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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is widely regarded as America's greatest living popular songwriter. Stephen Foster,
Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams are among the few songwriters similarly revered for their enduring contributions to the American oeuvre.
Much of his best-known work is from the 1960s, when his musical shadow was so large that he became a documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest. The civil rights movement had no more moving anthem than his song "Blowin' in the Wind." Millions of young people embraced his song "The Times They Are A-Changin'" during that era of extreme change. The radical insurgent group The Weathermen named themselves after a lyric in Dylan's song "Subterranean Homesick Blues" ("You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows").
More broadly, Dylan is credited with expanding the vocabulary of popular music, moving it beyond traditional boy-and-girl themes into the heady realms of politics/social commentary, philosophy, and a kind of stream-of-consciousness absurdist humor that defies easy description. This allows for a rich ambiguity and plurality of meaning uncommon in song up until his appearance. This lyrical innovation has occurred within the context of Dylan's steadfast devotion to the richest traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock 'n' roll and rockabilly, to Gaelic balladry, even jazz, swing, and Broadway.
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EuropeDylan out of tune with Spain's greens
Environment, science & technology: Bob Dylan faces angry ecologists, unions and residents because of Spanish countryside concert
Published: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:04:12 GMT - Source: Guardian.Co.Uk - Read the articleEuropeA small Borders gallery showcases a rare collection of Bob Dylan's art
A small art gallery in the Scottish Borders is picked to showcase a rare collection of paintings by Bob Dylan.
Published: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:03:32 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the articleEntertainmentDylan 'hopeful' over Obama
Musician Bob Dylan says presidential contender Barack Obama is "redefining what a politician is" in the US.
Published: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:57:36 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article
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