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Originally Posted by bob_32_116
He is a great songwriter. The greatest? I can think of a few other contenders: Jimmy Webb, Tony Banks, Bob Lind, Joni Mitchell, Steven Wilson. A lot is going to depend on what your personal musical tastes are. No doubt someone else would nominate an early blues artist.
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Tony Banks and Steve Wilson are musicians in the "Progressive Rock" genre, and this is a "Country, Folk, & World Music Forum."
Please stay on topic. I assume answer to the question should include only Country/Folk artist, unless otherwise stated by the OP. And if that was the case that it includes all genres it would better suited in General Music Forum.
Gordon Lightfoot is very prolific, and I like a few songs of his. He does get bonus points for writing songs about rain, but I'm unfamiliar with all his work, so I say can not say he's the greatest. I really don't consider any one artist as the greatest, however within the realm of Country & Folk my choice as one of the greatest would be Marty Robbins. I
would consider John Fahey, but he is not a singer/songwriter. Jim Croce is a personal favorite but I wouldn't pit him in a "Greatest Songwriter of our time..or maybe any time!" smack-down with Gordon Lightfoot. So it has to be Marty Robbins with his hundred singles, and albums filled gun fighting songs that would have duel it out with Gordon Lightfoot as the "Greatest Songwriter of our time..or maybe any time!"
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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