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11 Great American Songwriters Who Didn’t Make Our List

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@smbrnsn.bsky.social 1 likes 0 reposts 1 comments April 30, 2026 (2 days ago)

Sorry, the addendum is here:

@stevequick.bsky.social 1 likes 0 reposts 1 comments April 29, 2026 (4 days ago)

They added 11. Tom made the cut. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/a...

@esteven.bsky.social 0 likes 0 reposts 1 comments April 28, 2026 (4 days ago)

@nitishpahwa.com 2 likes 0 reposts 0 comments April 28, 2026 (4 days ago)

some good alts here, including Donald Fagen + Gamble and Huff! though I still pine for Kool Keith or Erick Sermon or Schoolly D or MC Lyte recognition www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/a...

@jerryn13.bsky.social 2 likes 0 reposts 0 comments April 28, 2026 (4 days ago)

And a follow up from one of the article's authors. It's got several songwriters that I've mentioned already in various comments & 2 that I thought about mentioning - Neko Case and Alynda Segarra. #MusicSky www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/a...