Originally Posted by BIG JIM MERRILEES
Hell it is a silly question.....It all depends on era and genre......plus a bit like asking which son or daughter is the best.


What's silly Big Jim? If it's such a silly question (a simple question at that), then why did you participate?

I'm asking for opinions from people who know about songwriters and who they are, rather than having to pick my own brain to come up with examples for my project. It saves time and research to have the names in front of me. The list so far is long. I'll only use a few examples in the end. I know a good number of names mentioned and would have never thought of others without every one's help.

So leave it up to Big Jim to call something silly when he doesn't have a clue of the reason.