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Twain or Steinbeck. I'd say anyone else is folly


Even Bob Dylan?


The impact he had was substantial, but I don't rank him above Twain or Steinbeck.

Aside, I do find it amusing when I go read old sf, like the ship who sang, and they mention"dylanists" as a serious movement


I’m not sure I’d rank him above either of those myself. Maybe not above Langston Hughes, Ray Bradbury, or Kurt Vonnegut personally. I was mostly asking about the anyone else being folly part. I think there are a few people who deserve to be in the same discussion is all.


Especially Bob Dylan. Nasal whining isn't historical America.


I haven’t heard Homer’s voice. There’s more to being a songwriter than vocal talent, though.


I haven't either, but I imagine it being the exact opposite of Dylan's. Kind of a thunderous booming bards tale voice as opposed to nasal whining.




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