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Elton John has called them "a huge influence on me as a songwriter"; Bono has said their catalog makes him "ill with envy." The Bee Gees' earliest hits ("New York Mining Disaster 1941," "To Love ...
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. [ citation needed ] The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer , although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring.
American Songwriter, helping millions of music fans and songwriters discover the craft of music since 1984 with interviews, reviews, contests, analysis, and more.
Songwriters Jason Blume, Emily Warren, Jean Baptiste, Rick Nowels, & Dann Gallucci discuss the skills you need to become a Songwriter, how to write songs & how hard it is to get into songwriting.
Songwriter's Hall of Fame. The Songwriters Hall of Fame's ongoing mission is to celebrate and honor the contributions and legacies of songwriters of all genres of music while developing and nurturing the next generation of songwriters through Master Sessions, songwriting craft forums, scholarships and digital initiatives.
Early life. Williams was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Paul Hamilton Williams, an architectural engineer, and his wife, Bertha Mae (née Burnside), a homemaker.. One of his brothers was John J. Williams, a NASA rocket scientist, who participated in the Mercury and Apollo programs and was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, their highest honor, in 1969.
