Song

Song: The world’s best songwriters on creating the music that moves us
Edited by J. Douglas Waterman
ISBN: 9781582974248
Available December 2006

More Than 100 Interviews With America’s Top Songwriters

A compilation of interviews with top songwriters of all genres, Song shares the stories and inspiration behind the art and craft of songwriting. It covers both rock and country genres (the only book available to do so), and has appeal for songwriters, music fans, and pop culture mavens. Plus, a wonderful two-color glossy interior with photos of each songwriter makes this a great gift book for you or a music-loving friend.

Table of Contents

1. Deborah Allen
2. Nic Armstrong
3. Burt Bacharach
4. Aaron Barker
5. Beck
6. John Bell (Widespread Panic)
7. Bellamy Brothers
8. Dierks Bentley
9. Matraca Berg
10. Big & Rich
11. Clint Black
12. BlackHawk
13. Gary Burr
14. Rick and Janis Carnes
15. Deana Carter
16. R.L. Castleman
17. Ray Charles
18. Kenny Chesney
19. Chuck D (Public Enemy)
20. Guy Clark
21. Earl Thomas Conley
22. Bryan-Michael Cox
23. Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips)
24. Sheryl Crow
25. Rodney Crowell
26. John Denver
27. Ani DiFranco
28. Mike Doughty
29. Jermaine Dupri
30. Steve Earle
31. Shelly Fairchild
32. Jay Farrar (Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt)
33. Ben Folds
34. Fountains of Wayne
35. Teddy Gentry (Alabama)
36. Dave Gibson
37. Vince Gill
38. John Hiatt
39. Byron Hill
40. Bruce Hornsby
41. Mason Jennings
42. Jewel
43. Jack Johnson
44. Rickie Lee Jones
45. Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand)
46. Robert Lamm (Chicago)
47. John Legend
48. Little Barrie
49. Kenny Loggins
50. Lyle Lovett
51. Shelby Lynne
52. Richard Marx
53. John Mayer
54. Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen)
55. John McCrea (Cake)
56. Bob McDill
57. John Mellencamp
58. Dan Messe (Hem)
59. Rhett Miller (The Old 97s)
60. Roger Miller
61. Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian)
62. Michael Martin Murphey
63. My Morning Jacket
64. Willie Nelson
65. Randy Newman
66. Ben Nichols (Lucero)
67. John Oates (Hall and Oates)
68. Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes)
69. Paul Overstreet
70. Dolly Parton
71. Michael Penn
72. Gretchen Peters
73. Michael Peterson
74. Tom Petty
75. Grant-Lee Phillips
76. Hugh Prestwood
77. John Prine
78. ?uestlove (The Roots)
79. Eddie Rabbitt
80. Lou Reed
81. Luke Reynolds (Blue Merle)
82. Josh Ritter
83. Smokey Robinson
84. Josh Rouse
85. John Scott Sherrill
86. The Statler Brothers
87. Cat Stevens
88. Even Stevens
89. Rob Thomas
90. Travis Tritt
91. Jeff Tweedy (Uncle Tupelo, Wilco)
92. Keith Urban
93. Loudon Wainwright
94. Rufus Wainwright
95. Jerry Jeff Walker
96. M. Ward
97. Jim Weatherly
98. Bob Weir (The Grateful Dead, Ratdog)
99. Don Williams
100. Brian Wilson
101. Bill Withers

About the Author-Editor

Douglas Waterman is the Editor-In-Chief of American Songwriter magazine, a bi-monthly that has covered the craft of music since 1984. He is also a freelance journalist who has contributed to such magazines as Blues Revue, Country Music Greats, Harp, Mojo, and Relix, and has written for RollingStone.com and Nashville alternative weeklies All the Rage and The Nashville Scene. Visit American Songwriter at www.americansongwriter.com