创作歌手”的黄金时代是在60年代初，民谣和流行摇滚互相繁衍和杂交的时期。鲍勃•迪伦在个人表达和歌词改造上是所有“创作歌手”中的先锋，在他从“原声民谣”(Acoustic Folk)转向“民谣摇滚”(Folk Rock)后，他的许多同辈都不约而同地紧随其后。在英国，虽然没有形成象美国一样的“创作歌手”风潮，但还是有一些艺术家投身于此。其中的代表人物有：阿尔•史都华(Al Stewart)，他的歌曲以叙事性和想象力取胜by Steve HueyGlasgow native Al Stewart began his career playing guitar in Tony Blackburns band the Sabres, and moved from there to the London folk club scene. After an unsuccessful single on Decca, The Elf (which featured Jimmy Page on guitar), Stewart signed with CBS and, beginning in 1967, released a series of albums largely consisting of introspective, confessional love songs. Love Chronicles was the only one to be released in the U.S., and the autobiographical title track, which detailed Stewarts romantic involvement...