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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan
Performing at St. Lawrence University in 1963.
Performing at St. Lawrence University in 1963.
Background information
Birth nameRobert Allen Zimmerman
Also known asElston Gunnn, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury, Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost.
BornMay 24, 1941 (1941-05-24) (age 66)
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Genre(s)Folk, Folk rock, Rock, Blues, Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, author, poet, artist, actor, screenwriter, disc jockey
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica, keyboards, accordion, percussion.
Years active1959 - present
Label(s)Columbia, Asylum
Associated
acts
Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Al Kooper, The Band, Rolling Thunder Revue, Mark Knopfler, Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead.
Websitewww.bobdylan.com

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Much of Dylan's most recognized work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal documentarian and a reluctant figurehead of American unrest. A number of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements. His most recent studio album, Modern Times, released on August 29, 2006, entered the U.S. album charts at #1, making him, at age 65, the oldest living person to top those charts.

Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture of the time. While expanding and personalizing musical styles, he has shown steadfast devotion to many traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock and roll and rockabilly, to English, Scottish and Irish folk music, even jazz, swing, Broadway, hard rock and gospel.

Dylan performs with the guitar, keyboard and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the "Never Ending Tour". He has also performed alongside other major artists, such as Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, The Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen, The Band, U2, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, Jack White, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton. Although his accomplishments as performer and recording artist have been central to his career, his songwriting is generally regarded as his greatest contribution.

His recordings received the Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Awards, and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. Dylan was listed as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century. In 2004, Bob Dylan was ranked #2 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, second to The Beatles. He has also been nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was awarded the 2007 Prince of Asturias Award in Arts.


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    Bob Dylan in the news

    Had Bob Dylan not written a song about it, the 1963 killing of a black servant by a society man's cane would have been long forgotten. This semi-recent (2004) article chronicles the murder of Hattie Carroll, and her killer's (William Zantzinger) life from his release from jail to today. Definitely a very interesting read.

    WeShow employs teams of people to sift through the massive selection of video content found on the web and pick and organize what they deem is the best of online video. If Bob Pittman’s judgment today is anywhere near as good as it was in the early 1980s, he may be onto something with a new online video venture.

    In a shocking development, Bob Lutz steps down from General Motors.






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