-
Bob Dylan is an influential singer, songwriter, poet and musician whose career has spanned more than five decades and has included forays into music, movies, literature, theater and art..
Dylan released his 33rd studio album on April 28, 2009. Together Through Life is his first album since 2006's Grammy Award-winning Modern Times. The week of its release, Together Through Life hit number one on the UK charts. This was the first time that a Dylan album topped the UK charts in 39 years, marking a new record for the largest gap between number one solo albums.BBC: Dylan is in chart seventh heaven (May 3, 2009)
-
Fast Facts
- Full name: Robert Allen Zimmerman
- Birthdate: May 24, 1941
- Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota
- Years active: 1959 - present
- Record label: Columbia Records
- Became a born-again Christian in the late 1970's
- Hosts the Theme Time Radio Hour radio program on XM Satellite Radio
- Ranked #2 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time," behind only The Beatles
- Was awarded a special music citation from the Pulitzer Prize in 2008
- Has appeared in ad campaigns for Victorias Secret and CadillacNME: Bob Dylan allows 'Blowin' In The Wind' to be used in advert (January 28, 2009)
- Licensed the song "Blowin' In The Wind" for a British advertising campaignNME: Bob Dylan allows 'Blowin' In The Wind' to be used in advert (January 28, 2009)
- Appeared with Will.i.am in a Pepsi commercial aired during the Super BowlBillboard.biz: Pepsi Brands Tap Music Stars For Super Bowl Push (January 28, 2009)
- Scheduled to perform at the second annual Rothbury Festival in July of 2009.Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan's New Album Together Through Life Due April 28th (March 16, 2009)
-
Background
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, Dylan grew up listening to Blues and Country music on the radio and eventually formed a number of short-lived bands at his high-school. After experimenting with Rock & Roll, Dylan became enamored with folk music and traded in his electric guitar for an acoustic one. After dropping out of college, he played a number of shows on the folk music circuit before moving to New York City in 1961. -
Folk Hero
Dylan played a number of folk clubs and venues in and around Greenwich village before eventually signing to Columbia Records and releasing his self-titled debut album in 1962. With the release of 1963's The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Dylan began to more clearly define himself as a folk singer and a performer of protest songs. During this period, Dylan released a number of classic folk anthems - including "Blowin' in the Wind," "The Times They Are a-Changin" and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall". -
Dylan Goes Electric
In an infamous 1965 performance at the Newport Folk Festival, Dylan performed electric for the first time on stage and received a harsh reception from fans. -
Like a Rolling Stone
With the release of the 1965 single "Like a Rolling Stone," Dylan cemented his transition from folk-rock figurehead to pop-rock visionary. Considered by some to be one of the greatest songs in Rock and Roll history, the single launched one of the most productive periods in Dylan's life, including the classic albums Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde On Blonde.Rolling Stone: Like a Rolling Stone (December 9, 2004) -
-
Related Mahalo Pages
Bob Dylan Videos | Bob Dylan Pulitzer Prize | I'm Not There | Chronicles Volume Two | Love Band | Woody Guthrie | Ramblin' Jack Elliot | Billy Bragg | The Band | Robbie Robertson | Joan Baez | The Byrds | Martin Scorsese | The Beatles | Jimi Hendrix | George Harrison | Tom Petty | Traveling Wilburys | Ron Wood | Keith Richards | Van Morrison | Neil Young | Willie Nelson | Roy Orbison | Academy Awards | Cate Blanchett | Heath Ledger | Tim Buckley | Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde | Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home | Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited | David Foster Wallace Suicide | Religulous Soundtrack | W. Soundtrack | Heroes Soundtrack | Watchmen Soundtrack | Bob Dylan 1965 Newport Folk Festival | Odetta Holmes | Dennis Yost | Bert Jansch | Michelle Shocked | William Zantzinger | Jonathan Richman | Pepsi Refresh Anthem Super Bowl Ad
Categories
Managed By: jasoncalacanis
Managed Since: 06/02/2009
Views: 651
Money Earned: M$0.07
Page revenue is subject to change as we obtain data from our partners
Managed Since: 06/02/2009
Views: 651
Money Earned: M$0.07
Page revenue is subject to change as we obtain data from our partners
- View History

- Discuss on the Message Board

- Embed this Page

-
Share this page
-
The Mahalo Top 7
-
Official Site: Bob Dylan
Home Page | Bob Dylanbobdylan.com -
Wikipedia: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org -
XM Satellite Radio: Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan
Theme Time Radio with Bob Dylan on SIRIUS XMxmradio.com -
Official MySpace Page: Bob Dylan
MySpace Music profile for Bob Dylan. Download Bob Dylan Classic Rock / Folk Rock / music singles, watch music videos, listen to free streaming mp3s, & read Bob Dylan's blog.myspace.com -
LA Times: Album Review: Bob Dylan's Together Through Life
Riffs on all the scenes - from the mainstream to the undergroundlatimesblogs.latimes.com (April 27, 2009) -
YouTube Video: "Subterranean Homesick Blues" (Time: 2:13)
Best Video ever.. I must say it wasn't ripped by Me. I was looking for this video on youtube and I couln't find it so I searched all over the Net and found i...youtube.com -
BBC: Dylan is in chart seventh heaven
Bob Dylan tops the UK album chart for the seventh time in his career, nearly 40 years since his last number one.news.bbc.co.uk (May 03, 2009)
-
Official Site: Bob Dylan
-
Bob Dylan on Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
Guitar News: Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and more help close out Rothbury: Here are some highlights fro.. http://tinyurl.com/rywp45
@EasyGuitarRiff | July 06, 2009 09:06 AM -
RT @szabogabor: "A sikeres ember az, aki reggel felkel, este lefekszik, és közben azt csinálja, amihez kedve van." Bob Dylan #napiidézet
@jtherczeg | July 06, 2009 09:05 AM -
What's money A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. - Bob Dylan
@Bags4Women | July 06, 2009 08:57 AM
-
Bob Dylan Chords and Lyrics | Add a Link
-
Guitar Tabs: Bob Dylan
Recommended - Accurate Bob Dylan tabs for guitar and bass. All free! Play guitar tabs, guitar chords and bass tabs in the styles of Bob Dylan
fretplay.com -
Metro Lyrics: Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan lyrics, Bob Dylan discography
metrolyrics.com -
911Tabs: Bob Dylan
Accurate Bob Dylan guitar, bass, drum, piano, guitar pro and power tabs at 911Tabs.Com - tabs search engine
911tabs.com -
AOL Music: Film Dialogue in Dylan Lyrics
The Social Media blog is your single destination for updates on the AIM Buddy blog, the AIM Pages blog, the AOL CommunityInfo blog, the Expressions Factory, the Marvelous Mob and the Social Media Mess blog.
members.aol.com
-
Guitar Tabs: Bob Dylan
-
Questions and Answers About Bob Dylan | View All | Ask a Question
View All Bob Dylan Questions (91) | Ask a QuestionWhat is your favorite Bob Dylan cover song? (13 Answers)Lol, it is a Tie between "Just Like a Woman" (Richie Havens, Mixed Bag, 1967) or "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (Guns N' Roses, Use Your Illusion II, 1991) and not ... read moreInterpreting Bob Dylans Precious Angel (4 Answers)The singer in this song is Solomon and he is singing this to the Queen of Sheba. We learn only a little about her from the Bible, but it is ... read moreTop 20 best Bob Dylan songs? (7 Answers)This was tougher than I'd anticipated - but this is my top 20 (I have about 20 other honorable mentions...) 1. Visions of Johanna 2. Like a Rolling Stone 3. ... read moreComplete setlist for Bob Dylans Royal Albert Hall show? (1 Answer)Bob Dylan's site features set lists. May 26th, 1966 She Belongs To Me 4th Time Around Visions Of Johanna It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Desolation Row Just Like A ... read more
Ask a Question about Bob Dylan 140 characters
-
Bob Dylan Bootlegs | Add a Link
-
Bootlegs: BobsBoots.com
Albums. An absolutely astonishing array. Bootlegs by Bob Dylan. Collectibles.
bobsboots.com -
Bootleg Guide: Dusty Old Fairgrounds
Dusty Old Fairgrounds
dustyoldfairgrounds.com -
Bootlegs: Dylan Base
Dylanbase. An unofficial Bob Dylan Bootleg Database
dylanbase.com
-
Bootlegs: BobsBoots.com
-
Bob Dylan on Amazon | View All
-
Bob Dylan - No Direction Home - $14.99
The two-part film includes never-seen performance footage and interviews with artists and musicians whose lives intertwined with Dylan’s during that time. For the first time on camera, Dylan talks openly and extensively about this critical...
Amazon -
Together Through Life (Deluxe Edition) - $26.98
Deluxe: Special 2CD/DVD limited edition package in a jewel box with slipcase includes: - Together Through Life collectible poster - Together Through Life sticker - Bonus CD of Bob Dylan’s 60-minute Them...
Amazon -
Chronicles: Volume One - $15.00
"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else."So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles: Volume One, his remar...
Amazon


