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    Bob Dylan was born in 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota and grew up in rural Hibbing. He taught himself how to play guitar, piano, and harmonica from a young age. Dylan dropped out of college and moved to New York City to pursue a career in music. There, he performed in Greenwich Village coffeehouses and was signed to his first record contract. Throughout his career, Dylan experimented with different musical styles including folk, rock, and Christian rock. Some of his most famous songs include "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "The Times They Are a-Changin'." Dylan has received numerous honors and awards for his significant influence and importance in popular music.

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    Bob Dylan was born in 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota and grew up in rural Hibbing. He taught himself how to play guitar, piano, and harmonica from a young age. Dylan dropped out of college and moved to New York City to pursue a career in music. There, he performed in Greenwich Village coffeehouses and was signed to his first record contract. Throughout his career, Dylan experimented with different musical styles including folk, rock, and Christian rock. Some of his most famous songs include "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "The Times They Are a-Changin'." Dylan has received numerous honors and awards for his significant influence and importance in popular music.

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    Bob Dylan was born in 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota and grew up in rural Hibbing. He taught himself how to play guitar, piano, and harmonica from a young age. Dylan dropped out of college and moved to New York City to pursue a career in music. There, he performed in Greenwich Village coffeehouses and was signed to his first record contract. Throughout his career, Dylan experimented with different musical styles including folk, rock, and Christian rock. Some of his most famous songs include "Blowin' in the Wind," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "The Times They Are a-Changin'." Dylan has received numerous honors and awards for his significant influence and importance in popular music.

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    Bob Dylan

    Childhood
    ✦ Dylan was born Robert
    Allen Zimmerman in
    Duluth, MN on May 24,
    1941
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    ✦ He changed his name
    to Bob Dylan to honor
    Welsh poet Dylan
    Thomas
    ✦ He was raised in
    Hibbing, MN, a rural
    town
    Childhood
    ✦ Dylan started
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    ✦ He taught himself
    how to play
    guitar, piano and
    harmonica
    Pre Career
    ✦ Attended the University of
    Minnesota for a short time.
    ✦ He left to go to NYC to meet his
    idol, Woodie Guthrie
    ✦ Dylan’s first performances were
    in coffee houses in Greenwich
    Village
    ✦ There he was signed to his first
    record contract.
    Career Phases
    ✦ Dylan went through many
    phases in his musical style
    ✦ He was originally a folk
    singer but in 1965 went to
    rock which some of his fans
    hated
    ✦ He was booed at his first
    concert with an electric
    guitar
    Career Phases
    ✦ After a painful divorce from his
    wife, Dylan declared himself a
    born-again Christian, and went to
    Christian rock
    ✦ Eventually he went back to folk
    music
    ✦ In his early days he was fiery and
    passionate, later his music
    became more withdrawn, personal
    and less political
    “Blowin’ In The Wind”
    ✦ This is a great example of
    one of Dylan’s early hits
    ✦ It was the anthem of the
    protest era
    “Like A Rolling Stone”
    ✦ This is one of Dylan’s best
    known rock hits
    “The Times They Are A-
    Changin’”

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    Achievements
    ✦ In 1997 he became the first rock
    star to receive Kennedy Center
    Honors,which is considered the
    nation’s highest award for artistic
    excellence
    ✦ He was considered the most
    important influence in rock
    ✦ Dylan was the first “poet of
    popular music”
    ✦ Also he made the lyrics of pop
    music important

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