[Dixielandjazz] Bob Dylan-- Nobel Prize for Literature

[Bill Haesler]

Charles Suhor <csuhor at zebra.net> wrote (in part):
> I wasn't as turned off by Bob Dylan as Norm was... Coincidentally, I’m dealing now with rock-lyrics-as-poetry in a manuscript about education in those  years of social unrest. I was in the thick it as English Supervisor for New Orleans Public Schools, working with department heads and other teachers in favor of sane progressive change.
> As the snippet below shows, I was angered by the less-than-sane, uncritical acceptance and the coarse commodification of the trend.

Then included an interesting essay: 
> Pop/Rock Lyrics in the Classroom.

Dear Charlie, 
I was waiting for your contribution, and as always, was not disappointed.
Like Norm Vickers I missed out on Bob Dylan somewhere along the line, so also can’t comment.
However, for jazz people (particular singers) interested in the joy of lyrics, I always recommend that they read and absorb Philip Furua’s 'The Poets Of Tin Pam Alley. A History of America’s Great Lyricists (1990)’.
For those interested in the subject , I also suggest that you read 'The B Side. The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song’ by Ben Yagoda (2015).
Kind regards,
Bill.