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'''Bob Dylan''' (birth name Robert Zimmerman), is one of the towering figures of [[America]]n 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]] in the late 1970s.  Even though he soon ceased recording songs that were explicitly [[Christian]], he continued to perform the songs from those albums, and for some time dedicated the song ''In the Garden'' to [[Jesus Christ]] when he performed it publicly. By the mid-1980's, however, his vision of Christian faith dimmed somewhat, so much so that by 1997 he was writing songs like [[Not Dark Yet]] in which he sings, "Don't even hear a murmur of a [[prayer]]/It's not dark yet, but it's getting there," clearly signifying his diminishing faith.

'''Bob Dylan''' (birth name Robert Zimmerman), is one of the towering figures of [[America]]n 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]] in the late 1970s.  Even though he soon ceased recording songs that were explicitly [[Christian]], he continued to perform the songs from those albums, and for some time dedicated the song ''In the Garden'' to [[Jesus Christ]] when he performed it publicly. By the mid-1980's, however, his vision of Christian faith dimmed somewhat, so much so that by 1997 he was writing songs like [[Not Dark Yet]] in which he sings, "Don't even hear a murmur of a [[prayer]]/It's not dark yet, but it's getting there," clearly signifying his diminishing faith.

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 with [[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 with [[Columbia Records]], for whom he 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.   

Over a long and varied career, Dylan has collaborated with numerous other artists, including [[Joan Baez]], [[Johnny Cash]], and [[Tom Petty]].  In 2004, he published the first volume of [[Chronicles]], his planned autobiography.  Since 2005, he has had a weekly radio show on [[XM Radio]]; among the themes of each week, he recently chose "The Bible," playing songs by the Reverend J.M. Gates, Kitty Wells, and the Reverend Gary Davis.

Over a long and varied career, Dylan has collaborated with numerous other artists, including [[Joan Baez]], [[Johnny Cash]], and [[Tom Petty]].  In 2004, he published the first volume of [[Chronicles]], his planned autobiography.  Since 2005, he has had a weekly radio show on [[XM Radio]]; among the themes of each week, he recently chose "The Bible," playing songs by the Reverend J.M. Gates, Kitty Wells, and the Reverend Gary Davis.