Bob Dylan

A History of His Music in Relation to It’s Role in Society

Born in Duluth, Minnesota on May 24, 1941 Raised in Hibbing, Minnesota Raised in a traditional Jewish household by

Russian immigrants Was big fan of folk artist, Woody Guthrie and

rock & roll artist, Little Richard Moved to Minneapolis Minnesota in September

of 1959 to attend University of Minnesota.

Childhood

Moved to Greenwich Village, New York City in

January of 1961. Began performing in clubs with popular folk

musicians: Odetta, Carolyn Hester, Dave Jan Ronk.

Was discovered by producer John Hammond and signed to Columbia Records.

Wrote 24 studio albums, 13 live albums, 14 compilation albums, and 6 collaboration albums.

Starting Off In New York

Greenwich Village

Hurricane Carter

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