Similarly, when Robert Zimmerman decides to change his name to Bob Dylan, or when John Pandrich appears as Johnny Handle, quite rightly, nobody bats an eyelid. On the other hand, when Jimmy Miller changes his name to Ewan MacColl, this becomes a matter of major concern, so much so, it becomesa major hurdle to any discussion on his work as a creative artist.
the above is a quote from Jim Carroll,
we have had discussions here on Mudcat about Ewan Maccoll,many people have praised[myself included]his work as songwriter and singer,his helpfulness to others re research,a very very tiny proportion of people mentioned his name change,and I dont recall it being a major hurdle to discussion,on any threads I have been involved in.Dick Miles