Yes the trend today is to write your own songs, but I remember when people like Barry Mann & Cynthia Weill, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Gerry Goffin & Carole King,Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich, and Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman wrote songs for professional singers.

I miss those days because a lot of singer/songwriters don't sing as well as some people who are just great singers (exceptions acknowledged).

The Drifters, The Clovers, Bobby Rydell, Elvis Presley, The Animals, The Miracles, The 4 Tops, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Ben E King, Tom Jones, Little Anthony, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Kiss, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, and so many more either didn't write their own songs or didn't write most or any of their own hits.

And doing e-fake disks for Band-in-a-Box I realize that most current country music is not written by the artists that perform them.

There is nothing wrong with a singer-songwriter. Some songwriters are excellent singers.

Some excellent singers and musicians can't write great songs.

Some great songwriters can't sing well at all.

IMO there is no reason why we can't have all 3 and appreciate everything for what it is.

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