Bob Dylan

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 69. Chapters: The Band, Hibbing, Minnesota, List of artists who have covered Bob Dylan songs, The Concert for Bangladesh, Electric Dylan controversy, Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan bootleg recordings, Suze Rotolo, A. J. Weberman, Madhouse on Castle Street, Masked and Anonymous, Albert Grossman, Theme Time Radio Hour, Music from Big Pink, Jim Keltner, Tom Wilson, Sara Dylan, Bob Johnston, List of awards received by Bob Dylan, Jesse Dylan, Broadside, Diamonds & Rust, Robert Shelton, Jacques Levy, Bob Dylan, Performing Artist, Carolyn Dennis, Bob Neuwirth, Hibbing High School, Invisible Republic, The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, Chimes of Freedom: The Politics of Bob Dylan's Art, David Kemper, The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan, The Telegraph. Excerpt: Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, poet and painter who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. Many major recording artists have covered Dylan's material, some even increasing its popularity as is the case with The Byrds' cover version of "Mr. Tambourine Man". This article is a list of musicians who have recorded and released their own version of a song written by Dylan. Pressing On Tomorrow Is a Long Time Bob Dylan ( ) (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades and has had immense influence on popular music. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. A number of his early 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. Leaving his initial base in the culture of folk music behind, Dylan proceeded to revolutionize perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone". His lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical, and 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. His recording career, spanning fifty years, has explored 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