who wrote silver threads and golden needles
Written by Dick Reynolds and Jack Rhodes. Performed by: Wanda Jackson, The Springfields (with Dusty Springfield), Linda Rondstadt, The Cowsills, Skeeter Davis, and The Graâ¦teful Dead   Dolly Parton actually wrote the song 'Silver Threads and Golden Needles.' - this is untrue - the above answer is correct and the song was written in 1956.