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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements.
His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as we…
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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and the performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."
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BODY OF WORK
Bob Dylan's Filmography
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No Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker
as Himself (archival footage)
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Highway 99: A Double Album
as Self [Archival]
One to One: John & Yoko
as Self (archive footage)
Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys
as Self (archive footage)
Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, the Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
as Self (archive footage)
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
as Self
Andy Warhol's America
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
as Self (archive footage)
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
as Self
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
as Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self (archival footage)
The Dancing Man of L.A.
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999
as Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
as Self
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born
as Self
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
as Self (archive footage)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
as Self (archive footage)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self (archive footage)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
as Self (archive footage)
Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film
as Self
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
as Self
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
as Self
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
as (archive footage)
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1966
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
as Self (archive photos/footage)
Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965
as Self
Mavis!
as Self
Snapshots from the Tour
as Himself
Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield
as Self
Born In Chicago
as Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
as Self (archive footage)
Legend of Lead Belly
as Self
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
as Self
John Mellencamp: It's About You
as Self
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan Revealed
as Self
Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative
as Self
Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb
as Self
The People Speak
as Self
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
as Self
No Poster
Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
as Self
No Poster
Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey
as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!
as Self
Johnny Cash's America
as Self
Johnny Cash: Live On Air
as Self
Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow
as Self
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
as Self
65 Revisited
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
as Self
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
as Self
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
as Self
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
as Self
The Bob Dylan Phenomenon
as Self
Bob Dylan: The Folk Years
as Himself (archive footage)
Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down
The Ballad of AJ Weberman
as Self (archive sound)
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
as Self
Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978
as Self
Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation
as Self
Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
as self - archival footage
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
as Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
Seattle Supersonic
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues
as Self
Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan
as Self
Live Aid
as Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
as Self
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
as Self (archive footage)
Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein
as Self
Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Beat
as Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
as Self (archive footage)
Masked and Anonymous
as Jack Fate
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
as Self - Guest star
Paradise Cove
as Alfred - Chauffeur
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
as Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Performer
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
as Self
No Poster
My Generation: The Animals
as Self (Archive Footage)
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
as Self
Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged
as Self - Guitar, Harmonica
Bob Dylan: Woodstock '94
as Self
No Poster
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994
as Self
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
as Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
as Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
as Self
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Catchfire
as Artist (uncredited)
Imagine: John Lennon
Hearts of Fire
as Billy Parker
Getting to Dylan
as Self
No Poster
Taj Mahal and Friends
as Self
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
as Self
No Poster
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Live Aid
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
The Making of Sun City
as Self
Bob Dylan: Jokerman
The Story of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
as Self
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self
The Last Waltz
as Self
Renaldo and Clara
as Renaldo
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977
Bob Dylan: Hard Rain
as Self
Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976
as Self
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Alias
Eat the Document
as Self
No Poster
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
as Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
as Self
The Concert for Bangladesh
as Self
Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
as Self
Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
as Self
Festival
as Self
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
as Self
Dylan Speaks
as Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self
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Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan
as Self
Bob Dylan Quest Television Special
as Self
The Madhouse on Castle Street
as Bobby
The Wild West Bank Sound
as Self - Musician/Self - songwriter (archive footage)