[Dixielandjazz] Bob Dylan-- Nobel Prize for Literature

[Paul Kurtz Jr]

Little Bobby Zimmer has come a long way. He’s embraced quite a variety of music including folk, electric rock, and some country. His folk tunes were literature in a certain sense and I think he’s written more substantial things in his older age. My question, i guess, is, how much does it take in terms of written material to win a prize like that or can you win it for one outstanding piece? 

And it could be wondered if they just had a sparse year and he hit the right time. 
Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
> On Oct 14, 2016, at 12:53 PM, Norman Vickers <nvickers1 at cox.net> wrote:
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> From: Norman Vickers
>  
> OK.  So Bob Dylan, in an unusual nomination, receives Nobel Prize for literature!
> Now that’s a first—one who’s  known primarily for his music ( such as it is) gets a literary prize as THE best!
>  
> What’s next?  Donald Trump gets the prize for chastity?
>  
> I must say that, as a member of the older generation, I didn’t venerate any of the musical  or lyrical compositions of his.
>  
> Sometime approx. ’78 or ’79, Dylan put on a one-man show locally at the University of West Florida’s field-house.  My (then) young son and I went.  He sang, played guitar and at one point played guitar and had a neck-piece to hold his diatonic harmonica.  I must say that I was unimpressed and we left about halfway through his show.  I confess that I didn’t listen to enough of the rest of his material to be able to evaluate his lyrics.
>  
> Note that I  still like  Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Burl Ives so it’s not the genre that I 
> am unappreciative, it’s that what little I’ve heard of Dylan has failed to generate interest for me.
>  
> Any thoughts?  What have I missed that the Nobel committee was enthralled with?
>  
> Norman
>  
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