George got no air time except for his red carpet entrance. The category he was in was the last one on the Grammy list, and the winners did get about 10 seconds of play time, I think.
Talking about non-singing composers and lyricists, the music world has not changed that much, except maybe there are more song writers who can sing. That's also happening in filk, I think.
The vast majority of what is played on the radio are covers. Dylan was, IMHO, a poet whose words lended themselves to folk tunes. I credit the popularity of his concerts and recordings with an ideosyncrazy of the times which applauded content even when it completely lacked style. Rap continues that tradition today, but with less valuable content.
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Date: 2012-02-13 08:47 pm (UTC)Talking about non-singing composers and lyricists, the music world has not changed that much, except maybe there are more song writers who can sing. That's also happening in filk, I think.
The vast majority of what is played on the radio are covers. Dylan was, IMHO, a poet whose words lended themselves to folk tunes. I credit the popularity of his concerts and recordings with an ideosyncrazy of the times which applauded content even when it completely lacked style. Rap continues that tradition today, but with less valuable content.