Bob Dylan

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AKA: Robert Allen Zimmerman
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/24/1941
Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota, USA

biography

Trying to encapsulate the life and career of Bob Dylan was an almost futile undertaking of journalists and biographers for well over four decades. As perhaps one of the most prolific and often imitated musical artists since the second half of the 20th century, Dylan remained throughout his career, an elusive and often confounding talent; one not easily pigeonholed, dissected or even interviewed. But Dylan – whose best work was well behind him by the mid-1970s – retained his mantle as one of rock music’s most indomitable figures, crossing generations by earning legions of new fans, while Continued

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Hibbing, Minnesota
1960 
Moved to NYC (date approximate)
1961 
Played first concert as opening act for John Lee Hooker
1962 
Legally changed name to Bob Dylan; recorded first album
1964 
Played 200 concerts
Continued

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