Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. He is one of America's great popular songwriters, and his enduring contributions to the American oeuvre are comparable to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams.

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Much of Dylan's best known work is from the 1960s, when he became a documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest. Many involved in the civil rights movement found an anthem in his song "Blowin' In The Wind". Millions of young people embraced "The Times They Are A-Changin'" as an icon of the decade.

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Dylan expanded the vocabulary of popular music by incorporating politics/social commentary, philosophy, and literature. In doing so he created a style which combines lyrical stream of consciousness with often absurdist social and political moralizing, defying folk music convention and appealing widely to the counterculture of the time. While expanding and personalizing musical styles, Dylan has nonetheless shown devotion to traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock 'n' roll and rockabilly, to Gaelic balladry, even jazz, swing, and Broadway.

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Dylan performs on several instruments, including the guitar, piano and harmonica.

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May 24: May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). There are 221 days remaining....

1941: :1941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film)....

Singer-songwriter: The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material....

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Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan Poster	Bob Dylan Rolling Stone no. 156 March 1974	Bob Dylan Live at Royal Albert Hall 1966
Bob Dylan and Paul Simon in Concert	Joan Baez and Bob Dylan Rolling Stone no. 204 January 1976	The One and Only Bob Dylan Walking Past a Shop Window in London 1966	Bob Hope