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The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 -- Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased, 1989-200
'Trail' still No. 1 on U.S. album chart Oct 15, 2008
Admit that the waters around you have grown/And accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone
Analysis: Iowa floods and changing times Jun 16, 2008
He's redefining what a politician is, so we'll have to see how things play out
Bob Dylan endorses Obama Jun 06, 2008
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
‘Lust, Caution’ takes Golden Lion at Venic Sep 08, 2007
I sang him a bunch of songs, and, with that spongelike mind of his, he remembered almost all of them when he got back to New York
Inspiring composer von Schmidt dead at 75 Feb 04, 2007
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier 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.
His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as 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, exploring 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 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting.