Letters: McCartney's fab – but greater than Dylan?

You were absolutely right to sing the praises of Paul McCartney at 70 (Editorial, 18 June); he is a true British songwriting icon. You were also right to state that he morphed with the times – a real skill. But to repeat the claim that he is the greatest songwriter since Schubert is forgetting a certain American from Duluth, Minnesota – Bob Dylan. When McCartney was penning Can't Buy Me Love and All My Loving, with a little help from his friend, in the early 60s, Dylan was writing a differen...

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