Biography
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.
Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. 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."
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Filmography
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Movies 133
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TV Shows 20
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After James Benning's YouTube (2024)
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
E 9 10 22 - 9 10 23 (2023)
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise (2023)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
Nothing Compares (2022)
Joni Mitchell, le spleen et la colère (2022)
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (2022)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff (2021)
Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom (2021)
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021)
The Dancing Man of L.A. (2021)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
Chicago Stories (2020)
Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999 (2020)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)
My Darling Vivian (2020)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2020)
Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born (2020)
The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Buenos Aires (2019)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind (2019)
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash (2019)
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2018)
The Top Ten Revealed (2018)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More (2017)
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017)
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965 (2015)
Mavis! (2015)
Snapshots from the Tour (2015)
New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor (2014)
Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield (2013)
My Father And The Man In Black (2013)
Born In Chicago (2013)
When Albums Ruled the World (2013)
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013)
Legend of Lead Belly (2013)
Radio Unnameable (2012)
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood (2012)
John Mellencamp: It's About You (2012)
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
YouTube Trilogy (2011)
Bob Dylan Revealed (2011)
Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative (2011)
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011)
Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb (2011)
My Own Love Song (2010)
The People Speak (2009)
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009)
Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (2009)
Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey (2009)
Johnny Cash's America (2008)
Johnny Cash - Live On Air (2008)
Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow (2008)
Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008)
Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival - The Other Side of the Mirror (2007)
65 Revisited (2007)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)
I'm Not There (2007)
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 (2007)
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys (2007)
The Bob Dylan Phenomenon (2007)
Dylan Speaks 1965 (2006)
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)
Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978 (2006)
Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation (2006)
Folk Britannia (2006)
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited (2005)
Prisoners of Beckett (2005)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Seattle Supersonic (2005)
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005)
Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan (2005)
Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues (2005)
Live Aid (2004)
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels (2004)
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004)
Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966 (2004)
Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975 (2004)
The Best Of Beat (2003)
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (2003)
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert (1999)
Paradise Cove (1999)
Look Back, Don't Look Back (1999)
Dharma & Greg (1997)
Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History (1996)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995)
The Beatles Anthology (1995)
Robbie Robertson: Going Home (1995)
Bob Dylan - MTV Unplugged (1994)
Bob Dylan at Woodstock '94 (1994)
The Great Music Experience - Nara City Japan 1994 (1994)
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993)
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World" (1993)
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O (1993)
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993)
Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass (1992)
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night (1991)
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover (1991)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)
Catchfire (1990)
MTV Unplugged (1989)
Hearts of Fire (1987)
Getting to Dylan (1987)
Taj Mahal and Friends (1987)
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert (1986)
Live Aid (1985)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip (1979)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The Last Waltz (1978)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Bob Dylan: Hard Rain (1976)
Bob Dylan - Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 - Video Anthology (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
Eat the Document (1972)
Scruggs: A Festival of Music (1972)
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972)
The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
Disco (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Diary Films I - V (1971)
The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music (1969)
Idea (1968)
Festival (1967)
Bob Dylan - Dont Look Back (1967)
Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
The Man Without Papers (1965)
Screen Test: Bob Dylan (1965)
Bob Dylan Quest Television Special (1964)
Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks (1964)
The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
The Grammy Awards (1959)
The Oscars (1953)
The Making of Sun City
Calico Joe
Blood on the Tracks
Girl from the North Country
Rock & Roll
A Complete Unknown
San Francisco Sounds
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-05-24 (82 years old)
Birth NameRobert Allen Zimmerman
Birth PlaceDuluth, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
RelationshipsSara Dylan (1965-11-22 - 1977-06-29), Carolyn Dennis (1986-06-04 - 1992-10-01)
ChildrenJesse Dylan, Jakob Dylan
FatherAbram Zimmerman
MotherBeatrice Stone
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMalibu, United States of America
Also Known AsRobert Allen Zimmerman, Blind Boy Grunt, The Bard, The Voice of a Generation, The Voice of Protest, Zimbo, Zimmy, Sergei Petrov, Lucky Wilbury, Robert Zimmerman, Traveling Wilburys, Boo Wilbury
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, Terence Donovan Award, honorary doctorate from Princeton University, honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Polar Music Prize, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nobel Prize in Literature, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Academy Award for Best Original Song
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