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Singer/songwriter is a phrase that, curiously enough, is both self-defining and ill-defined. In short, a singer/songwriter...well, sings and writes songs. But what KIND of singing, and what kind of songs? And in a band, the one who sings and the one who writes songs are not always or even usually the same person. In fact, can bands even be considered as a singer/songwriter, since a band is a grou…