Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota… Read Full Bio ↴Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career spanning more than 60 years.
Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in Dinkytown, Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Shortly after starting to play he changed his stage name to Bob Dylan, after being influenced by the poetry of Dylan Thomas before legally changing his name in 1962.
Much of his best known work is from the 1960s, when he became an informal documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest, promoted by Joan Baez. Some of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are A-Changin'", became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements, with Joan Baez and Dylan singing together at the March on Washington in 1963. However he later became disenchanted with the civil liberty protest scene, feeling that he had been used by them.
His album Bringing It All Back Home marked a move away from the folk scene and a move towards rock and roll and Dylan began to consciously distance himself from his early association with civil rights. He also started to become irritated when being interviewed, often given facetious or irreverent answers to questions. Bringing It All Back Home was a controversial album as it the first on which he played electric guitar. This was seen by some of his fans as a betrayal of this folk roots, with some saying that it obscured his meaningful and poetic lyrics.
The second half of the 1960s was marked by a string of well received releases, with his song "Like a Rolling Stone", released in July of 1965, later being named "The Greatest Song of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004, placing #1 in a list of 500 titles. It also marked the formation of Dylan's backing band The Hawks (who would later call themselves simply The Band). Dylan embarked on a world tour of Australia and Europe in 1966, during which he seemed to be under a lot of strain and pressure by both his fans, the music press and his own promoters. Dylan himself admitted that he began taking drugs seriously whilst on this tour, and found it immensely hard work. On returning to New York he crashed his motorbike, sustaining serious injuries in the process, and went into a period of withdrawal while he recuperated. During the late 1960s, Dylan again changed stylistic tradition, moving away from the psychedelic culture of the time. It was then that he recorded All Along the Watchtower, perhaps more famously recorded by Jimi Hendrix.
The 1970s were a period during which Dylan was more sporadic in his output, releasing some poorly received LPs. He rarely appeared in person until 1974, when he began touring again with his backing band The Band. He also wrote one of his most extensively covered songs, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, as well as what is now recognised as one of his best albums Blood On The Tracks. Towards the end of the 1970s, Dylan discovered Christ, and released some albums of gospel music. He started to talk to the crowd about his faith during his performances, and wouldn't play any of his early work, which alienated some of his previous fans.
Dylan today still remains an influential and popular artist; despite a period of little note between 1980-2000, his 2006 album Modern Times reached the US chart at #1, as did his 2009 album Together Through Life, in the US, Britain, France and several other countries. His 2012 album Tempest was also critically acclaimed. Since 1988, Dylan has been on the so-called Never Ending Tour, during which his performances have provoked controversy, with some critics claiming that his lyrics have become incomprehensible, an experience which is not helped by his tendency to change his set-list and vocals almost every performance.
Bob Dylan's strong influence over the past few years is becoming even more prominent amongst a growing group of younger emerging artists such as George Ellias and Devendra Banhart. Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture of the time. While expanding and personalizing musical styles, Dylan has shown steadfast devotion to traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock and roll and rockabilly, to Gaelic balladry, even jazz, swing and Broadway.
Dylan performs with the guitar, keyboard and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s. He has also recently performed alongside other iconic artists, such as Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty and Eric Clapton. Although his contributions as a performer and recording artist have been central to his career, his songwriting is generally held as his highest accomplishment.
Nobel Prize for Literature (2016) - On October 13, 2016, Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. The prestigious award has been given annually since 1901 and previous Nobel Laureates for Literature include Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. Here is the speech written by Dylan, although unable to attend:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/arts/bob-dylan-nobel-prize-acceptance-speech.html?_r=0
Dylan started his musical odyssey in 1959 when he began playing in Dinkytown, Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Shortly after starting to play he changed his stage name to Bob Dylan, after being influenced by the poetry of Dylan Thomas before legally changing his name in 1962.
Much of his best known work is from the 1960s, when he became an informal documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest, promoted by Joan Baez. Some of his songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are A-Changin'", became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements, with Joan Baez and Dylan singing together at the March on Washington in 1963. However he later became disenchanted with the civil liberty protest scene, feeling that he had been used by them.
His album Bringing It All Back Home marked a move away from the folk scene and a move towards rock and roll and Dylan began to consciously distance himself from his early association with civil rights. He also started to become irritated when being interviewed, often given facetious or irreverent answers to questions. Bringing It All Back Home was a controversial album as it the first on which he played electric guitar. This was seen by some of his fans as a betrayal of this folk roots, with some saying that it obscured his meaningful and poetic lyrics.
The second half of the 1960s was marked by a string of well received releases, with his song "Like a Rolling Stone", released in July of 1965, later being named "The Greatest Song of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004, placing #1 in a list of 500 titles. It also marked the formation of Dylan's backing band The Hawks (who would later call themselves simply The Band). Dylan embarked on a world tour of Australia and Europe in 1966, during which he seemed to be under a lot of strain and pressure by both his fans, the music press and his own promoters. Dylan himself admitted that he began taking drugs seriously whilst on this tour, and found it immensely hard work. On returning to New York he crashed his motorbike, sustaining serious injuries in the process, and went into a period of withdrawal while he recuperated. During the late 1960s, Dylan again changed stylistic tradition, moving away from the psychedelic culture of the time. It was then that he recorded All Along the Watchtower, perhaps more famously recorded by Jimi Hendrix.
The 1970s were a period during which Dylan was more sporadic in his output, releasing some poorly received LPs. He rarely appeared in person until 1974, when he began touring again with his backing band The Band. He also wrote one of his most extensively covered songs, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, as well as what is now recognised as one of his best albums Blood On The Tracks. Towards the end of the 1970s, Dylan discovered Christ, and released some albums of gospel music. He started to talk to the crowd about his faith during his performances, and wouldn't play any of his early work, which alienated some of his previous fans.
Dylan today still remains an influential and popular artist; despite a period of little note between 1980-2000, his 2006 album Modern Times reached the US chart at #1, as did his 2009 album Together Through Life, in the US, Britain, France and several other countries. His 2012 album Tempest was also critically acclaimed. Since 1988, Dylan has been on the so-called Never Ending Tour, during which his performances have provoked controversy, with some critics claiming that his lyrics have become incomprehensible, an experience which is not helped by his tendency to change his set-list and vocals almost every performance.
Bob Dylan's strong influence over the past few years is becoming even more prominent amongst a growing group of younger emerging artists such as George Ellias and Devendra Banhart. Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture of the time. While expanding and personalizing musical styles, Dylan has shown steadfast devotion to traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock and roll and rockabilly, to Gaelic balladry, even jazz, swing and Broadway.
Dylan performs with the guitar, keyboard and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s. He has also recently performed alongside other iconic artists, such as Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty and Eric Clapton. Although his contributions as a performer and recording artist have been central to his career, his songwriting is generally held as his highest accomplishment.
Nobel Prize for Literature (2016) - On October 13, 2016, Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. The prestigious award has been given annually since 1901 and previous Nobel Laureates for Literature include Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. Here is the speech written by Dylan, although unable to attend:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/arts/bob-dylan-nobel-prize-acceptance-speech.html?_r=0
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The Genuine Never Ending Tour Covers Collection 1988-2000
Bob Dylan Lyrics
And It Stoned Me It's funny how you loved me Then forgot so suddenly It's fun…
Around And Around When she said, "Don't waste your words, they're just lies" I…
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Baby Let Me Follow You…
Barbara Allen In Scarlet town where I was born There was a fair…
Blackjack Davey Black Jack Davey come a-ridin' on back A-whistlin' loud and …
Blood In My Eyes Woke up this morning, feeling blue Seen a good-lookin' girl,…
Blue Suede Shoes Well it's one for the money, two for the show Three…
Cocaine Everytime my baby and me go up town police come and…
Confidential Confidential as a baby′s kiss Smooth like a baby's breath Yo…
Dark as a Dungeon Oh come all you young fellers so young and so…
Delia Delia was a gambling girl, gambled all around, Delia was a…
Don't Pity Me Just a minute before you leave, girl Just a minute before…
Duncan and Brady Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, little star Up comes Brady in a …
Early Morning Rain In the early morning rain with a dollar in my…
Girl on the Green Briar Shore 'Twas in the year of '82, In the springtime of the…
Hard Times Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many…
House of Gold People steal, they cheat and lie For wealth and what it…
House of the Risin' Sun There is a house down in New Orleans, they call…
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle I was riding number nine Heading south from caraloine I he…
I'm in the Mood for Love Sometimes I'm in the mood, I wanna leave my lonesome…
I've Got a Secret Well I got troubles, troubles on my mind Yes, when I…
In the Pines Little girl, little Girl, don't lie to me Tell me where…
It's Too Late So run here baby, put your little hands in mine I've…
Jack-A-Roe Oh, there was a wealthy merchant, in London he did…
Jim Jones Come and listen for a moment, lads And hear me tell…
Key to the Highway I got the key to the highway, and I'm billed…
Little Maggie Oh, where is little Maggie Over yonder she stands Rifle on h…
Lonesome Town There's a place where lovers go to cry their troubles…
Man of Constant Sorrow I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all…
Matchbox [Chorus] Well, I'm sitting here wondering, would a matchbox…
Money Honey You know, the landlord rang my front door bell I let…
More and More One more night, the stars are in sight But tonight I'm…
Not Fade Away Bop-bop-bop-bop Bop-bop-bop-bop I'm gonna tell you how i…
Precious Memories As I travel down life's pathway, Know not what the years…
Pretty Boy Floyd If you'll gather 'round me children A story I will tell Of…
Pretty Peggy-O I've been around this whole country But I never yet found…
Ragged & Dirty Lord I'm broke, I'm hungry, ragged and dirty too Broke and…
Rank Strangers Well, I wandered again to my home in the mountain Where…
Real Real Gone Well, I thought that the rain would cool things down But…
Roving Gambler I am a rovin' gambler, I've gambled all around Wherever I…
Sally Sue Brown Look who's back in town Ain't nobody but Sally Sue Brown All…
Satisfied Mind How many times have you heard someone say If I had…
Somebody Touched Me Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Would you please welcome…
That Lucky Ol' Sun Up in the mornin', out on the job Work like the…
The Water Is Wide The water is wide and I can't cross over Neither have…
Tomorrow Night Tomorrow night Will you remember what you said tonight? Tomo…
Two Soldiers He was just a blue-eyed Boston boy, His voice was low…
We Three We three, we're all alone Living in a mem-o-ry My echo, my…
Weeping Willow Beats, living better Green, knocked your banner Green, like …
When Did You Leave Heaven? I used to dream about angels But then I never…
You're Gonna Quit Me You're gonna quit me, baby Good as I been to you,…