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Bob Dylan (birth name Robert Zimmerman), is one of the towering figures of American music, and has made contributions to many musical genres, including [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Country Music|Country]], and [[Rhythm and Blues|R&B]].  He has also, though some may have forgotten it, made enormous contributions to [[Christian music]] and [[Gospel]], particularly through two of his albums, [[Slow Train Coming]], and [[Saved]], released after his public declaration of his [[Christianity]].  Even though he has not recoded many songs since then which are explicitly Christian, he continues to perform the songs from these albums, on several occasions dedicating "In the Garden" to his hero, [[Jesus Christ]].

Bob Dylan (birth name Robert Zimmerman), is one of the towering figures of American music, and has made contributions to many musical genres, including [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Country Music|Country]], and [[Rhythm and Blues|R&B]].  He has also, though some may have forgotten it, made enormous contributions to [[Christian music]] and [[Gospel]], particularly through two of his albums, [[Slow Train Coming]], and [[Saved]], released after his public declaration of his [[Christianity]].  Even though he has not recoded many songs since then which are explicitly Christian, he continues to perform the songs from these albums, on several occasions dedicating the song "In the Garden" to his hero, [[Jesus Christ]].

Robert Zimmerman was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, [[Minnesota]], and grew up in Hibbing.  His father owned an appliance store, and Zimmerman grew up listening to the radio, where he got his first musical education.  After playing in some short-lived high school bands, he left to attend the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]].  It was there that he took a deep interest in [[folk music]], listening to the recordings of artists such as [[Odetta]] and [[Woody Guthrie]].  In 1961, he dropped out of college and headed to [[New York City]], where he became a part of the burgeoning folk music scene in [[Greenwich Village]].  Sharing the stage with a wide variety of folk acts, among them [[Dave von Ronk]] and [[Tiny Tim]], he eventually landed a contract wit [[Columbia Records]], for whom his still records today.  He most recent album, [[Modern Times]] (2006), reached #1 on the pop music charts; at age 65, he is the oldest artist to have attained that mark.   

Robert Zimmerman was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, [[Minnesota]], and grew up in Hibbing.  His father owned an appliance store, and Zimmerman grew up listening to the radio, where he got his first musical education.  After playing in some short-lived high school bands, he left to attend the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]].  It was there that he took a deep interest in [[folk music]], listening to the recordings of artists such as [[Odetta]] and [[Woody Guthrie]].  In 1961, he dropped out of college and headed to [[New York City]], where he became a part of the burgeoning folk music scene in [[Greenwich Village]].  Sharing the stage with a wide variety of folk acts, among them [[Dave von Ronk]] and [[Tiny Tim]], he eventually landed a contract wit [[Columbia Records]], for whom his still records today.  He most recent album, [[Modern Times]] (2006), reached #1 on the pop music charts; at age 65, he is the oldest artist to have attained that mark.