Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and the performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Dylan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- 2024 · Livin’ Thing as Himself
- 2024 · The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Joan Baez: I Am a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song as Self
- 2021 · Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Karen Dalton: In My Own Time as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom as Self
- 2021 · Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · The Dancing Man of L.A. as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999 as Self
- 2020 · Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President as Self
- 2020 · My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born as Self
- 2019 · The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Buenos Aires as Self
- 2019 · Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese as Self
- 2019 · The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Elvis Presley: The Searcher as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars as Self
- 2018 · The Top Ten Revealed as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Popular Voices at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Bob Dylan - Trouble No More as Self
- 2017 · The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · I Am Not Your Negro as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · The Discreet Françoise Hardy as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965 as Self
- 2015 · Mavis! as Self
- 2015 · Snapshots from the Tour as Himself
- 2014 · New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield as Self
- 2013 · Born In Chicago as Self
- 2013 · Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Legend of Lead Belly as Self
- 2012 · Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood as Self
- 2012 · John Mellencamp: It's About You as Self
- 2011 · YouTube Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Bob Dylan Revealed as Self
- 2011 · Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative as Self
- 2011 · Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune as Self
- 2011 · Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb as Self
- 2009 · The People Speak as Self
- 2009 · Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound as Self
- 2009 · Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize as Self
- 2009 · Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey as Self
- 2008 · Johnny Cash's America as Self
- 2008 · Johnny Cash - Live On Air as Self
- 2008 · Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow as Self
- 2008 · Patti Smith: Dream of Life as Self
- 2007 · Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival - The Other Side of the Mirror as Self
- 2007 · 65 Revisited as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream as Self
- 2007 · The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 as Self
- 2007 · Pete Seeger: The Power of Song as Self
- 2007 · The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys as Self
- 2007 · The Bob Dylan Phenomenon as Self
- 2006 · Dylan Speaks 1965 as Self
- 2006 · Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film as Self
- 2006 · Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978 as Self
- 2006 · Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation as Self
- 2006 · Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan as self - archival footage
- 2006 · Folk Britannia as Self (archival footage)
- 2005 · George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited as Self
- 2005 · No Direction Home: Bob Dylan as Self
- 2005 · Seattle Supersonic as Self
- 2005 · Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today as Self
- 2005 · Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan as Self
- 2005 · Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues as Self
- 2004 · Live Aid as Self
- 2004 · Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels as Self
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as (archive footage)
- 2004 · Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975 as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · The Best Of Beat as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Masked and Anonymous as Jack Fate
- 2003 · Bob Dylan: Cold Irons Bound as himself
- 2003 · World Tour 1966: The Home Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert as Self - Guest star
- 1999 · Paradise Cove as Alfred - Chauffeur
- 1997 · Dharma & Greg as Self
- 1995 · Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Performer
- 1995 · The Beatles Anthology as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Robbie Robertson: Going Home as Self
- 1994 · Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1994 · Bob Dylan at Woodstock '94 as Self
- 1994 · The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 as Self
- 1993 · Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms as Self
- 1993 · Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- 1993 · Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration as Self
- 1991 · Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night as Self
- 1991 · Van Morrison: One Irish Rover as Self
- 1990 · Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990 · Catchfire as Artist (uncredited)
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1987 · Hearts of Fire as Billy Parker
- 1987 · Getting to Dylan as Self
- 1987 · Taj Mahal and Friends as Self
- 1986 · Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert as Self
- 1985 · Live Aid as Self
- 1985 · We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self
- 1985 · The Making of Sun City as Self
- 1979 · Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip as Self
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1978 · The Last Waltz as Self
- 1978 · Renaldo and Clara as Renaldo
- 1976 · Bob Dylan: Hard Rain as Self
- 1976 · Bob Dylan - Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 - Video Anthology as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1973 · Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Alias
- 1972 · Eat the Document as Self
- 1972 · Scruggs: A Festival of Music as Self
- 1972 · Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here as Self
- 1972 · The Concert for Bangladesh as Self
- 1971 · Disco as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1969 · Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music as Self
- 1967 · Festival as Self
- 1967 · Dont Look Back as Self
- 1965 · Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
- 1965 · Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan as Self
- 1964 · Bob Dylan Quest Television Special as Self
- 1964 · Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks as Self
- 1963 · The Madhouse on Castle Street as Bobby
- 1959 · The Grammy Awards as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self