 Complete the following phrase:  Some of the most successful singers and songwriters were: Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Jim Croce, John Denver, Neil Diamond, Barry Gibb, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Carole King, Elton John, Don McLean, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Gordon Lightfoot, and Harry Chapin some had previously been primarily songwriters but began releasing albums and songs of their own. Kings album Tapestry became one of the top-selling albums of the decade, and the song Its Too Late became one of the 1970s biggest songs. McLeans 1971 song American Pie, inspired by 