Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen Top ‘NYT’ Readers’ Poll for Greatest Living American Songwriters

Now, the New York Times has released a special readers’ choice tally of the 100 greatest American songwriters. “As soon as we ...

Dylan, Springsteen, Joel make 'New York Times' readers’ choice list of the greatest living American songwriters

The New York Times released a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters back in April, based on feedback from more ...

The 1970s singer Bruce Springsteen called the best songwriter: “Built like the Rock of Gibraltar”

There are plenty of Bruce Springsteen tunes that are well beyond any songwriter's grasp, but the true geniuses had everything ...
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He took Elvis, Dylan and Phil Spector - then created a masterpiece

Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run wasn’t just inspired by rock ’n’ roll — it was built from the DNA of everything that came before it. Pulling from Elvis Presley’s explosive energy, Roy Orbison’s ...
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Local View: Springsteen, Dylan pick awkward times to be timeless

After hearing Bruce Springsteen’s new song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” I did what I always do when one of my favorite things, music, clashes with something I’ve come to dread, current events. I ...