Bob Dylan

Full Name: Robert Zimmerman
Profession: Singer-Songwriter

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Biography: An influential American singer-songwriter who began as a folk singer associated with the protest movements of the 1960s with folk songs "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Times They Are a-Changin".

By 1965 Dylan had moved toward pop music with "Like a Rolling Stone" but went on to explore many musical styles including country and gospel music.

His song-writing is innovative for being introspective and personal and his songs have been widely covered by other musicians.

Born: May 24, 1941
Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Age: 82 years old

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Gemini

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Married Life

1965-11-22 American folk singer Bob Dylan (24) weds American model and actress Sara Lowndes (26); divorce in 1977
1986-06-04 Legendary singer Bob Dylan (45) weds his backup singer Carolyn Dennis (32) ; divorce in 1992

Historical Events

1961-04-11 Bob Dylan makes his 1st appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village, New York City
1961-07-29 Bob Dylan is not seriously injured in car accident in New York City
1961-09-29 Bob Dylan's 1st recording session, playing harmonica for Caroline Hester
1961-11-04 American folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan makes his Carnegie Hall (NYC) debut; tickets priced at $2.00
1962-09-22 Pete Seeger headlines 'Hootenanny, at Carnegie Hall' in NYC; Bob Dylan shares the bill
1963-05-12 Bob Dylan walks out of "The Ed Sullivan Show" over a dispute about his song choice
1964-06-19 Bob Dylan completes UK tour
1965-06-15 Bob Dylan records single "Like a Rolling Stone" (#1 in Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time")
1965-07-20 Columbia records release Bob Dylan single "Like a Rolling Stone"
1965-07-25 Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric guitar, beginning of folk-rock
1965-08-28 Bob Dylan booed for playing electric guitar In concert at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York City
1966-07-29 Bob Dylan hurt in motorcycle accident near Woodstock, New York
1969-02-17 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash record an album; it is never released
1969-06-07 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash perform duet on a "Grand Ole Opry" TV special
1969-08-02 Bob Dylan makes surprise appearance at his 10th high school reunion, in Hibbing, Minnesota
1970-06-09 Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton University
1971-08-01 George Harrison's benefit concerts for Bangladesh (2 shows) take place at Madison Square Garden, NYC; performers include Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and Leon Russell
1974-09-16 Bob Dylan begins recording his 15th album "Blood on the Tracks", in New York City
1979-10-20 Bob Dylan make his only appearance on "Saturday Night Live" performing three songs from his album Slow Train Coming: ‘When You Gonna Wake Up’, ‘Gotta Serve Somebody’ and ‘I Believe in You’'
1985-09-22 First Farm Aid benefit concert, Champaign, Illinois; organized by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp; performers included Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Hoyt Axton, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, and Emmylou Harris
1986-07-04 Farm Aid II benefit concert held in Manor, Texas; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Nicolette Larson, Los Lobos, and Steve Earle
1988-01-20 3rd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Beach Boys; The Beatles; The Drifters; Bob Dylan; The Supremes; Woody Guthrie; Leadbelly; Les Paul; and Berry Gordy, Jr.
1988-10-17 Traveling Wilburys release debut album "Volume 1", featuring the single "Handle With Care"; pseudonymous band members include Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty
1997-05-28 Bob Dylan hospitalized in England with histoplasmosis (fungal lung infection)
1998-06-26 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Primal Scream, Blur, and Pulp headline; other performers include Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tori Amos, The Foo Fighters, and Hothouse Flowers
2004-06-23 Bob Dylan accepts honorary doctorate of music degree from the University of St Andrews, Scotland's oldest university
2007-02-11 49th Grammy Awards: [Dixie] Chicks -"Not Ready To Make Nice"; Carrie Underwood (new artist and female country vocal); Bob Dylan; Mary J. Blige; Red Hot Chili Peppers win
2016-10-13 American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
2016-12-10 Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden; he does not attend
2017-04-01 Bob Dylan receives his Nobel Prize for Literature at a private ceremony in Stockholm
2020-12-07 Bob Dylan sells his entire songwriting catalog of more than 600 songs to the Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million
2023-09-23 Farm Aid held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews. Margo Price, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats