kellogg
- Carole King
- Kris Kristofferson
- Tom Lehrer
- Adam Leonard
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Lisa Loeb
- Bob Lind
- John Mayer
- Reba McEntire
- Bonnie McKee
- Don McLean
- Stephin Merritt
- Jason Mraz
- Matt Nathanson
- Holly Near
- Mickey Newbury
- Randy Newman
- Harry Nilsson
- Laura Nyro
- Conor Oberst
- Phil Ochs
- Joan Osborne
- Liz Phair
- Gene Pitney
- Doc Pomus
- Jimmy Pop
- Steve Poltz
- Eddie Rabbitt
- Lou Reed
- Todd Rundgren
- Melanie Safka
- Duncan Sheik
- Michelle Shocked
- Carly Simon
- Paul Simon
- Elliott Smith
- Patti Smith
- Wynn Stewart
- Stephen Stills
- Matthew Sweet
- James Taylor
- Suzanne Vega
- Karl Wallinger
- Dar Williams
- Keller Williams
- Brian Wilson
- Dwight Yoakam
Others who both write songs and sing
This list includes performers who are not singer-songwriters in the traditional sense, but who both write and perform songs in other genres. Other performers may have done some work as traditional singer-songwriters, but are best known for work in other genres.
Canada
- Bryan Adams
- Melissa Auf der Maur
- k.d. lang
- Daniel Lanois
- Avril Lavigne
- Alanis Morissette
- Alannah Myles
- Robbie Robertson
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
United Kingdom
United States of America
- Ryan Adams
- Beck
- David Byrne
- Neko Case
- Johnny Cash
- Mama Cass
- David Crosby
- Sheryl Crow
- Melissa Etheridge
- Geoff Farina
- John Fogerty
- David Gates
- Lauryn Hill
- Alan Jackson
- Courtney Love
- Willie Nelson
- Michael Nesmith
- Stevie Nicks
- Roy Orbison
- Buck Owens
- Maceo Parker
- Linda Perry
- Q-Tip
- Rakim
- Bonnie Raitt
- John Rzeznik (from the Goo Goo Dolls)
- Hank Williams
- Brian Wilson
- Stevie Wonder
- Donna Summer
- Tyler Shell Young*