ABOUT
Bob Dylan (b. 1941) is a renowned folk rock singer-songwriter with captivating raspy vocals and poetic, thought-provoking lyrics who became famous beginning in the early 1960s. His many signature songs, spanning such diverse genres as rock, folk, gospel, country, and blues, include the scathing "Like A Rolling Stone" (1965), the contemptuous "Positively 4th Street" (1965), the laugh-out-loud "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" (1966), the haunting "Lay Lady Lay" (1969), and the ethereal "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (1973). Widely considered to be one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, musically and culturally, Dylan's earlier works include "Blowin' In The Wind" (1963) and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (1964) which became anthems for the civil rights and antiwar movements. Dylan's numerous hits for other artists include such classics as "All Along The Watchtower" and "Mr. Tambourine Man" as made famous by Jimi Hendrix and The Byrds, respectively.
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, he began in the early 1960s as a part of the folk music scene in Greenwich Village and signed with Columbia in 1961. During the late 1980s, he became a member of the Traveling Wilburys, a supergroup that also included George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. His numerous honors and accolades over the years include being inducted into the Roll & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. In 2016, he became the first-ever musician to receive the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature. Bob Dylan has continued to perform and record actively to the present day.
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Bob Dylan
- I Want You 1966
- Just Like A Woman 1966
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door 1973
- Lay Lady Lay 1969
(This song later also became a hit for Ferrante & Teicher (1970) and the Isley Brothers (1972).) - Like A Rolling Stone 1965
- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 1966
(Some claim this good timey song, in which raucous laughter and hollering can be heard throughout, is a doper's anthem. Others believe it was Dylan's response to certain critics who chastised him for going mainstream.) - Subterranean Homesick Blues 1965
- Tangled Up In Blue 1975
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