Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan | ||
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Image:Dylan Cardiff 2006.jpg |
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Background information | ||
Birth name | Robert Allen Zimmerman | |
Also known as | Elston Gunn, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury/Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost, Jack Fate, Willow Scarlet, Robert Milkwood Thomas. | |
Born | May 24, 1941 (age 67) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Type(s) of music | Folk, rock, blues, country | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, author, poet, artist, actor, screenwriter, disc jockey | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, keyboards, accordion, percussion | |
Years active | 1959 – 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, Joan Baez | |
Website | www.bobdylan.com |
Bob Dylan is one of the most famous and successful popular singers of the last 40 years. His birth name was Robert Zimmerman, but he legally changed his last name to Dylan.
He was born in 1941 in Minnesota. As a youth he was a big fan of rock and roll, and formed several bands in high school. In 1962, he released his first album, simply called Bob Dylan. In the same year, he released the song "Blowin' in the Wind", which became very popular. In 1965, he released "Like a Rolling Stone", which has been called the greatest popular music song of all time.
The next year, Dylan was in a motorcycle crash which broke his neck. His recovery took many months, and he released no new music or records during this time. Dylan re-examined his life while he recovered, saw what other musicians were doing, and made changes to his own style. His comeback album, John Wesley Harding, was different from his earlier work. While he made many tours to perform during the mid-1960s, he made very few public appearances until the mid-1970s.
Dylan later became a Christian, then drifted away from Christianity, even re-exploring Judaism, which his family followed.[1] Today he refuses to discuss his religion. Since the 1980s, he has concentrated on touring.
Also, Dylan is one of the famous people who appears on the cover of The Beatles's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
[change] References
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[change] Other websites
- BobDylan.com — Official web site with song lyrics
- Expecting Rain — News on Dylan
- BobLinks — List of Dylan concerts and set lists
- Still on the Road — Information on on Bob Dylan's recording sessions