May 24, 1941Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941. He became a reluctant “voice of a generation” during the 1960’s with songs such as “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin”. Bob has received many awards including the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.
Dylan’s lyrics incorporate a wide range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop-music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture.
