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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is widely regarded as America's greatest living popular songwriter. Much of his best-known work is from the 1960s, when his musical shadow was so large that he became a documentarian and reluctant figurehead of American unrest. The civil rights movement had no more moving anthem than his song 'Blowin' in the Wind.' Millions of young people embraced his song 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' during that era of extreme change. More broadly, Dylan is credited with expanding the vocabulary of popular music, moving it beyond traditional boy-and-girl themes into the heady realms of politics/social commentary, philosophy, and a kind of stream-of-consciousness absurdist humor that defies easy description. This allows for a rich ambiguity and plurality of meaning uncommon in song up until his appearance. This lyrical innovation has occurred within the context of Dylan's steadfast devotion to the richest traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock 'n' roll and rockabilly, to Gaelic balladry, even jazz, swing, and Broadway.

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Bob Dylan and Bob Neuwirth (holding the camera behind Dylan), "Highway 61 Revisited" Album Cover Session, New York, 1965. Photo by Daniel Kramer.

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I lived with them on Montague Street In a basement down the stairs There was music in the cafes at night And revolution in the air. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue

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Bob Dylan at the Felt Forum for the 'Friends of Chile' benefit concert on May 9, 1974 in New York City, New York. Photo by Chuck Pulin.

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Bob Dylan talks with Pete Seeger backstage at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965. Photo by Jim Marshall.

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Patti Smith and Bob Dylan, backstage at The Bitter End, New York, 1976. Photo by Chuck Pulin.

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Bob Dylan, 1965. Photo by Dezo Hoffmann.

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Bob Dylan, CBS party, London, England, 1965. Photo by Dezo Hoffman.

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Bob Dylan Toronto, Canada, 1965.

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Bob Dylan, 1965, Photo by Daniel Kramer.

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Bob Dylan, 1965, Photo by Daniel Kramer.

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Bob Dylan reading the Melody Maker, England, 1965.

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Melody Maker article, January 9, 1965