* 1944 – Eric Bogle, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter

* 1965 – Eric Avery, American musician and songwriter ( Jane's Addiction, Deconstruction, and Polar Bear )

Jello Biafra ( born Eric Reed Boucher ; June 17, 1958, Boulder, Colorado, United States ) is the former lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys, and is currently a musician and spoken word artist.

* 1967 – Eric Stefani, American keyboardist, songwriter, and animator ( No Doubt )

* 1950 – Eric Carr, American drummer and songwriter ( Kiss ) ( d. 1991 )

* 1958 – Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter ( Kiss, Avantasia, Badlands, and Eric Singer Project )

* 1947 – Eric Bell, Irish guitarist and songwriter ( Thin Lizzy and The Noel Redding Band )

Shane MacGowan came into his own as a songwriter with this disc, offering up poetic story-telling, such as " The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn " and " The Old Main Drag ", as well as definitive interpretations of Ewan MacColl's " Dirty Old Town " and Eric Bogle's " And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda " ( this had previously been covered by Shane's fellow punk contemporaries The Skids in 1981 ).

Transister's formation was the culmination of various collaborations between songwriter Eric Pressly, former Danny Wilson frontman Gary Clark, and vocalist Keely Hawkes.

Idle is an accomplished songwriter, having composed and performed many of the Pythons ' most famous comic pieces, including " Eric the Half-a-Bee ", " The Philosophers ' Song ", " Galaxy Song ", " Penis Song ( Not the Noel Coward Song )" and, probably his most recognised hit, " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ", which was written for the closing scene of the Monty Python film Life of Brian, and sung from the crosses during the mass crucifixion.

English translations were provided by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, a Brill Building songwriter responsible for such hits as " This Magic Moment ", " Viva Las Vegas ", " Teenager In Love ", and others.

* Eric Carmen, singer / songwriter

Eric Johnson ( born August 17, 1954 ) is an American musician, songwriter, and vocalist from Austin, Texas.

Other London-based bands included the Yardbirds ( who would number their ranks three key guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page ), the Kinks ( with the pioneer songwriter Ray Davies and rock-guitarist Dave Davies ) and, Manfred Mann ( considered to have one of the most authentic sounding vocalists in the scene in Paul Jones ) and the Pretty Things, beside the more jazz-influenced acts like the Graham Bond Organisation, Georgie Fame and Zoot Money.

This was due partly to a lineup change: founding member and frequent songwriter James Nunn had left the group the previous year, leaving guitarists Scott Sheldon and Eric Davis to fill in on bass, along with studio bassist Hedge.

* Eric Fletcher Waters, father to Pink Floyd's bassist and songwriter Roger Waters, was killed during Operation Shingle at Anzio.

* Steve Cox-keyboards * Pierre DeMudd-trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals * Eric Fearman-lead guitar, songwriter * Keith Harrison-keyboards * Kenny Pettus-percussion, vocals * Terry Stanton-lead vocals ( deceased )* Michael Wiley-bass ( deceased )* Isaac Wiley, Jr .-drums, percussion, background vocalsFredrick Monk-vocals ( Japan )

Guitarist Eric Bazilian became recognized internationally for being a songwriter, session musician, arranger and producer for numerous artists throughout the United States and Europe.

Other notable cast members included Charlie Adler, who had already had a lengthy voice-over career, as the central villain Eric Raymond, the late Vicki Sue Robinson, famous for the 1970s discothèque-oriented hit " Turn the Beat Around ", who provided the singing voices of both Rapture and Minx, and Ari Gold, pop singer and songwriter, who provided the singing voice for Ba Nee.

Singer-guitarist and primary songwriter Eric Carmen went on to have a successful solo career as a singer and writer of romantic pop ballads.

His first release, " She Did It ," was a remake of a number 23 hit from 1977 by singer / songwriter Eric Carmen.

* Eric Woolfson – songwriter.

* Eric Gaffney, American songwriter

* Eric Bradley is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter who plays with the bands The Young Royals and Levinhurst.

The Irish singer / songwriter Tommy Makem wrote a lighthearted song about the town, " Fare Thee Well, Enniskillen ," covered by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and The Dubliners.

He wrote lyrics for a number of tracks on the IAMX albums " Kiss + Swallow " and " The Alternative " and released the album All These Lines Make Noises in 2005 as singer / songwriter / lyricist with the band transporter.

This was the first album on which Newton-John wrote all of the songs encouraging her to become more active as a songwriter thereafter.

He was also a prolific songwriter and many songs he wrote or co-wrote are still popular, such as " Honeysuckle Rose ", " Ain't Misbehavin '" and " Squeeze Me ".

Singer / songwriter Dave Cousins of Strawbs wrote Grace Darling ( on Ghosts ) in tribute and as a love song.

One piece of music, chosen by John Ford himself, is most prominent, the melody “ The Isle of Innisfree ”, written not by Young, but by the Irish policeman / songwriter Richard Farrelly ( Dick Farrelly ), who wrote it on a bus journey from County Meath to Dublin.

Cockburn frequently calls Heard his favorite songwriter and even wrote and recorded a song dedicated to Heard for his Dart to the Heart album, " Closer to the Light.

In a 1970 concert Norman wrote " The Tune ", which one reviewer described as " probably ... Larry's finest achievement as a songwriter and recording artist ", while improvising on the piano.

He was a friend of Chicago songwriter Steve Goodman, for whom he wrote the final verse of " What Have You Done For Me Lately?

* Western songwriter Stan Jones, ( June 14, 1914 to December 13, 1963 ) who wrote " Ghost Riders in the Sky ", and is in the Western Music Association Hall of Fame, was born and reared in Douglas.

* Thomas Chisholm, Christian songwriter who wrote Great is Thy Faithfulness was born in Franklin

* Bobby Charles Guidry ( 1938 – 2010 ), songwriter and musician, wrote See You Later Alligator & Walking to New Orleans ; born in Abbeville

* American singer / songwriter Jesse Winchester once wrote and recorded a song called " Biloxi ", for which he was inspired by a few images he saw of the city.

* Thomas Chisholm ( 1866-1960 ), Christian songwriter who wrote Great Is Thy Faithfulness.

* Thomas Chisholm ( 1866-1960 ), Christian songwriter who wrote Great Is Thy Faithfulness.

* Gary Campbell, singer and songwriter who wrote the song " Matador, Texas "

He was a prolific songwriter, and wrote most of the songs he recorded.

He is a gifted songwriter who also wrote lyrics for the title song of the films Shalako, Joseph Andrews, Twinky (" Lola " in the United States ) and A Winter's Tale.

The Reptile House EP is another example of early Sisters work and marks the maturing songwriter Eldritch ( who wrote, produced and played all instruments on it ).

Frank Henry Loesser () ( June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969 ) was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and music to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others.

In 2007, Faithfull collaborated with the British singer / songwriter, Patrick Wolf on the duet " Magpie " from his third album The Magic Position and wrote and recorded a new song for the French film Truands called " A Lean and Hungry Look " with Ulysse.

* The Jewish songwriter Harold Rome wrote, for the musical " Pins and Needles " in 1937, a gospel song, " Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin ," which made the analogy between Belshazzar and Hitler, saying the former " didn't pay no income taxes :/ The big shot of the Babylon-Jerusalem Axis.

* The Norwegian singer / songwriter Eth Eonel wrote a song titled " Belsassar ", which was released in 2011 on the album " Drawing Lines ( 1989 )".

Known today as a missionary pioneer and a popular songwriter, Gustava also wrote one of the first autobiographies by a woman in Norway: her " Reminiscence from my Life " from 1880.