songwriter
C430
concept
A songwriter is a creative professional who composes lyrics and melodies to craft original songs for performance and recording.
All labels observed (27)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| songwriter canonical | 5,665 |
| singer-songwriter | 1,739 |
| lyricist | 402 |
| Broadway composer | 22 |
| country music songwriter | 21 |
| American lyricist | 18 |
| hymn writer | 15 |
| songwriting team | 13 |
| hymnwriter | 10 |
| 歌人 | 4 |
| country songwriter | 3 |
| American songwriters | 2 |
| pop songwriter | 2 |
| 20th-century American songwriter | 1 |
| American country music songwriter | 1 |
| Chinese songwriter | 1 |
| Hollywood songwriter | 1 |
| composer of popular music | 1 |
| hip hop songwriter | 1 |
| novelty songwriter | 1 |
| political songwriter | 1 |
| rock and roll songwriter | 1 |
| rock music writer | 1 |
| songwriters | 1 |
| songwriting alias | 1 |
| στιχουργός | 1 |
| シンガーソングライター | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: songwriter
Generated description
A songwriter is a creative professional who composes lyrics and melodies to craft original songs for performance and recording.
Instances (7,632)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| James Sherman | lyricist |
| Neil Sedaka | — |
| Lemon Henry Jefferson | singer-songwriter |
| Gloria Jones | — |
| Illa J | — |
| La Toya Jackson | — |
| Andy Fraser | — |
| Paul Rodgers | — |
| Walter Davis | — |
| Stephen Egerton | — |
| Ben Nichols | singer-songwriter |
| Terrence LeVarr Thornton | — |
| Ice Cube | — |
| Will Ryan | — |
| D'Angelo | singer-songwriter |
| Jhené Aiko | — |
| Rory Gallagher | — |
| Ian Burden | — |
|
Rick
surface form:
Rick Parashar
|
— |
|
Dolly
surface form:
Dolly Parton
|
singer-songwriter |
|
Parton
surface form:
Dolly Parton
|
— |
| Douwe Bob | singer-songwriter |
| Shayan Chowdhury Arnob | singer-songwriter |
| Arthur Herzog Jr. | — |
|
Lundell
surface form:
Ulf Lundell
|
singer-songwriter |
|
Pourkarim
surface form:
Laleh Pourkarim
|
singer-songwriter |
|
Diane Johnston
surface form:
Bob Johnston
|
— |
| Sonny Boy Williamson I | — |
| Nav | — |
| George Terry | — |
| Laleh | singer-songwriter |
|
Harline
surface form:
Leigh Harline
|
— |
| Roshon Fegan | — |
| Aaron Hall | — |
| Aqil Davidson | — |
| Bryan Loren | — |
| Rene Moore | — |
| Alex Kapranos | — |
| Carlton Livingston | — |
|
Ömer Zülfü
surface form:
Ömer Zülfü Livaneli
|
singer-songwriter |
| Colbie Caillat | singer-songwriter |
| James Reid | — |
| Billy Crawford | — |
| Rudolf Friml | — |
| Jermaine Jackson | — |
| Aoife O’Donovan | singer-songwriter |
|
26 Miles
surface form:
Sean Watkins
|
singer-songwriter |
| Glen Phillips | singer-songwriter |
|
Let It Fall (solo debut album)
surface form:
Sean Watkins
|
singer-songwriter |
| James Bay | singer-songwriter |