Check out anything by these Italian-Amercian singer-songwriters between around 1967 and 1972. They are far better known as Dion, Bobby Vee and Bobby Darin. Brian Hyland also produced some decent work around 1970. I figure that the creative and political (several were involved in the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements) maelstrom of the 1960s allowed these guys to access their onw creativity and for a while at any rate to free themselves from Tin Pan Alley. Of course, Dion went on in this vein. But Bobby Darin died young. Furthermore, check out the work of Charles Weedon Westover (aka Del Shannon) from the same period - at times, his songs sound exactly like those of The Cosmic Rough Riders from their 'Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine' album of 2000. Also, has anyone remarked on the exciting resonances between the 1960s/70s work of US singer-songwriter, Randy Newman and the work from a similar period of French anarchist singer-songwriter, Leo Ferré?

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