Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time
May 13, 2023
"The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time" is a feature published by the American magazine Rolling Stone in August 2015.[1] The list presented was compiled based on the magazine's music critics, and unlike previous lists the votes came entirely from the magazine's staff. It predominantly features American and English songwriters of the rock era.[2]
The list received mixed response from fellow publications. Writing for Flavorwire, Judy Berman criticized the selection of the songwriters, saying "Predictably, it's over 70% white and features only nine solo female songwriters (five other women are included as part of mixed-gender writing teams). Classic rock is overrepresented; every other genre and subgenre of popular music is underrepresented."[3] Geeta Dayal from The Guardian accused "corporate sponsorship" in determining the list's content.[4] Tom Moon from NPR wrote that "This list represents another trip through the hagiographic, hermetically sealed rock hall of fame, with the same stars you've been reading about in Rolling Stone since the dinosaur age."[5]The Daily Telegraph editor Martin Chilton responded with a list of 100 best songwriters neglected by Rolling Stone, including Cole Porter, Townes Van Zandt, Ewan MacColl, Kate Bush, and Ray Charles.[6]
Jacqueline Cutler from New York Daily News agreed with the magazine for ranking Bob Dylan as the top songwriter.[7] Jon Bream from Star Tribune praised the inclusion of songwriters from Minnesota and said that Dylan as a number-one songwriter is not surprising at all.[8] Lori Melton from AXS said that the list "reads like an iconic student body in a songwriting master class" and complimented the inclusion of female songwriters Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks, Madonna, Chrissie Hynde, Loretta Lynn, Lucinda Williams, and Björk, as well as Taylor Swift who is the youngest person on the list.[9]
^"The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^King, Peter (August 27, 2015). "Rolling Stone lists 100 greatest songwriters". Newsday. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^Berman, Judy (August 17, 2015). "Does 'Rolling Stone' Know It Declared Songwriting Dead?". Flavorwire. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^Dayal, Geeta (August 24, 2015). "The real peril in Rolling Stone's greatest songwriters wasn't the lack of diversity – it was the corporate sponsorship". The Guardian. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^Moon, Tom (August 24, 2015). "The One Real Problem With Rolling Stone's 'Greatest Songwriters Of All Time'". NPR. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^Chilton, Martin (May 17, 2016). "100 great songwriters not in the Rolling Stone list". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^Cutler, Jacqueline (August 14, 2015). "Bob Dylan is Rolling Stone's greatest songwriter". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
^Bream, Jon (August 14, 2015). "Dylan tops Rolling Stone's rankings of best songwriters; Prince is No. 18". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^Melton, Lori (August 18, 2015). "Taylor Swift makes her mark on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters list". AXS. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
May 13, 2023
rolling, stone, greatest, songwriters, time, greatest, songwriters, time, feature, published, american, magazine, rolling, stone, august, 2015, list, presented, compiled, based, magazine, music, critics, unlike, previous, lists, votes, came, entirely, from, ma. The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time is a feature published by the American magazine Rolling Stone in August 2015 1 The list presented was compiled based on the magazine s music critics and unlike previous lists the votes came entirely from the magazine s staff It predominantly features American and English songwriters of the rock era 2 Contents 1 Top 10 songwriters 2 Reception 3 See also 4 ReferencesTop 10 songwriters EditRank Image Name Lifetime First single written1 Bob Dylan May 24 1941 present Mixed Up Confusion 1962 performed by himself2 Paul McCartney June 18 1942 present Love Me Do P S I Love You 1962 performed by the Beatles3 John Lennon October 9 1940 December 8 19804 Chuck Berry October 18 1926 March 18 2017 Maybellene 1955 performed by himself5 Smokey Robinson February 19 1940 present Got a Job 1958 performed by the Miracles6 Mick Jagger Keith Richards July 26 1943 present December 18 1943 present Tell Me 1964 performed by the Rolling Stones7 Carole King Gerry Goffin February 9 1942 present February 11 1939 June 19 2014 Will You Love Me Tomorrow 1960 performed by the Shirelles8 Paul Simon October 13 1941 present Hey Schoolgirl 1957 performed by Simon amp Garfunkel then known as Tom amp Jerry 9 Joni Mitchell November 7 1943 present Urge For Going 1966 performed by Tom Rush10 Stevie Wonder May 13 1950 present Kiss Me Baby 1968 performed by himselfReception EditThe list received mixed response from fellow publications Writing for Flavorwire Judy Berman criticized the selection of the songwriters saying Predictably it s over 70 white and features only nine solo female songwriters five other women are included as part of mixed gender writing teams Classic rock is overrepresented every other genre and subgenre of popular music is underrepresented 3 Geeta Dayal from The Guardian accused corporate sponsorship in determining the list s content 4 Tom Moon from NPR wrote that This list represents another trip through the hagiographic hermetically sealed rock hall of fame with the same stars you ve been reading about in Rolling Stone since the dinosaur age 5 The Daily Telegraph editor Martin Chilton responded with a list of 100 best songwriters neglected by Rolling Stone including Cole Porter Townes Van Zandt Ewan MacColl Kate Bush and Ray Charles 6 Jacqueline Cutler from New York Daily News agreed with the magazine for ranking Bob Dylan as the top songwriter 7 Jon Bream from Star Tribune praised the inclusion of songwriters from Minnesota and said that Dylan as a number one songwriter is not surprising at all 8 Lori Melton from AXS said that the list reads like an iconic student body in a songwriting master class and complimented the inclusion of female songwriters Carole King Joni Mitchell Dolly Parton Stevie Nicks Madonna Chrissie Hynde Loretta Lynn Lucinda Williams and Bjork as well as Taylor Swift who is the youngest person on the list 9 See also EditList of best selling music artists The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time also from Rolling Stone magazine The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time also from Rolling Stone magazine The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time also from Rolling Stone magazineReferences Edit The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time Rolling Stone Retrieved August 6 2017 King Peter August 27 2015 Rolling Stone lists 100 greatest songwriters Newsday Retrieved August 6 2017 Berman Judy August 17 2015 Does Rolling Stone Know It Declared Songwriting Dead Flavorwire Retrieved August 6 2017 Dayal Geeta August 24 2015 The real peril in Rolling Stone s greatest songwriters wasn t the lack of diversity it was the corporate sponsorship The Guardian Retrieved August 6 2017 Moon Tom August 24 2015 The One Real Problem With Rolling Stone s Greatest Songwriters Of All Time NPR Retrieved August 6 2017 Chilton Martin May 17 2016 100 great songwriters not in the Rolling Stone list The Daily Telegraph Retrieved August 6 2017 Cutler Jacqueline August 14 2015 Bob Dylan is Rolling Stone s greatest songwriter New York Daily News Retrieved August 6 2017 Bream Jon August 14 2015 Dylan tops Rolling Stone s rankings of best songwriters Prince is No 18 Star Tribune Retrieved June 8 2018 Melton Lori August 18 2015 Taylor Swift makes her mark on Rolling Stone s 100 Greatest Songwriters list AXS Retrieved June 8 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rolling Stone 27s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time amp oldid 1153039802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
