Reckon it's got to be Whitfield and Strong!!??

Curtis Mayfield. Van Mcoy. Ashford & Simpson

they all do it for me

IAN

Curtis Mayfield.

Don Covay.

Hayes/Porter.

Penn/Oldham.

Smokey Robinson

Sam Dees

Bobby Womack

Gil Scott Heron

Too many to mention, here's a few out of the top draw;

Gamble/Huff

Holland/Dozier/Holland

Sam Dees

Phillip Mitchell

Jack Daniels/Johnny Moore

PHILLIP MITCHELL

SAM DEES

GEORGE JACKSON

JERRY WILLIAMS

BOBBY WOMACK

bridges-eaton-knight

All of the above!

Sean

Good Old Barry (White that is)

P

Holland/Dozier/Holland

Hayes/Porter

Penn/Oldham

Gamble/Huff

Record/Acklin

Ashford/Simpson

Banks/Hampton

Strickland/Bell

Weatherspoon/Bond

And let's not forget Goffin/King.

Yes,but what are/is the best??!

HDH leave the rest behind

Yes,but what are/is the best??!

I wouldn't like to say who was the "best" but, in my opinion, Eddie Holland was probably the finest lyricist of his time.

And the songs of Holland/Dozier/Holland became the soundtrack to many people's lives.

Can you imagine life without them???

HDH leave the rest behind

And they had a huge influence on other great writers.

They changed pop culture more than anyone else.

And they had a huge influence on other great writers.

They changed pop culture more than anyone else.

More than John Lennon and Paul McCartney?

Or Chuck Berry for that matter.

bridges-eaton-knight

Couldn't agree more...Fred Bridges is a God.

Holland Dozier Holland,Norman Whitfield,John Lennon.Paul McCartney,Chuck Berry,Carl Perkins,Neil Sedaka,Pual Anka,George Gershwin,Paul Weller,Marvin Gaye

All have written great songs or music,Soulful or not,

Take this into consideration,

Take a Northern Soul classic for instance:-The Dells "Run for cover"

The music and lyrics for that little ditty could have been by grantdyche,

Does that take away the fact that it's a good song

The point I would like to make is that songs are made by song writers,Good song writers,Dont in general make good plumbers,And good plumbers don't in general make good song writers,

Horses for courses,There are some good and some better,

Grant

i would like to add Teddy Randazzo

bridges-eaton-knight

Respect !

Why have plumbers suddenly got into this thread,unless of course Rodger Collins was given a mention...You Sexy Sugar Plumber..I'll get me coat!

Yeah ok mate,I do go off the road a bit sometimes,The point I was trying to make is that most good songs are by good song writers,

For future reference to all SS readers,ANY posts by me after about 22.30hrs,Should be totally ignored,because Iam more than likely pi**ed,and in one of those moods,ask the wife she will tell you.

Grant

Carl Davis outta Chicago

Tops for me(sorry Helen) gotta be H-D-H

i would like to add Teddy Randazzo

ditto.

And

Bacharach / David.

already nominated but for me - Dan Penn - primarily with Spooner Oldham but others too, follow this link -

https://www.geocities.jp/hideki_wtnb/danpenncover.html

Mike

More than John Lennon and Paul McCartney?

...Nobody changed pop culture more than Lennon & McCartney. Even H-D-H would say that if they were on here...

The greatest soul songwriters have yet to be mentioned on here - Bert Berns and Jerry Ragovoy. Individually and collectively. Even though the latter co-wrote "Stay With Me" - I can almost forgive him that, so good is the rest of his output....

Let's hear it for Bert and Jerry!

Carl Davis outta Chicago

Tops for me(sorry Helen) gotta be H-D-H

carl davis was mainly a producer -- what is your favorite song he wrote?