Little Hawk makes the definitive statement on comparisons.

A lot depends on audiences.

Back in 1970 I was performing at McKelligon Canyon out in El Paso at an anti-war rally (I was in uniform at the time and almost got court martialed for this). The headline performer was some young star from Hollywood whose name I forget. He got up an did "Girl from the North Country," a rather good Dylan song, some of the lyrics for which he got from a Ewan McCall and Peggy Seeger song book ("Scarborough Fair, which Simon and Garfinkel did very succesfully later). It got polite applause.

I got up next with my old Gibson J35 and did Phil's "I Ain't Marching Anymore" and "I'm Gonna Say it Now." I got real applause and some cheers, plus my picture on the from of the El Paso Times.

I wasn't a better singer, but that crowd wasn't interested in Dylan, they were interested in Phil Ochs.

Different times, I guess.