By: Cedric McClester

He’s not fit to tie
Woody Guthrie’s shoelaces
According to one scribe
But given the breath
And depth of his songs
Somehow that doesn’t gibe
He’s a legend in his own right
Is how he’s best described

Now I’ll grant you,
Old Woody was peerless
And had a way with a song
But to summarily dismiss Dylan
By comparison would be wrong
Both men are made of legend
Whose talents were quite strong
Though most of you knew that all along

Who was better
It’s hard to say,
Basie or the Duke?
For you to choose
Either one
Would clearly be a fluke
Basie got you dancing
And so did the Duke

It’s unfair to make
Comparisons
When it’s merely
A matter of taste
The memory of
Either one
Isn’t that easily
Erased






















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