This is a list of notable songwriter teams.
Rock, soul and pop
editJazz
editCollaborators | Period | Songs |
---|---|---|
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn[40][41][42] | ||
George (music) and Ira Gershwin (lyrics)[43][44] | "The Man I Love" "I Got Rhythm" "'S Wonderful" | |
Rodgers and Hart[42]
|
1919–1943 |
Musicals
editOpera
editCollaborators | Period | Operas |
---|---|---|
Gilbert and Sullivan
|
1871–1896 | Thespis Trial by Jury H.M.S. Pinafore The Sorcerer The Pirates of Penzance Iolanthe Patience Princess Ida The Mikado Ruddigore The Yeomen of the Guard The Gondoliers Utopia, Limited The Grand Duke |
Duos
edit- Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
- Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
- Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson
- Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
- Burt Bacharach and Hal David
- Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear
- Alan and Marilyn Bergman
- Bono and The Edge
- Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
- Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
- Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
- Donald Fagen and Walter Becker
- Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
- John Flansburgh and John Linnell (They Might Be Giants)
- Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence
- Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
- Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
- Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
- Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin
- W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
- Gerry Goffin and Carole King
- Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
- Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
- Isaac Hayes and David Porter
- Don Henley and Glenn Frey
- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
- Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes
- Elton John and Bernie Taupin
- John Kander and Fred Ebb
- Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
- Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
- Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
- Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
- Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
- Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson
- Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane
- Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields
- Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr
- Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
- Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
- Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
- Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
- Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
- Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
- Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
- Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
- Joe Strummer and Mick Jones
- Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
- Steven Tyler and Joe Perry
- Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn
- Harry Warren and Al Dubin
- Gene Ween and Dean Ween
- Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
- Brian Wilson and Mike Love
- Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
- Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti
- James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
- Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
- Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin
- Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
- Harry Vanda and George Young
- Jon Anderson and Chris Squire
- Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan
Trios
editQuartets
editReferences
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