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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One to One: John & Yoko
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The Beach Boys
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2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
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2024
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
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2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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2022
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
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2022
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
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2022
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
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2021
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
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2021
Val
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2021
Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
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2021
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
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2021
Like A Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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2021
The Dancing Man of L.A.
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2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
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2021
Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999
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2020
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
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2020
Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born
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2020
My Darling Vivian
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2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
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2020
The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Buenos Aires
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2019
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
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2019
Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind
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2019
Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film
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2019
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
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2019
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
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2019
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
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2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
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2018
The Top Ten Revealed
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2018
Popular Voices at the BBC
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2017
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
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2017
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
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2017
I Am Not Your Negro
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2017
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
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2016
Året var 1966
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2016
Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965
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2015
Mavis!
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2015
Snapshots from the Tour
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2015
New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor
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2014
Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield
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2013
Born In Chicago
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2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
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2013
Legend of Lead Belly
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2013
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
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2012
John Mellencamp: It's About You
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2012
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
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2011
Bob Dylan Revealed
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2011
Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative
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2011
Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb
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2011
The People Speak
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2009
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
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2009
Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
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2009
Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey
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2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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2009
Johnny Cash's America
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2008
Johnny Cash: Live On Air
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2008
Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow
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2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
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2008
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
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2008
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
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2007
65 Revisited
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2007
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
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2007
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
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2007
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
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2007
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
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2007
The Bob Dylan Phenomenon
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2007
Bob Dylan: The Folk Years
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2006
Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down
2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
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2006
Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978
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2006
Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation
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2006
Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
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2006
Folk Britannia
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2006
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
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2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
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2005
Seattle Supersonic
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2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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2005
Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan
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2005
Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues
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2005
Live Aid
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2004
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
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2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
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2004
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
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2004
Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975
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2004
Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
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2004
Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology
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2004
Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein
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2004
The Best Of Beat
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2003
Masked and Anonymous
Jack Fate
2003
Bob Dylan: Cold Irons Bound
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2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
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2003
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
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1999
Paradise Cove
Alfred - Chauffeur
1999
Dharma & Greg
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1997
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
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1995
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
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1995
Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged
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1994
Bob Dylan at Woodstock '94
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1994
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994
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1994
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
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1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
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1993
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
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1993
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
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1991
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
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1991
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
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1990
Catchfire
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1990
MTV Unplugged
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1989
Hearts of Fire
Billy Parker
1987
Getting to Dylan
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1987
Taj Mahal and Friends
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1987
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
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1986
Live Aid
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1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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1985
The Making of Sun City
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1985
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
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1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
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1978
The Last Waltz
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1978
Renaldo and Clara
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1978
Bob Dylan: Hard Rain
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1976
Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976
1976
Great Performances
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1971
The Johnny Cash Show
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1969
The Madhouse on Castle Street
Bobby
1963
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
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Saturday Night Live
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1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
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1975
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Alias
1973
Eat the Document
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1972
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
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1972
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
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1972
The Concert for Bangladesh
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1972
Disco
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1971
Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
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1970
Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
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1969
Festival
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1967
Dont Look Back
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1967
Dylan Speaks
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1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
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1965
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Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan
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1965
Bob Dylan Quest Television Special
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1964
The Grammys
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1959
The Oscars
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1953