Popular songwriting teams

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In my prior post, I indicated that I was going to start talking about songwriting teams and their importance. So I wanted to first list some popular songwriting teams just to demonstrate that there is power in collaboration and team work. As reported by wikipedia.com, here are just some of the popular songwriting teams:

John Lennon and Paul McCartney
The Motown team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland (collectively known as Holland-Dozier-Holland)
The team of Stock Aitken Waterman
George and Ira Gershwin
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
Brian Wilson (and The Bee Gees)
Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
Daryl Hall and John Oates
Morrissey and Johnny Marr
Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam
Ian Brown and John Squire
Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
Koshi Inaba and Tak Matsumoto
Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett
Geoff Stephens and Tony Macaulay
Rodgers and Hart
Sherman & Sherman
Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood
Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
Ashford & Simpson
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
Steven Tyler and Joe Perry
Eddie Galan, Pete Doherty and Carl Barat
Don Henley and Glenn Frey
Roger Waters and David Gilmour
Brian Tatler and Sean Harris
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian
Grant McLennon and Robert Forster
Nicky Wire and Richey James Edwards
Steve Laine and Ken Cox
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
Max Martin and others at Cheiron Studios


I would suggest clicking on some of the links above so you can read the stories of how these teams met, what songs they wrote and recorded, and read the history behind each one. I think it's great reading to help show the significance of collaborating and working with a team of producers and songwriters.

Thedy B, Attorney/Songwriter
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