"and observed at close quarters how what they are is very much determined by what was expected of them & they're canny enough to realise that. Why bite the hand that feeds them?"
So they're not to be trusted either - does your arrogance know no bounds?
You have been given exactly what we were told by singers, in some cases over a period of decades.
They became our friends as well as our informants
What they told us is all lies that we wanted to hear then - damn - i wish I'd spotted that before we let them wind us up!
Wonder how well you know Gerald Whatsisname - are you sure he isn't winding you up?
You really are something else Jack - there must be a sit-com in you somewhere
"Elvis's first professional gig was supporting Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger."
I think you might be confusing E&P with Ewan's daughter Kirsty - different kettle of dingbats altogether
Jim Carroll