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The Birth of Robert Allan Zimmner
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Robert Dropped Out of College
Robert dropped out of college and move to New York where is idol, the lengendary folk singer Woody Guthrie was hospitallized with a rare hereditary disease of the nervous system. -
Bob Dylan first concert
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most original and poetic voices in the history of American popular music.
The 1963 release of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan marked Dylan's emergence as one of the most original and poetic voices in the history of American popular music. -
A different tastw
In 1965, Dylan scandalized many of his folkie fans by recording the half-acoustic, half-electric album Bringing It All Back Home, backed by a nine-piece band. -
His famous booed
On July 25, 1965, he was famously booed at the Newport Folk Festival when he performed electrically for the first time. -
Touring
In 1974, Dylan began his first full-scale tour since his accident, embarking on a sold-out nationwide tour with his longtime backup band, the Band. An album he recorded with the Band, Planet Waves, became his first No. 1 album ever. -
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
In 1989, when Dylan was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame -
Grammy Awards
Dylan's 1997 album Time Out of Mind re-established this one-time folk icon as one of the preeminent of rock's wise men, winning three Grammy Awards. -
Still Alive
Bob is continuing touring and is 74 years old -
Rock star status
Beginning in the 1980s, Dylan began touring full time, sometimes with fellow legends Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and the Grateful Dead. Notable albums during this period included Infidels (1983); the five-disc retrospective Biograph (1985); Knocked Out Loaded (1986); and Oh Mercy (1989), which became his best-received album in years.
