Joel Lazar, writing of John Williams:
>With regret, I must advise Mr. Lynn that the eminent guitarist is another
>gentleman of the same name. Australian, as I recall (corrections
>invited).
We're used to having our musicians purloined by other countries because
they need to perform elsewhere to become well-known. John Williams the
guitarist certainly is Australian and frequently performs here. Among
other Australians to be mistakenly given other nationalities: Malcolm
Williamson, Percy Grainger, Arthur Benjamin, Barry Tuckwell, Geoffrey
Simon...
Richard Pennycuick
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