Re: Best American Composer.

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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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