[Dixielandjazz] Bob Dylan-- Nobel Prize for Literature

[Paul Kurtz Jr]

For any of you blind musicians on the list, this book is on the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) site of the Library of Congress. I just downloaded it and will be reading it soon. Thanks, too, Bill, for the recommendation. 
Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
> On Oct 15, 2016, at 12:04 AM, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
> 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.
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