English > ballad maker: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A composer of words / words or music for popular songs. |
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| Synonyms | songwriter, songster |
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| Instances | Berlin, Irving Berlin, Israel Baline | United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989) |
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| Carmichael, Hoagy Carmichael, Hoagland Howard Carmichael | United States songwriter (1899-1981) |
| Cohan, George M. Cohan, George Michael Cohan | United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942) |
| Domino, Fats Domino, Antoine Domino | United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) |
| Dylan, Bob Dylan | United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) |
| Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster | United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) |
| Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie | United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) |
| Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley | United States rock star (1936-1959) |
| Lennon, John Lennon | English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) |
| McCartney, Paul McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney | English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) |
| Simon, Paul Simon | United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942) |
| Williams, Hank Williams, Hiram Williams, Hiram King Williams | United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953) |
| Broader | composer | someone who composes music as a profession |
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| Spanish | baladista, cancionista, compositor |
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| Catalan | autor, compositora de cançons, compositor de cançons, compositor, lletrista |
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