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Originally Posted by Requiem
I take it you mean in addition to Eliza R. Snow?
I make a distinction between songwriters and composers. Great American songwriters would include Irving Berlin, Gershwin, Frederick Loewe, Dylan, Simon, Wilson and Springsteen.
In my humble opinion, Creekster is right on - Copeland is far and away the greatest American composer.
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I think you may be selling Woody Guthrie a little short in the minstrel area, which is what Waters described. His songs remain evocative of his era and are the aural equivalent of WPA murals for that time period