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 |
|---|---|
| Kevin Richardson | — |
| Brandy Rayana Norwood | — |
| David Frizzell | — |
| John Kellette | — |
| Billy Talbot | — |
| Jimmy Rogers | — |
| Psy | — |
|
Göransson
surface form:
Ludwig Göransson
|
— |
| Childish Gambino | — |
| Peter Maffay | singer-songwriter |
| Michael Stewart | lyricist |
| Marsha Norman | lyricist |
| Dawn McCarthy | singer-songwriter |
| Luke Combs | singer-songwriter |
| Oak Felder | — |
| Luke Bulla | — |
| Sophie B. Hawkins | singer-songwriter |
| Solomon Burke | — |
| John Cale | singer-songwriter |
| John Simon | — |
| Glen Hansard | singer-songwriter |
| Tim Buckley | singer-songwriter |
| Gary Lucas | — |
| Lindsey Buckingham | — |
| Mick Fleetwood | — |
| David A. Stewart | — |
| David Ellingson | — |
| Willy Russell | lyricist |
|
Tench
surface form:
Benmont Tench
|
— |
|
Benmont
surface form:
Benmont Tench
|
— |
| David Ryan Adams | singer-songwriter |
|
Lula Rosylea Adams
surface form:
Bryan Adams
|
singer-songwriter |
| Jim Vallance | — |
| Don Reid | — |
| Jennifer Warnes | singer-songwriter |
| Christine McVie | — |
| John McVie | — |
| Sarah Jarosz | singer-songwriter |
|
Stephanie
surface form:
Stephanie Lynn Nicks
|
singer-songwriter |
| Craig Armstrong | — |
| Billy Bob Thornton | singer-songwriter |
| Henry Jackman | — |
| Benny Andersson | — |
|
Nigel Pulsford – lead guitar
surface form:
Nigel Pulsford
|
— |
| Normani | — |
| Rui Veloso | singer-songwriter |
| Mary Lou Lord | singer-songwriter |
|
Carol King
surface form:
Carole King
|
singer-songwriter |
| Geoffrey Arnold Beck | — |
| Tal Wilkenfeld | — |