Favourite christian songwriters

[sherri]

Who are your favourite christian songwriters?

I think mine are:

Marty Sampson
Joel Housten
Mac Powell
Steven Curtis Chapman
Don Potter
Leonard Jones


(and no I'm not prejudiced about the first two even though I go to Hillsong )

 

[holyrokker]

Aaron Weiss and Glenn Kaiser

 

[swingnscream]

Arron Weiss

 

[The Theory]

Michael Knott (himself and L.S.U (aka, Lifesavors Underground) and Aunt Bettys)
Michael Pritzl (The Violet Burning)
Terry Scott Taylor (himself and Daniel Amos and Lost Dogs, among others)
David Eugene Edwards (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand)
Sufjan Stevens
Daniel Smith (Danielson, Famile, Brother)

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Michael Knott (himself and L.S.U (aka, Lifesavors Underground) and Aunt Bettys)
Michael Pritzl (The Violet Burning)
Terry Scott Taylor (himself and Daniel Amos and Lost Dogs, among others)
David Eugene Edwards (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand)
Sufjan Stevens
Daniel Smith (Danielson, Famile, Brother)

nice. then again, I knew you'd have good choices.

I'd add Michael Roe, and the guys who write the lyrics in As Cities Burn.

 

[General_Peanut]

Andrew Schwab (project 86)...great lyrics and ive also read his "poem" book. theman has an amazing mind.

 

[Steven42908]

I like Mark Shultz. He wrote and plays Letters From War and He's My son, which r two great songs.

 

[Aerdna]

Tim Hughes
Matt Redman
Paul Baloche
Jared Anderson
Jason Morant

 

[eutychus]

Andrew Osenga
Denison Witmer
Andrew Peterson
Linford and Karin Detweiler
Derek Webb
Sufjan Stevens
Don and Lori Chaffer
John Ringhofer
Keith Green

 

[Sword-In-Hand]

Dan Hassletine from Jars. He's a great lyricist.

 

[etalihini]

Who are your favourite christian songwriters?

I think mine are:

Marty Sampson
Joel Housten
Mac Powell
Steven Curtis Chapman
Don Potter
Leonard Jones


(and no I'm not prejudiced about the first two even though I go to Hillsong )

do you listen to any secular music anymore

 

[ListenerFriendly]

Jon Foreman, I love he poetic and thoughtful lyrics that can be so abstract and yet so concrete and "real" at the same time!
Dan Haseltine the same goes for this guy, thoughtful and deep, yet so meaningful, he first influenced me, and still does!
Bono (you can argue he isn't Christian, but I'll keep him here with all due respect) he is the father of todays songwriters, I have a boatload of respect for him and his music, just not his occasional cursing
Mat Slocum similar to Dan, he has the original pictoral and descrptive quality to describe life in the most personal ways!
Aaron Sprinkle is one of todays few creative CCM writers. He describe life and faith with such deep and thoughtful words that can wrack your brain and inspire you for a lifetime
Steve Taylor just rocks! He has his thoughtful moments (elle g) and can just be plain out honest and funny
Peter Furler. Dude, I can't forget Peter! He has written some of the best melodies in ccm

Well mine change too, but that was a few, I could go on forever though.

Man ROCK ON

(ps: check out my lyrics on my profile. i have some new ones I just finished, so keep an eye open, I'll post them soon. Pm me and tell me what you think. Some of my new ones are becoming some of my best see ya!)

 

[Million Pieces]

ROFL LF, I knew Peter had to come up in your list somewhere!!

My list would include:

Peter Furler, for pretty much the same reasons LF gave.
Steven Curtis Chapman
John Ellis of Tree63
Chris Tomlin
Toby Mac

 

[major_minor]

Newsboys, Casting Crowns

 

[Million Pieces]

major, I like you already. Now if you'd said Audio Adrenaline too I might have had to Friend list you.

 

[BlessedMan]

Andrew Peterson and Derek Webb...and Jennifer Knapp from a few years back.

 

[Christainmusicluver]

Steven Curtis Chapmam

Chris Tomlin.

Rebecca St.James'

Nichole Nordman

Josh Bates

Toby Mac

 

[charvel]

I too must say Bono.

 

[JFox1]

Rich Mullins
Amy Grant
Bono

 

[Macewindu77815]

Dustin Kensrue(Thrice)
Christian Lindskog(Blindside)
Andrew Peterson
Derek Webb
Bob Dylan(ok so its controversial)
Bono
Keith Green