JD Souther, songwriter who helped define ’70s country-rock, dies at 78
17. Other details were not immediately available. He was set to begin a tour with singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff on Sept. 24.
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'60s-'70s-era songwriter Joe South dies at 72
ATLANTA (AP) — Singer-songwriter Joe South ... to Maui and retired from recording for a time starting in the mid-’70s, and that his career was complicated by a rough-around-the-edges personality.
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Rickie Lee Jones: A Look Back at the Hip Singer-Songwriter Who Took the Late '70s by Storm
In the late '70s, Rickie Lee Jones was one of the coolest musicians around. The singer-songwriter made a splash with her self-titled 1979 debut album, which spawned the jazzy hit single "Chuck E.' ...
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Joni Mitchell says her music upset male artists in the 1970s
The musician, whose introspective, confessional songs became touchstones of the singer-songwriter genre, said she "took a lot of flak" at the time. "People thought that it was too intimate," the ...
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Texas singer-songwriters at the heart of 'In-Law Country'
Pleasing and impressing each other was a badge of honor for the Texas singer-songwriters. Crowell wrote vividly about that period in his song “Nashville 1972” from his 2017 album “Close Ties ...
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Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies aged 84
Tributes have been paid to the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who has died at the age of 84. The Canadian musician became famous in the 1960s and 70s with hits like Early Morning Rain and If ...