Outlandish clothes, sculptured hair and see-through pants made Prince a vivid presence, but behind the costumes was one of the most influential songwriters of the 1980's.

He is widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters.

That's just the beginning of the new, complete, ever-changing Joni, one of the most influential and immodest songwriters of the last 30 years.

Born into a literary family, Dominic Behan was one of the most influential Irish songwriters of the 20th century.

Kendrick, however, has remained firmly fixed in the UK church as probably the most influential Christian songwriter of his generation.

Shlomo Carlebach is considered by many to be the most influential Jewish songwriter of the last half century.

Although he was known in folk circles as an excellent and influential songwriter, his albums received more critical than commercial success.

Prine has taken his place as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation.

Eugénio Tavares was an influential songwriter of the period, and his songs are still extensively performed.

Farrell was one of the most prolific and influential songwriters, producers, publishers, and music executives of the 1960s and 1970s.