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The Singer-Songwriter Tradition

The singer-songwriter is the figure who writes the song and then performs it, alone or accompanied, with the writing audible in the singing. The song is...

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The singer-songwriter is the figure who writes the song and then performs it, alone or accompanied, with the writing audible in the singing. The song is understood as their own utterance, not a vehicle for craft. Key sections include: Singer- Songwriter.; Opening One voice, one song.; Chapter I Woody Guthrie.; Chapter II The 1940s revival.; Chapter III MacDougal Street.; Chapter IV Dylan, 1963.; Chapter V Bringing it all back.; Chapter VI Joni Mitchell.; Chapter VII Blue , 1971.; Chapter VIII Leonard Cohen..

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  1. 01Singer- Songwriter.
  2. 02Opening One voice, one song.
  3. 03Chapter I Woody Guthrie.
  4. 04Chapter II The 1940s revival.
  5. 05Chapter III MacDougal Street.
  6. 06Chapter IV Dylan, 1963.
  7. 07Chapter V Bringing it all back.
  8. 08Chapter VI Joni Mitchell.
  9. 09Chapter VII Blue , 1971.
  10. 10Chapter VIII Leonard Cohen.
  11. 11Chapter IX Paul Simon.
  12. 12Chapter X James Taylor & the Canyon.
  13. 13Chapter XI Tapestry.
  14. 14Chapter XII Joan Baez.
  15. 15Chapter XIII Cat Stevens.
  16. 16Chapter XIV Neil Young.
  17. 17Chapter XV Jackson Browne.
  18. 18Chapter XVI Randy Newman.
  19. 19Chapter XVII Tom Waits.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII Tracy Chapman, Suzanne Vega.
  21. 21Chapter XIX Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle.
  22. 22Chapter XX The 90s alt-country wave.
  23. 23Chapter XXI Elliott Smith.
  24. 24Chapter XXII Sufjan Stevens.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII Bon Iver.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV Phoebe Bridgers.
  27. 27Chapter XXV Mitski.
  28. 28Chapter XXVI The modern figure.
  29. 29Chapter XXVII Beyoncé and Adele.
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII Twenty essential albums.
  31. 31Chapter XXIX Watch & read.
  32. 32The end of the deck.
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