Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan: The Man Behind the Music – Intriguing Insights into the Life of a Musical Icon

Real Name : Robert Allen Zimmerman
Date of Birth : May 24, 1941
Place of Birth : Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Age : As of March 15, 2024, Bob Dylan is 82 years old
Father : Abram Zimmerman
Mother : Beatrice “Beatty” Stone Zimmerman
Height : 5 feet 7 inches or 170 cm
Wife : Sara Lownds (formerly Shirley Marlin Noznisky)
Children :
1) Jesse Byron Dylan (born January 6, 1966)
2) Anna Lea (born July 11, 1967)
3) Samuel Isaac Abram (born July 30, 1968)
4) Jakob Luke Dylan (born December 9, 1969)
5) Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan (born January 31, 1986), adopted during his marriage to Carolyn Dennis.

Interesting Facts :

1) In 1962, Bob Dylan legally changed his name from Robert Allen Zimmerman, the name he was born with. It is said that he chose the name as an homage to poet Dylan Thomas.

2) Dylan started out as a folk musician before making the controversial switch to electric rock in the middle of the 1960s. Although it divided critics and admirers, this action solidified his reputation as a trailblazing artist.

3) Dylan has pursued endeavors in acting, painting, and writing in addition to music. Among the books he has written and published is an autobiography called “Chronicles: Volume One.”

Famous Songs

1) Bringing It All Back Home [1965]
2) Blood on the Tracks [1975]
3) John Wesley Harding [1967]
4) Time Out of Mind [1997]
5) Nashville Skyline [1969]
6) Blonde on Blonde [1966]
7) Desire [1976]
8) The Times They Are a-Changin [1964]
9) Highway 61 Revisited [1965]
10) The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan [1963]

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