Who is the single greatest singer /writer in USA /? in your opinion

I'm going with Burt Bacharach. Cheesy? Perhaps, but the dude's songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. He has written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits.

Great song writers include Carole King. Great singers include Linda Ronstadt, Sarah Vaugh, actually many others. For group harmony singing I really like the Beach Boys.

I'm going with Bob Dylan because his writing abilities are head and shoulders above everyone else. There are lots of pretty voices out there; Dylan's "voice like sand and glue *" cuts right to the core of his songs.

* In the immortal words of David Bowie.

I’ll go with Billy Joel

Bob Dylan first to mind.

Joni Mitchell

I think Lead Belly maybe. Somebofbthe songs he wrote and sung in the 1930s were still being sung by bands such as Nirvana decades later.

Writer: Stephen King
Writer of songs: Bob Dylan
Singer of songs: ?

There are so many. Besides those already mentioned, there’s William "Smokey" Robinson.

Music is art, art is subjective.

I'll nominate Carole King. James Taylor first became known for doing a cover of one of her songs. So did the Shirelles.

Sam Cooke

Nicki minaj

Their relationship status isn't really much of my business.

Joni Mitchell and/or Carly Simon.

But mr taylor dam good

To hard so many

Joni Mitchell is up there, no question.