Favorite singer/songwriters?
 

Who are your favorite singer/songwriters?

Here's mine:

Male: David Ryan Harris
Female: Brandi Carlile, Amber Rubarth

Let's hear it!

Conor Oberst
Sam Beam
Chad VanGaalen
Jimmy Tamborello
Ben Gibbard
Jason Molina
Aaron Gerber & Sarah Winchester (the band A Weather)
Jim James
Matt Ward
plus 100's of others

(truthfully if the artist doesn't write and play atleast one of their songs i won't listen, genre doesn't necesarilly apply)

I have a lot of favorite American and British song writers/singers, but my favorite international one is Megumi Hayashibara.

Off the top of my head:

Simon Joyner
Townes Van Zandt
John Prine
Leonard Cohen
Conor Oberst
Bob Dylan
Kris Kristofferson
David Dondero
Bill Callahan
Will Oldham
Damien Rice
Sam Beam
Vic Chesnutt
Elliott Smith
Nick Drake
Ryan Adams
Jim James
Justin Vernon
Ray Lamontagne
Colin Meloy
Stephin Merritt

There are many more to list but this will do.

Daniel Johnston
John Darneille
Will Oldham

Brett Dennen's pretty decent too.

Ben Gibbard
Jason Molina
John Darneille
Damien Rice
Sam Beam
Leonard Cohen
Simon Joyner
Elliott Smith

Noel Gallagher
Chris Martin

Jeff Buckley (my favourite vocalist)
Nick Drake
Damien Rice
Regina Spektor
Elliot Smith
Tim Buckley
Scott Walker

I listen to a lot of Colin Hay and Jack Johnson. I'm an acoustic songwriter/singer myself, and I like listening to their songs and getting ideas for different playing styles and singing styles.

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