The New York Times has unveiled its unranked list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters, spanning genres from hip hop to country and classic rock. The selection, shaped by over 250 music insiders and Times critics, includes icons like Jay-Z, Dolly ...

This list features six of the greatest living songwriters in country music. They wrote hits that have shaped the genre for generations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graham Gouldman is one of Britain’s greatest songwriters. Even before he co-founded the legendary 10cc, he had written songs for The Hollies, Herman‘s Hermits and The Yardbirds.