Bob Dylan
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Washington Civil Rights Concert Tops Greatest Gigs PollWashington Civil Rights Concert Tops Greatest Gigs Poll 25 November, 2009: The March on Washington event in 1963, featuring BOB DYLAN, JOAN BAEZ and folk icon PETE SEEGER, has beaten THE BEATLES' ED SULLIVAN shows and Dylan's controversial... In this article: Washington, D.C., Bob Dylan, The Beatles at Shea Stadium, Relix, Ed Sullivan, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, NBC TV, Pete Seeger, and Martin Luther King Jr |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 10, 2009
Harper Simon's debut is good in spite of and because of his musical pedigree
" Simon reached him through BMI, and Johnston showed up with vintage session players such as Lloyd Green, Mike Leech, Charlie McCoy and Hargus "Pig" Robbins, guys who had played with Dylan, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, etc. They...
In this article: Harper Simon, Paul Simon, Nashville, Bob Johnston, Sean Lennon, Art Garfunkel, Lloyd Green, and The Heavy Circles
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Yahoo! News | October 24, 2009
At 37, Paul Simon's son makes his musical mark (Reuters)
...to co-produce the album. As a backing band, Simon was joined by a group of session musicians from Nashville who had played with everyone from Dylan and Elvis Presley to Patsy Cline and Aretha Franklin. Other guest musicians include...
In this article: Harper Simon, Paul Simon, Blonde on Blonde, Edie Brickell, NEW YORK, Highway 61 Revisited, Berklee College of Music, Quincy Jones, and Sean Lennon
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NPR | August 11, 2009
Bob Dylan Records Christmas Album
Bob Dylan Records Christmas Album Bob Dylan is finally following Elvis Presley and Nat King Cole: He has made a Christmas album. The Dylan album will include Here Comes Santa Claus and O Little Town of Bethlehem. It's not clear if he will...
In this article: Christmas album, Elvis Presley, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Bob Dylan, Public Radio, Here Comes Santa Claus, Nat King Cole, National Public Radio, and All rights reserved
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Miami Herald | September 17, 2009
Court jester: LeBron James to appear in comedy
...biography on an industry pioneer, but it's more than that. Capouya proves that George's pomp and bravado directly influenced Bob Dylan, Mohammed Ali, James Brown and Elvis Presley. In essence, Capouya argues that this bleached-blond heel...
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The University Daily Kansan | October 13, 2009
Morning Brew: Singin' Red Sox nation blues
...widely considered as the truest blues to date. It is also the most obvious reason for the blues revival in the 1960s, resurrected by Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones among others. If you are interested in discovering the blues,...
In this article: Red Sox, Jonathan Papelbon, Robert Johnson, World Series, Green Monster, 1986 World Series, Bill Buckner, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, The Complete Recordings, and Dropkick Murphys
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Marketwatch - commentary | November 17, 2009
Jon Friedman's Media Web: Lennon, Dylan, Bruce, Bono... and Hilburn
...and Michael Jackson. In fact, U2 front man Bono wrote in the introduction to Hilburn's book: "Bob's role as critic was to encourage suspension of disbelief not just in the audience, but in the artist as well. That is an environment in...
In this article: Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Bono, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, MarketWatch, Britney Spears, and Michael Jackson
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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 those opposed to the Vietnam War. His most recent studio album, Modern Times, released on August 29, 2006, entered the U.S. album chart at number one, and that same year was named Album of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.
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.
- Name At Birth:
- Robert Allen Zimmerman
- Also Known As:
- Elston Gunn Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury/Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost, Jack Fate, Willow Scarlet, Robert Milkwood Thomas, The Minnesota Bard.
- Birth Date:
- May 24, 1941
- Birthplace:
- Duluth, Minnesota
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, author, poet, screenwriter, disc jockey
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, piano, bass
- Record Label:
- Columbia, Asylum, Island
- Years Active:
- 1959–present
- Associated With:
- The Band, Traveling Wilburys, Grateful Dead, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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