Bob Dylan
Biography
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and the performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."
Known For
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Dont Look Back
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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
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Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975
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Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
Alias
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
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Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Jack Fate
Masked and Anonymous
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Taj Mahal and Friends
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Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
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The Last Waltz
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Bob Dylan: Woodstock '94
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Live Aid
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The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
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Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
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Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Himself
Snapshots from the Tour
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It's About You
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The Concert for Bangladesh
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Eat the Document
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The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Billy Parker
Hearts of Fire
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Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
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Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
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Bob Dylan: Never Ending Tour Diaries
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Bob Dylan Revealed
Renaldo
Renaldo and Clara
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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
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Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
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YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
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Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
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The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994
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The Making of Sun City
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The Greatest Night in Pop
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Bob Dylan: Hard Rain
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Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
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Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
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Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
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Bob Dylan Quest Television Special
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Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
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Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
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Mavis!
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Andy Warhol Screen Tests
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Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
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Françoise Hardy - La discrète
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Festival
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Scruggs: A Festival of Music
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The People Speak
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
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Robbie Robertson: Going Home
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Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
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Johnny Cash: Live On Air
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Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
Alfred - Chauffeur
Paradise Cove
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Catchfire
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Dylan Speaks
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Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978
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Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
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Johnny Cash's America
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Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965
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Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
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Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow
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Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative
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Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
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Legend of Lead Belly
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
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World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
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Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan
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Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
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Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
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Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
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The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
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Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield
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The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
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Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
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The Best Of Beat
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology
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Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation
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My Darling Vivian
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Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
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Live Aid
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Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999
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Born In Chicago
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Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb
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Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues
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Seattle Supersonic
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65 Revisited
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The Bob Dylan Phenomenon
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Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
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George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
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Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Bobby
The Madhouse on Castle Street
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Getting to Dylan
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Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
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The Dancing Man of L.A.
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Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
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Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976
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O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein
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Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
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Året var 1966
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Bob Dylan: The Folk Years
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film
Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down
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Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
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One to One: John & Yoko
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The Beach Boys
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Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
Bob Dylan
Revista de Cinema
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The Ballad of AJ Weberman
Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center
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Newport and the Great Folk Dream
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Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
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Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!
Imagine: John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Self - Singer (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
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Highway 99: A Double Album
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
131
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-05-24
Place of Birth
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
Robert Allen Zimmerman