I only use the phrase "given to me" to refer to the times a singer has taken me aside and said "I want to teach you this song; I think you should be singing it," or words to that effect.It has happened to me and, no, I will not name-drop. To me, these are special gifts. If I learn a song from a performance or a recording I consider my rendering to be "from the singing of" or "collected by so-and-so from such-and-such." I have also shamelessly asked many times for specific songs or versions of songs from people, and when they are kind enough to oblige, I feel that they are "sharing" or that I "learned it from so-and-so." However it is expressed, I agree that it is important to credit sources whenever possible.