Bob Dylan (1941-present)
A Bob Dylan (1941-present) is a person.
- AKA: Robert Allen Zimmerman, Voice of a Generation.
- Context:
- They can range from being a Folk Singer to being a Rock Innovator, depending on the musical period.
- They can range from being a Protest Songwriter to being a Nobel Laureate, based on artistic evolution.
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- They can create Musical Innovation through genre fusion.
- They can influence Cultural Movement through lyrical content.
- They can transform Popular Music through songwriting approach.
- They can explore Musical Genre through artistic experimentation.
- They can combine Poetic Expression with musical form.
- They can challenge Artistic Convention through stylistic evolution.
- They can integrate with Folk Tradition for musical foundation.
- They can connect to Rock Music for sonic expansion.
- They can support Civil Rights Movement through protest song.
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- Example(s):
- Dylan, 1960s
- Folk Period Dylan (1961-1964), when they focused on acoustic protest songs.
- The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), featuring "Blowin' in the Wind".
- Electric Period Dylan (1965-1966), during their controversial transition to rock music.
- Highway 61 Revisited (1965), containing "Like a Rolling Stone".
- Blonde on Blonde (1966), showing artistic peak.
- Country Period Dylan (1967-1969), exploring americana sounds.
- Folk Period Dylan (1961-1964), when they focused on acoustic protest songs.
- Dylan, 1970s-1980s, continuing musical evolution.
- Dylan, 1990s-2000s
- Modern Period Dylan (1997-), embracing traditional americana.
- Time Out of Mind (1997), marking creative resurgence.
- Modern Period Dylan (1997-), embracing traditional americana.
- Dylan, 2010s-2020s
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- Dylan, 1960s
- Counter-Example(s):
- Joan Baez (1941-), who maintained folk purist approach.
- Pete Seeger (1919-2014), who focused primarily on traditional folk music.
- Phil Ochs (1940-1976), who remained committed to political songwriting.
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931-).
- See: Folk Rock, Lyricist, Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931-), Nobel Prize in Literature, Hebrew Name, Traveling Wilburys, Duluth, Minnesota, Contemporary Folk Music, Willie Nelson.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan Retrieved:2016-9-11.
- Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, artist and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when his songs chronicled social unrest, although Dylan repudiated suggestions from journalists that he was a spokesman for his generation. Nevertheless, early songs such as “Blowin' in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin'” became anthems for the American civil rights and anti-war movements. After he left his initial base in the American folk music revival, his six-minute single “Like a Rolling Stone” altered the range of popular music in 1965. His mid-1960s recordings, backed by rock musicians, reached the top end of the United States music charts while also attracting denunciation and criticism from others in the folk movement.
Dylan's lyrics have incorporated various political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the performances of Elvis Presley and Little Richard and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Dylan has amplified and personalized musical genres. His recording career, spanning more than 50 years, has explored the 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 the Great American Songbook. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup 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 songwriting is considered his greatest contribution.
Since 1994, Dylan has published six books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. Dylan has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.
- Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, artist and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when his songs chronicled social unrest, although Dylan repudiated suggestions from journalists that he was a spokesman for his generation. Nevertheless, early songs such as “Blowin' in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin'” became anthems for the American civil rights and anti-war movements. After he left his initial base in the American folk music revival, his six-minute single “Like a Rolling Stone” altered the range of popular music in 1965. His mid-1960s recordings, backed by rock musicians, reached the top end of the United States music charts while also attracting denunciation and criticism from others in the folk movement.
1965
- (1965). “Mr. Tamborine Man."
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Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,
Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,
With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,
Let me forget about today until tomorrow.
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