I am not dancing on his grave, I have consistently praised his songwriting.,And many of his other acheivements.
I just take a less one sided view of him than you, as I think History will.
oh Isaw them at least four times and also have listened to their recordings,with pleasure many times.
your last point is the important one ,and applies to all collectors,it is impossible to not be subjective when promoting the material one has collected, which brings us back to the point of the thread.
the motives of the re definers [who can be collectors]are affected by their own subjective views, political, emotional[didtheystrike a rapport with the performer] or in Sharps case [the moral attitude of the time].DickMiles