tunesmith

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Mr. Bacharach described meeting songwriter and producer Jerry Leiber, a Brill Building stalwart, as a seminal moment in his growth as a tunesmith.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

Back in England, John was a skilled, hardworking piano player and tunesmith who had tried for years to gain a foothold in the business, with middling results.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

In 1999, Rogers' own Dreamcatcher label issued the She Rides Wild Horses LP, featuring first single "The Greatest," penned by "The Gambler" tunesmith Don Schlitz.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2020

It was always a canard that Jerry Herman, the big-thump tunesmith, and Stephen Sondheim, the big-think musical dramatist, represented opposing and hostile camps.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2019

Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go ’Round” Like Max Martin, Nashville tunesmith Shane McAnally could probably fill up a list of new American standards on his own, in combination with his various collaborators.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2018