Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades.
Some of his songs, became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements.
His most recent studio album, Modern Times, released on Aug 2006, entered the US album charts at #1
Bob Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences.
He has shown steadfast devotion to many traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to rock 'n' roll and rockabilly, to Celtic balladry, even jazz, swing and Gospel.
Bob Dylan was listed as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
In 2004, he was ranked #2 in Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. second to The Beatles.
He has also been nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature
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