BOB DYLAN

THE MAN, THE MYSTERY, THE MYTH

Painter, poet, protestor, priest, rock and roll prince

BIOGRAPHY

BORN – ROBERT ALLEN ZIMMERMAN

May 24, 1941 – in Duluth, Minnesota

Started several bands in High School

Attended University of Minn.

Early influences – Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson

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Various incarnations of Bob Dylan• Early Rock – Imitated Little Richard on Piano in High School• Folk / Country / Blues– his breakout Genre• Protest songs – Social Commentary• 1965 – went electric to mixed and often hostile reviews• 1966 Went country with John Wesley Hardin, Nashville Skyline,

Blood on the Tracks, Desire• 1979 Born again Christian – Slow train Coming, You Gotta

Serve Somebody• 1980s Touring – 200 dates a year• 1988 the Traveling Wilburys – Tweeter and the monkey man• 1994 – Back to folk blues roots

The Joan Baez years• 1962 to 1965 – remain friends

forever• Great impact on Bob’s music and

idealism• Wrote many songs for her that made

her careerMarried Sara Lowdes 11,22, 1965. to 1977

• 4 children together and Bob adopted her daughter

• His true lifelong love• Remain friends – rumor have

them on off again

Married Carolyn Dennis 1986 – 92 – 1 daughter

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Personal life Happy couple

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The folk protest eraBlowing in the Wind # http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUX9IcSzHX0

A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall # http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O7heJ5ILvM

The Times they are a changin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWdCKPtnYE

Going electric – New Port Folk Festival - 1965• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1TKUk9nXjk

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The country yearsAlbums –

• John Wesley Hardin• Nashville Skyline• Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

Songs – • Knockin on Heaven’s Door• Don’t think twice, its alright (duet with Johnny Cash)• Lay Lady Lay

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The Christian phaseAlbums: Slow train Coming , Saved, Infidels, Shot of Love

Songs:• Gotta Serve Somebody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavbgO1s8io• Slow train coming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z60CeWfWt9Q

BOB DYLAN AWARDS

Many Grammys

Rock and Roll hall of Fame/Songwriters Hall of Fame

Kennedy Center Honors (first rock musician to receive it)

Academy award in 2000 for “Things Have Changed” from the soundtrack to the movie “Wonder Boys”

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9EKqQWPjyo

Pulitzer Prize

Presidential Medal of Freedom Award

BOB DYLAN ( W I T H J O A N B A E Z 1 9 6 4 )

REFERENCES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylanhttp://www.bobdylan.com/us

Networks, A & E . "Bob Dylan biography." Bio.com. n. page. Web. 29 Jul. 2013. <http://www.biography.com/print/profile/bob-dylan-9283052>.

Spitz, Bob. Dylan a Biography. New York: McGraw Hill Publishing Company, 1989. Print.