1. POP- Singer/Songwriter

2. Singer/Songwriter
 This subgenre is very popular and dates back
to the 1940’s where the subgenre was first
recorded.
 In theory, this subgenre was established years
before the 40’s. As poems would be presented
as a song or chant, sometimes accompanied
by a musical instrument, such as the harp.
 There is a vast range of well known popular
artists that wrote and performed their own
lyrics from Bob Dylan to Ed Sheeran.

3. Early stages…
This genre intertwines with folk music,
therefore then subgenre became more
popular as town folk groups such as The
Weavers began to write and perform
their own music.

4. Singer/Songwriter origins
 The singer/songwriter genre started out
as what the name suggests.
 They used to write songs for other
artists to perform.
 This all changed during the 1960’s when
the genre took off, with the Beatles and
Bob Dylan.

5. Generic features of Singer/
Songwriters
 Singer/Songwriters have excellent song
writing skills. For example, starting with
Phil Collins right through to Take That’s
Gary Barlow.
 They also have amazing performance
ability. For example, Neil Diamond
through to Jon Bon Jovi

6. Key Artists…
 Robert Johnson was famous for being
an ‘early influence’ in the genre.
 It was known that Eric Clapton had
credited Johnson for being an influence
to the genre and music.

7. Key Artists…
 Famous singer/songwriters that were
from the early stages of the genre
include:
 Tom Jones, Kate Bush, Bonnie
Tyler, Brian May, Billy Joel and Willie
Nelson.

8. Key Artists…Nowadays
 This genre is becoming more and more
popular. There are now many famous
singer/songwriters.
 Newer Popular singer/songwriters
include Adele, Ed Sheeran, Leona
Lewis, Robbie Williams, Amy
Winehouse and Gary Barlow.

9. Typical Instruments
 Most singer/songwriters are basic in the
instruments they use. For example, the
most popular instruments that are used
are the guitar and keyboard.

10. Vocals
 The lyrics and vocals of songs that
singer/songwriters produce mainly relate
to things happening in the news.
 For example Billy Joel’s song, We
Didn’t Start The Fire, relates and
contains events that have happened in
the news.