Comments on: Saturday Discussion Thread: Favorite Songwriters http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/ Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Steve F. http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8591 Steve F. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:08:26 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8591 Jim Lauderdale!

]]> By: Lanibug http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8580 Lanibug Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:12:25 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8580 One of my favs – Ashley Monroe – for as young as she is I love her writing –

]]> By: Hollerin' Ben http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8577 Hollerin' Ben Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:07:00 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8577 Mike Stinson. Excluding the working legends (Shaver, Willie, Steve Earle, Dwight), Mike Stinson is the best country songwriter doing it today. I’ll stand on any Nashville songwriter’s coffee table with my boots on and say that.

]]> By: Kim http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8578 Kim Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:57:52 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8578 Matraca Berg
Gretchen Peters
Tommy Lee James
Jude Johnstone
Leslie Satcher
Kim Richey
Tia Sillers
Angelo
Greg Trooper
John Scott Sherrill
Maia Sharp
Georgia Middleman
Gary Nicholson

]]> By: Linda http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8579 Linda Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:53:57 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8579 I gotta say Kristyn Osborn of SHeDAISY stands out the most for me. She writes really clever songs with clever lines using unconventional vocabulary words like “clandestine.”

]]> By: JarheadDad http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8588 JarheadDad Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:56:19 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8588 Sarah Buxton. I’m a big fan plus I really like Stupid Boy.

One of the best of all time? Jim Croce.

Roger Miller
Kris Kristofferson
Yodelin’ Slim Clark
Tom T Hall
Hoyt Axton
Skeeter Davis

Man, this could go on for awhile! :-o

]]> By: J.R. Journey http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8589 J.R. Journey Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:54:05 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8589 Since most of my favorites have already been listed, I just want to add Rodney Crowell’s name to the mix here …

]]> By: Tad http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8590 Tad Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:38:37 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8590 Thom Schuyler’s a great one. “16th Avenue” is one of my personal favorites. Can’t believe I forgot him.

]]> By: Roger Newcomb http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8587 Roger Newcomb Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:50:08 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8587 Matraca Berg, Thom Schuyler

]]> By: Matt B http://www.countryuniverse.net/2008/08/16/saturday-discussion-thread-favorite-songwriters/#comment-8586 Matt B Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:16:09 +0000 http://countryuniverse.wordpress.com/?p=2103#comment-8586 I may be in the minority here but I thought Honky Tonk Badonkadonk was a fun little song. for what it was, it was well written. Not everything needs to be ‘poetry’ to be a good song.

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