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Artist Biography For Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Born Robert Allen Zimmerman On May 24 1941 In Duluth Minnesota United States Is An American Singer-Songwriter. Often Regarded As One Of The Greatest Songwriters Of All Time Dylan Has Been A Major Figure In Popular Culture During A Career Spanning More Than 60 Years.
Dylan Started His Musical Odyssey In 1959 When He Began Playing In Dinkytown Minneapolis While Attending The University Of Minnesota. Shortly After Starting To Play He Changed His Stage Name To Bob Dylan After Being Influenced By The Poetry Of Dylan Thomas Before Legally Changing His Name In 1962. Much Of His Best Known Work Is From The 1960s When He Became An Informal Documentarian And Reluctant Figurehead Of American Unrest Promoted By Joan Baez. Some 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 With Joan Baez And Dylan Singing Together At The March On Washington In 1963. However He Later Became Disenchanted With The Civil Liberty Protest Scene Feeling That He Had Been Used By Them. His Album Bringing It All Back Home Marked A Move Away From The Folk Scene And A Move Towards Rock And Roll And Dylan Began To Consciously Distance Himself From His Early Association With Civil Rights. He Also Started To Become Irritated When Being Interviewed Often Given Facetious Or Irreverent Answers To Questions. Bringing It All Back Home Was A Controversial Album As It The First On Which He Played Electric Guitar. This Was Seen By Some Of His Fans As A Betrayal Of This Folk Roots With Some Saying That It Obscured His Meaningful And Poetic Lyrics. The Second Half Of The 1960s Was Marked By A String Of Well Received Releases With His Song "Like A Rolling Stone" Released In July Of 1965 Later Being Named "The Greatest Song Of All Time" By Rolling Stone Magazine In 2004 Placing #1 In A List Of 500 Titles. It Also Marked The Formation Of Dylan's Backing Band The Hawks Who Would Later Call Themselves Simply The Band . Dylan Embarked On A World Tour Of Australia And Europe In 1966 During Which He Seemed To Be Under A Lot Of Strain And Pressure By Both His Fans The Music Press And His Own Promoters. Dylan Himself Admitted That He Began Taking Drugs Seriously Whilst On This Tour And Found It Immensely Hard Work. On Returning To New York He Crashed His Motorbike Sustaining Serious Injuries In The Process And Went Into A Period Of Withdrawal While He Recuperated. During The Late 1960s Dylan Again Changed Stylistic Tradition Moving Away From The Psychedelic Culture Of The Time. It Was Then That He Recorded All Along The Watchtower Perhaps More Famously Recorded By Jimi Hendrix. The 1970s Were A Period During Which Dylan Was More Sporadic In His Output Releasing Some Poorly Received LPs. He Rarely Appeared In Person Until 1974 When He Began Touring Again With His Backing Band The Band. He Also Wrote One Of His Most Extensively Covered Songs Knockin' On Heaven's Door As Well As What Is Now Recognised As One Of His Best Albums Blood On The Tracks. Towards The End Of The 1970s Dylan Discovered Christ And Released Some Albums Of Gospel Music. He Started To Talk To The Crowd About His Faith During His Performances And Wouldn't Play Any Of His Early Work Which Alienated Some Of His Previous Fans. Dylan Today Still Remains An Influential And Popular Artist Despite A Period Of Little Note Between 1980-2000 His 2006 Album Modern Times Reached The US Chart At #1 As Did His 2009 Album Together Through Life In The US Britain France And Several Other Countries. His 2012 Album Tempest Was Also Critically Acclaimed. Since 1988 Dylan Has Been On The So-Called Never Ending Tour During Which His Performances Have Provoked Controversy With Some Critics Claiming That His Lyrics Have Become Incomprehensible An Experience Which Is Not Helped By His Tendency To Change His Set-List And Vocals Almost Every Performance. Bob Dylan's Strong Influence Over The Past Few Years Is Becoming Even More Prominent Amongst A Growing Group Of Younger Emerging Artists Such As George Ellias And Devendra Banhart. 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 Dylan Has Shown Steadfast Devotion To Traditions Of American Song From Folk And Country/blues To Rock And Roll And Rockabilly To Gaelic Balladry Even Jazz Swing And Broadway. Dylan Performs With The Guitar Keyboard And Harmonica. Backed By A Changing Lineup Of Musicians He Has Toured Steadily Since The Late 1980s. He Has Also Recently Performed Alongside Other Iconic Artists Such As Paul Simon Joni Mitchell Tom Petty And Eric Clapton. Although His Contributions As A Performer And Recording Artist Have Been Central To His Career His Songwriting Is Generally Held As His Highest Accomplishment. Nobel Prize For Literature 2016 - On October 13 2016 Dylan Was Awarded The Nobel Prize For Literature For “for Having Created New Poetic Expressions Within The Great American Song Tradition”. The Prestigious Award Has Been Given Annually Since 1901 And Previous Nobel Laureates For Literature Include Harold Pinter And Samuel Beckett. Here Is The Speech Written By Dylan Although Unable To Attend Http //www.Nytimes.Com/2016/12/10/arts/bob-Dylan-Nobel-Prize-Acceptance-Speech.Html?_R 0

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Release Studio Album Http //www.Last.Fm/music/Bob Dylan/Dylan/ Images/33288447 1973 01. Lily Of The West
02. Can't Help Falling In Love
03. Sarah Jane
04. Mr. Bojangles
05. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
06. Mary Ann
07. Big Yellow Taxi
08. A Fool Such As I
09. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue Release Compilation Http //www.Last.Fm/music/Bob Dylan/Dylan/ Images/33288519 2007 CD 01
01. Song To Woody
02. Blowin' In The Wind
03. Masters Of War
04. Don't Think Twice It's All Right
05. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
06. The Times They Are A-Changin'
07. All I Really Want To Do
08. My Back Pages
09. It Ain't Me Babe
10. Subterranean Homesick Blues
11. Mr. Tambourine Man
12. Maggie's Farm
13. Like A Rolling Stone
14. It's All Over Now Baby Blue
15. Positively 4th Street
16. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
17. Just Like A Woman
18. Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine 19. All Along The Watchtower CD 02
01. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
02. Lay Lady Lay
03. If Not For You
04. I Shall Be Released
05. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
06. On A Night Like This
07. Forever Young
08. Tangled Up In Blue
09. Simple Twist Of Fate
10. Hurricane
11. Changing Of The Guards
12. Gotta Serve Somebody
13. Precious Angel
14. The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
15. Jokerman
16. Dark Eyes CD 03
01. Blind Willie McTell
02. Brownswille Girl
03. Silvio
04. Ring Them Bells
05. Dignity
06. Everything Is Broken
07. Under The Red Sky
08. You're Gonna Quit Me
09. Blood In My Eyes
10. Not Dark Yet
11. Things Have Changed
12. Make You Feel My Love
13. High Water For Charley Patton 14. Po' Boy
15. Someday Baby
16. When The Deal Goes Down