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Penny Lane · 10-14-2016, 01:21 PM

Congrats Bob!

The 2016 ‪Nobel Prize‬ in Literature is awarded to Bob Dylan“for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. He grew up in a Jewish middle-class family in the city of Hibbing. As a teenager he played in various bands and with time his interest in music deepened, with a particular passion for American folk music and blues. One of his idols was the folk singer Woody Guthrie. He was also influenced by the early authors of the Beat Generation, as well as by modernist poets.

Dylan moved to New York in 1961 and began to perform in clubs and cafés in Greenwich Village. He met the record producer John Hammond with whom he signed a contract for his debut album, called Bob Dylan (1962). In the following years he recorded a number of albums which have had a tremendous impact on popular music: Bringing It All Back Home and High-way 61 Revisited in 1965, Blonde On Blonde in 1966 and Blood On The Tracks in 1975. His productivity continued in the following decades, resulting in masterpieces like Oh Mercy (1989), Time Out Of Mind (1997) and Modern Times (2006).

Dylan’s tours in 1965 and 1966 attracted a lot of attention. For a period he was accompa-nied by film maker D. A. Pennebaker, who documented life around the stage in what would come to be the movie Dont Look Back (1967). Dylan has recorded a large number of albums revolving around topics like the social conditions of man, religion, politics and love. The lyrics have continuously been published in new editions, under the title Lyrics. As an artist, he is strikingly versatile; he has been active as painter, actor and scriptwriter.

Besides his large production of albums, Dylan has published experimental work like Taran-tula (1971) and the collection Writings and Drawings (1973). He has written the autobiog-raphy Chronicles (2004), which depicts memories from the early years in New York and which provides glimpses of his life at the center of popular culture. Since the late 1980s, Bob Dylan has toured persistently, an undertaking called the “Never-Ending Tour”. Dylan has the status of an icon. His influence on contemporary music is profound, and he is the object of a steady stream of secondary literature.

Mace Dolex · 10-14-2016, 01:55 PM

Not really a fan of his mumbling.

ABlairican Pie · 10-14-2016, 02:25 PM

I would have chosen Neil Peart of Rush for his songwriting, but that's just me.

Edison · 10-14-2016, 07:11 PM

Positively alright.

Dude111 · 10-15-2016, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Not really a fan of his mumbling.

I think he was BEST in the 60s..... He quickly went downhill and its sad.......

MrCleveland · 10-17-2016, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie

I would have chosen Neil Peart of Rush for his songwriting, but that's just me.

Bob Dylan wrote over 500 songs that STILL ring true today...my other nominee for literature in music would be Paul McCartney...

Penny Lane · 10-17-2016, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MrCleveland

Bob Dylan wrote over 500 songs that STILL ring true today...my other nominee for literature in music would be Paul McCartney...

Good choice!

10-14-2016, 01:21 PM	#1
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,027	The 2016 ‪Nobel Prize‬ in Literature is awarded to Bob Dylan Congrats Bob! The 2016 ‪Nobel Prize‬ in Literature is awarded to Bob Dylan“for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. He grew up in a Jewish middle-class family in the city of Hibbing. As a teenager he played in various bands and with time his interest in music deepened, with a particular passion for American folk music and blues. One of his idols was the folk singer Woody Guthrie. He was also influenced by the early authors of the Beat Generation, as well as by modernist poets. Dylan moved to New York in 1961 and began to perform in clubs and cafés in Greenwich Village. He met the record producer John Hammond with whom he signed a contract for his debut album, called Bob Dylan (1962). In the following years he recorded a number of albums which have had a tremendous impact on popular music: Bringing It All Back Home and High-way 61 Revisited in 1965, Blonde On Blonde in 1966 and Blood On The Tracks in 1975. His productivity continued in the following decades, resulting in masterpieces like Oh Mercy (1989), Time Out Of Mind (1997) and Modern Times (2006). Dylan’s tours in 1965 and 1966 attracted a lot of attention. For a period he was accompa-nied by film maker D. A. Pennebaker, who documented life around the stage in what would come to be the movie Dont Look Back (1967). Dylan has recorded a large number of albums revolving around topics like the social conditions of man, religion, politics and love. The lyrics have continuously been published in new editions, under the title Lyrics. As an artist, he is strikingly versatile; he has been active as painter, actor and scriptwriter. Besides his large production of albums, Dylan has published experimental work like Taran-tula (1971) and the collection Writings and Drawings (1973). He has written the autobiog-raphy Chronicles (2004), which depicts memories from the early years in New York and which provides glimpses of his life at the center of popular culture. Since the late 1980s, Bob Dylan has toured persistently, an undertaking called the “Never-Ending Tour”. Dylan has the status of an icon. His influence on contemporary music is profound, and he is the object of a steady stream of secondary literature. Attached Images
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ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	I would have chosen Neil Peart of Rush for his songwriting, but that's just me.
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Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,666	Not really a fan of his mumbling.

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Edison Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 2,430	Positively alright.