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Dylan has affected music and culture for around five decades.

Dylan has affected music and culture for around five decades.

==Early Life==

==Early life==

Born Robert Zimmerman in [[Duluth]], [[Minnesota]], Dylan grew up in Hibbing and left to attend the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]].  It was there that he developed a deep interest in [[folk music]], listening to the recordings of artists such as [[Odetta]] and [[Woody Guthrie]].<ref>Bob Dylan's roots are in American folk music, with people like [[Pete Seeger]] and Woody Guthrie. [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/american-pie/]</ref>

Born Robert Zimmerman in [[Duluth]], [[Minnesota]], Dylan grew up in Hibbing and left to attend the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]].  It was there that he developed a deep interest in [[folk music]], listening to the recordings of artists such as [[Odetta]] and [[Woody Guthrie]].<ref>Bob Dylan's roots are in American folk music, with people like [[Pete Seeger]] and Woody Guthrie. [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/music/american-pie/]</ref>

In 1961, he dropped out of college and headed to [[New York City]], where he became part of the burgeoning folk music scene in [[Greenwich Village]] and eventually landed a contract with [[Columbia Records]], for whom he still records today.

In 1961, he dropped out of college and headed to [[New York City]], where he became part of the burgeoning folk music scene in [[Greenwich Village]] and eventually landed a contract with [[Columbia Records]], for whom he still records today.

He has continued to release new material since, of varying quality and commercial success.

He has continued to release new material since, of varying quality and commercial success.

In 1997, he released the well-received album "Time Out Of Mind"; a live performance of a song from the album at the 1998 Grammy Awards was interrupted by a [[liberal]] performance "artist". In 2004, he published the first volume of ''Chronicles'', his planned autobiography. Since 2005, he has had a weekly radio show on XM Radio called ''Theme Time Radio Hour'', and he chose the Bible as the theme of a recent show, playing songs by the Reverend J.M. Gates, Kitty Wells, and the Reverend Gary Davis. His 2009 album ''Together Through Life'' reached #1 on the pop music charts; at age 68, he is the oldest artist to have attained that mark. Later that year, he released an album of Christmas songs ''Christmas in the Heart'' which included a mix of religious hymns and secular tunes. He has stated that he is a true believer and able to sing the religious songs as such.<ref>http://www.bobdylan.com/cith-conversation</ref> He has opened many concerts in recent years, with a song about changing his way of thinking to follow [[Jesus]], including his 2011 concerts in [[Israel]], [[Vietnam]] and [[China]].<ref>http://notdarkyet.tripod.com/change.html</ref>.

In 1997, he released the well-received album "Time Out Of Mind"; a live performance of a song from the album at the 1998 Grammy Awards was interrupted by a [[liberal]] performance "artist". In 2004, he published the first volume of ''Chronicles'', his planned autobiography. Since 2005, he has had a weekly radio show on XM Radio called ''Theme Time Radio Hour'', and he chose the Bible as the theme of a recent show, playing songs by the Reverend J.M. Gates, Kitty Wells, and the Reverend Gary Davis. His 2009 album ''Together Through Life'' reached #1 on the pop music charts; at age 68, he is the oldest artist to have attained that mark. Later that year, he released an album of Christmas songs ''Christmas in the Heart'' which included a mix of religious hymns and secular tunes. He has stated that he is a true believer and able to sing the religious songs as such.<ref>http://www.bobdylan.com/cith-conversation</ref> He has opened many concerts in recent years, with a song about changing his way of thinking to follow [[Jesus]], including his 2011 concerts in [[Israel]], [[Vietnam]] and [[China]].<ref>http://notdarkyet.tripod.com/change.html</ref>

== Notes and references ==

== Notes and references ==