songsmith

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Its famous chorus aside, that song’s tune was lifted directly from “Billy the Kid,” a ballad written by topical songsmith Andrew Jenkins and recorded by Vernon Dalhart in 1927.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Urging his visitor to move aside, Bill takes his place and, with the feathered grace the composition calls for, conveys its poignant poetry as the songsmith intended.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2023

Artists from all corners of the musical spectrum also welcomed the band back - from experimental songsmith Jane Weaver to Sister Bliss of dance act Faithless.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2021

Then there’s Brandy Clark, the logging-town songsmith who became a force in some of Nashville’s top circles.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2021

Song is no bauble— Slight not the songsmith, England my mother,   Maker of men.

From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William