Some great music out there where the singer did not write the song. Like all the great lyrics written by Leiber and Stoller that became hits. And of course what everyone familiar with considers a classic, Judy Garland's 1961 Carnegie Hall concert. She did not write them, people like Harold Arlen did. Could go on and on.
Now singer/ songwriters are great whether they be Lennon/McCartney, Bob Dylan,Paul Simon,Kris Ristofferson, whoever and whatever kind of music. But not writing what one performs does not make the artist inferiot
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