THE SINGER/SONGWRITER ERA'S ESSENTIAL 60. This post:: #40-31. More: tomorrow.

A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

THE 60 ESSENTIAL

🎼INGER /

🎼ONGWRITERS

OF THE 1970s

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Musicians such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles helped usher in an era in the early 1970s when performers that composed their own songs flourished. This countdown looks back on 60 of the most influential and integral. They affected popular music then and created a body of work that has stood the test of time. Songs cited are prime examples of each singer/songwriter’s talent.

 

40 LEON RUSSELL ♪A Song For You

39 JANIS IAN  ♪Jesse

38 GILBERT O’SULLIVAN ♪Alone Again (Naturally)

37 HARRY CHAPIN ♪Cat’s In The Cradle

36 GORDON LIGHTFOOT ♪If You Could Read My Mind

35 BILLY PRESTON ♪Nothing From Nothing

34 LAURA NYRO ♪Stoney End

33 JACKSON BROWNE ♪Running On Empty

32 JOAN ARMATRADING♪Show Some Emotion

31 JIM CROCE ♪I’ll Have To Say I love You In A Song