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Re: Best American Composer.
Angelique Skiman (ang42@orion.sfsu.edu)
15 Apr 1995 00:08:21 GMT
In article <3mjuub$5ke@agate.berkeley.edu>,
Mr. Goldrosensteinbergfinkelrothmanowitz <hudi@uclink2.berkeley.edu> wrote:
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> So many people seem to say that Duke Ellington was the best
>American composer. I'm just wondering if we are allowing people who were
>great songwriters to be considered also. I think that Fats Waller was at
>least as great as Duke Ellington, even though he wasn't "composing" for
>larger groups so much. And what about pop artists today? Madonna, or
>John Flansburgh/John Linnel?
I think we can safely rule Madonna out! I doubt she can even read
music! My vote is for Duke Ellington....he was, without a doubt, one of
the best composers, arrangers and musicians.
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