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The Great Songwriters

Authoritative and entertaining series featuring original portraits of songwriters discussing the creative process and their inspiration, including exclusive performances and interviews.

Genre: Documentary,

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Country: United Kingdom,

Type: tv

Season: 4

Episode: N/A

Duration: N/A minutes

Release: 2016-11-10

Rating: 7

1"Chuck D"

2016-11-10

Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D made waves in the 80s with his powerful rapping style and lyricism. Here, he discusses his career and creative process.

2"Norah Jones"

2016-11-17

Singer songwriter Norah Jones discusses her musical influences and creative process in this candid profile, and also performs four of her tracks.

3"Bill Withers"

2016-11-24

The Ain't No Sunshine and Just The Two of Us Grammy Award-winning hitmaker discusses his song writing journey and why he chose to give up his music career.

4"Carly Simon"

2016-12-01

The Academy Award-winning You're So Vain hitmaker discusses her hugely successful career, song writing journey and creative process. (3 of 6)

5"Barry Gibb"

2016-12-08

The Bee Gees founder is one of the most successful songwriters in history with a string of number ones under his belt. Here, he discusses his craft.

6"Ryan Adams"

2016-12-07

Peerlessly prolific, multi-Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Ryan Adams deconstructs his songwriting process, creating a new song on camera, and plays a selection of classic and exclusive new tracks

7"Jimmy Webb"

2016-12-15

The Grammy Award-winning Up, Up and Away and Worst That Could Happen hitmaker discusses his career and creative process.

1"Rickie Lee Jones"

2017-11-07

The two-time Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter performs some of her tracks, and also discusses her creative process and music career.

2"The Flaming Lips"

2017-11-14

The three-time Grammy Award-winning Oklahoma rockers talk about their music career and song writing process, and also perform a selection of their hits.

3"Paul Anka"

2017-11-21

As well as his own hits, Canadian singer/songwriter Paul Anka also penned tracks for stars like Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Here, he discusses his career.

4"Noel Gallagher"

2017-11-28

He found success as the main songwriter in Oasis and the frontman of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Here, he performs Don't Look Back In Anger and more.

5"Kelly Jones - Stereophonics"

2017-12-05

The lead singer and songwriter of chart-topping band Stereophonics discusses his creative process, and Stereophonics perform Dakota, Traffic and more.

6"Seal"

2017-12-12

The three-time Brit Award winner discusses his career and creative process. He also performs Crazy, Kiss From A Rose and Prayer for the Dying.

1"Gary Kemp"

2022-01-21

Gary Kemp, songwriter for Spandau Ballet and solo albums, talks about his history and writing process.

2"Richard Ashcroft"

2022-01-28

Richard Ashcroft, songwriter for The Verve and solo material, discusses his writing process and performs four tracks.

3"Emeli Sande"

2022-02-04

The owner of two UK number-one singles, Emeli Sandé discusses her life in music and the genius of her songwriting, while also performing a selection of tracks.

4"Paul Heaton"

2022-02-11

Prospering with both The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, Paul Heaton lifts the lid on his craft and performs a selection of tracks.

5"David Foster"

2022-02-18

The 16-time Grammy Award-winning Canadian discusses his glittering career and the creative process behind it, performing exclusively during the interview.

6"Johnny Marr"

2022-02-25

Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr talks about his life in music and performs a selection of tracks.

1"Tom Odell"

2023-08-04

Brit Award winner Tom Odell discusses his songwriting and life in music, and performs a selection of his tracks including Another Love and Grow Old with Me.

2"Mike Scott/The Waterboys"

2023-08-11

Mike Scott of the Waterboys talks about his life in music and performs a selection of tracks.

3"Ian McCulloch/Echo And The Bunnymen"

2023-08-18

The Echo and the Bunnymen frontman talks songwriting and his life in music, and performs beloved tracks including `The Killing Moon'.

4"Steve Earle"

2023-08-25