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Phil Thornalley
Phil Thornalley
British musician
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The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
English rock band
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The Deep
The Deep
American musical group
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Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal
English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer
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Jim Vallance
Jim Vallance
Canadian record producer
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Charles Singleton
Charles Singleton
American songwriter
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Diane Warren
Diane Warren
American songwriter, musician and record producer
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Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult
American hard rock band
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Paul Williams
Paul Williams
American composer, singer, songwriter and actor
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The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs
British new wave band
10
Max Martin
Max Martin
Swedish record producer and songwriter
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The Pretty Things
The Pretty Things
English band
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Canadian guitarist
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
American singer
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Mort Garson
Mort Garson
Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music
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Robert Hunter
Robert Hunter
American musician
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Wes Farrell
Wes Farrell
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1939-1996)
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Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers
English songwriter, musician and record producer
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Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
British guitarist and songwriter, guitarist of the band Deep Purple
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Pam Sawyer
Pam Sawyer
British-born American lyricist and songwriter
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Momus
Momus
British songwriter and author
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Lord Burgess
Lord Burgess
American musician
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Mort Shuman
Mort Shuman
American singer, pianist and songwriter
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Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and visual artist
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George Paxton
George Paxton
American musician
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Denny Laine
Denny Laine
British rock musician
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Hugh Martin
Hugh Martin
American musical theater and film composer
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Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus
American doom metal band
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Don Black
Don Black
English lyricist
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Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross
American singer-songwriter
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Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Kim Fowley
Kim Fowley
American musician
33
MoZella
MoZella
American musician
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Don McLean
Don McLean
American singer-songwriter
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Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
British songwriter
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Lisa Dalbello
Lisa Dalbello
Canadian songwriter
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Dean Pitchford
Dean Pitchford
American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist
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Lene Lovich
Lene Lovich
American new wave singer
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Drafi Deutscher
Drafi Deutscher
German singer and songwriter of Sinti origin
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Eliot Kennedy
Eliot Kennedy
British songwriter and record producer
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Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
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David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart
English musician, songwriter and record producer
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Amanda Ghost
Amanda Ghost
English recording artist, singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive
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Liz Phair
Liz Phair
American musician
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Andrew Gold
Andrew Gold
American singer, musician and songwriter (1951-2011)
Mark Barkan
American songwriter and record producer. He was also a musical director (1934-2020)

Mark Barkan

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American songwriter and record producer. He was also a musical director (1934-2020)
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Marcus Barkan (July 4, 1934 – May 8, 2020) was an American songwriter and record producer. He was also a musical director for the television show The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, which aired between September 7, 1968, and September 5, 1970, lasting two seasons, on NBC.