You just beat me to it, Leej. Yeah, great song. And I loved Lovin' Spoonful, as well. I still love singing "Nashville Cats" to this day.

John Hardly and I met last summer, and I get to like the guy more as we go. John, you captured my next thought precisely, and it is an important one. And that is how Folk Rock changed, after Springfield. And it started down so many paths that were fascinating. I think your observation is spot on.

Simon and Garfunkel...........wow. Yeah, I remember hearing Sounds of Silence the first time. Al Lesert and I used to find bathrooms, locker rooms, whereever we could get the "shower" effect and sing this song a cappella. Paul Simon has been a love/hate thing for me for his whole career. Every time he gets out there on the edge, I love him. But when he falls into that "gotta make a hit" trap (Kodachrome), I just hate him.

The Byrds.........hmmmm. Of all the millions of versions of "Hey Joe" I have heard, I probably like theirs and Jimi's as well as any.........LOL.

The Band.........never was anyone any better than they were. I would have to say I liked them as well as anyone, but it was Springfield that got me going.

Bob Dylan....even though I never miss a concert when he is in the area, even though I agree that he may well have written some of the greatest songs ever, even though he had a tremendous impact on a generation, in spite of all that, I think he is over rated. He certainly ranks as one of the best. But is near-deity status, IMHO, is undeserved. Great? Yep. The greatest? Nope.

Mick