# The Singer-Songwriter Tradition

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Category: Music
Slides: 32
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:18:46.002Z
Tags: music, singer, songwriter

## Summary

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..

## Slide Outline

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

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