Re: Best American Composer.

Bill Anderson (libwca@emory.edu)
Sat, 15 Apr 1995 01:17:42 -0400

On Sat, 15 Apr 1995, Stephen Lajoie wrote:

> I was listening to the news reports on the death of Berl Ives. The
> newsguy asked if Ives was the greatest ballad singer. The guy being
> interviewed said this was art, not sports. It's not a contest. There
> is no "Greatest", but there are greats.
>
> Made me think of this discussion.

Absolutely correct.

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Bill Anderson libwca@emory.edu

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