Billy Joel is one of the most popular singer/songwriters to emerge in the 1970s. Listen to essential songs by the Piano Man himself as well as his greatest influences and contemporaries. http://www.billyjoel.com
Not quite country, not exactly folk, not really rock, and not strictly blues, Americana is the sound of American roots coming together in a melting pot of sound.
If you're getting set to say hello to the sandman, you need the most mellow tunes you can find. Here's a batch of acoustic cuts by some of the best singer/songwriters around, from the '60s to the present, to help you enter dreamland with ease.
Musician, artist, and writer, David Byrne has been publishing monthly playlists from his record collection on his website since 2005. Listen to all of his playlists here.