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

A cult favorite no more, “Something in the Orange” started making modest inroads at country radio this summer and the prolific songsmith quickly chased “American Heartbreak” with his hearty “Summertime Blues” EP in July.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

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

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

From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William