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Bob Dylan | |
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 Dylan at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Allen Zimmerman |
| Also known as | Elston Gunn, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury/Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost, Jack Fate, Willow Scarlet, Robert Milkwood Thomas. |
| Born | May 24, 1941 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Folk, rock, blues, country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, author, poet, artist, actor, screenwriter, disc jockey |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, keyboards, accordion, percussion |
| Years active | 1959 – present |
| Labels | Columbia, Asylum |
| Associated acts | Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Al Kooper, The Band, Rolling Thunder Revue, Mark Knopfler, Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Grateful Dead, Joan Baez |
| Website | www.bobdylan.com |
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American musician. He is one of the most famous and successful popular singers of the last 50 years.
He was born in 1941 in Minnesota. As a youth he was a big fan of rock and roll, and formed several bands in high school. However, Dylan first became famous as a folk musician. In 1962, he released his first album, simply called Bob Dylan. The next year, he released the folk song "Blowin' in the Wind", which became very popular. In 1965, he began playing rock and roll. That year, Dylan released "Like a Rolling Stone", which has been called the greatest popular music song of all time. He put these two types of music together in a new way, which became very popular.
