singer-songwriter

noun

: a performer who writes songs and sings them

Examples of singer-songwriter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Name Austin John Winkler Best known for Being the original singer-songwriter for the multi-platinum selling rock band Hinder. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 7 June 2024 The singer-songwriter, 64, is slated to give her farewell performance at the Dakota in Minneapolis on Friday, June 7 (the same day as Prince's 66th birthday). Staff Author, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 In the late summer of 1970, Elton John arrived at Los Angeles International Airport for his debut U.S. shows and was greeted by another wildly talented piano-playing singer-songwriter: Margo Guryan. Will Hermes, New York Times, 4 June 2024 For more info: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania (National Park Service) Correspondent Anthony Mason with singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper. David Morgan, CBS News, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for singer-songwriter 

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