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everything you need to know about Bob Dylan Protest-singer, prophet and people's poet, Bob Dylan is undoubtedly the most influential artist of the last forty years of popular music. In both quantity and quality, his musical output remains virtually unrivalled, and no other songwriter has ever used image and narrative to such great effect. Simply crucial. Listen [in RealAudio] need audio help? Like A Rolling Stone From Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia 5123512) Blowin' In The Wind From The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Columbia 5123482) Born: 1941 I never wanted to be a prophet or a saviour. Elvis maybe. I could see myself becoming him. But prophet? No. Bob Dylan on being idolised. within bbc.co.uk music Bob Dylan on the BBC site Dylan biography Dylan discography Review of Live 1975 Review of Love And Theft Profiles A-Z elsewhere on bbc.co.uk More on Bob Dylan from BBC World Service BBC News: Bob Dylan turns 60 BBC News: Dylan in his own words elsewhere on the web: Official Website Expecting Rain, a Bob Dylan fansite Unofficial Dylan lyrics site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. BOB DYLAN IN ONE MINUTE Dylan's real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman (hence the title of folk-singer Ralph McTell's tribute to Bob, "Zimmerman Blues") Dylan had a part in the classic 1970s Western 'Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid', playing a knife-throwing drifter with the mysterious name Alias. Dylan hitchhiked to New York to meet Woody Guthrie, one of his biggest influences (see early track "Song to Woody"). He split his audience and appalled the folkie purists at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 by performing on electric guitar, backed by a full band. He never looked back. His son Jakob is also in the music business with his band The Wallflowers. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University Of St. Andrews. Dylan gave his first television interview in 19 years in 2004, on American TV network CBS's '60 Minutes'. by time Jimi Hendrix profile Joni Mitchell profile Simon & Garfunkel biography by location: Joan Baez biography Donovan biography by genre: Johnny Cash profile Leonard Cohen biography Richard Thompson profile More Folk & Country More Classic Rock/Pop The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. Bob Dylan GOOD RECORDINGS A GOOD READ Highway 61 Revisited (1965, CBS) The first electric LP, home to "Like A Rolling Stone" Blonde On Blonde (1966, Columbia) Truly essential Dylan, second only to... Blood On The Tracks (1975, Columbia) Personal, poignant and painful, but truly breathtaking. The Bootleg Series Vol.1-3 (1991, Columbia) Rare and unreleased tracks, every one a gem. Chronicles Volume 1 by Bob Dylan The long-awaited autobiography. More Like This? Try the artists by A-Z page (listed by surname or group name) or find artists grouped by genre of music Artist Search: Search for profiles, biographies and discographies on 15 000 artists across all genres. Enter a name: Album Search Advanced Classical Search How to get about the Music site: Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music Home | News | Reviews | Concerts/Gigs | TV/Radio More Music: delving a little deeper into the world around music Profiles | Features Search: If you're looking for a particular artist, composer, or group Try the search box to the right, or the Artist Profiles. Music » Artist Profiles All pictures are copyrighted - picture credits

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