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. Much
of Dylan's most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he
became an informal chronicler and a reluctant figurehead of
American unrest. A number of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the
Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems of both
the civil rights movements and of the opposition to the Vietnam
War.
After a lifetime of writing, recording, and performing, Dylan's
latest record—his 33rd studio album—Together Through
Life was released on April 28, 2009. The album reached the number
one spot on both the Billboard 200 chart of top selling albums, and
the UK album charts in its first week of release.
Dylan's early lyrics incorporated political, social,
philosophical, and literary influences, defying existing pop music
conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture. While
expanding and personalizing musical styles, he has explored many
traditions of American song, from folk, blues and country to
gospel, rock and roll and rockabilly to English, Scottish and Irish
folk music, and even jazz and swing.
Dylan performs with the guitar, piano 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".
Although his accomplishments as performer and recording artist have
been central to his career, his songwriting is generally regarded
as his greatest contribution.
Throughout his career, Dylan has won many awards. His records
have earned Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards, and 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
"Cultural Pathway" was named in Dylan's honor in his birthplace,
Duluth. In 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded him a Special
Citation for what they called his "profound impact on popular music
and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of
extraordinary poetic power."
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