Bob Dylan
"In the work of each performer there is an attempt to create oneself, to make a new man out of what is inherited and what is imagined; each individual attempt implies an ideal community..." This quote is from Greil Marcus in the book Mystery Train. Like the American character, Bob Dylan is inventive, innovative, and unpredictable. As a vocalist, he broke the barrier and tradition of performers having a well-defined voice by creating his own unique style. As a performer, he inspired many types of music, including country-rock and folk-rock. Dylan influenced many musicians including the Beatles and Rolling Stones who mimicked Dylan's music. Songs such as "Blowing In the Wind" encouraged musicians to be brave in writing their thoughts in music with lyrics like this:Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail Dylan started out as a folk singer and then switched to electric in 1965 which created a unique sound later labeled folk rock. Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. Dylan was the grandson of Jewish-Russian immigrants. The Zimmerman family moved to the small town
of Hibbing in 1947. Dylan started writing poetry at age 10 and taught himself how to play the guitar and piano in his early teens. Influenced by early rock stars such as Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, Dylan started forming his own bands, including the Golden Chords, Elston Gunn, and the Rock Boppers. According to his high school yearbook, his goal was "to join Little Richard". Dylan reinvented himself again with his album "John Wesley Harding". This album was softer and more elegant than his previous albums. However, many people said that he could no longer be considered one of the country's most influential poets with the lyrics he was writing. I'll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest, Did you ever hear that coffin sound? Where the pullets of poison are flooding their waters, Means another poor boy is in the ground. Dylan began playing at various clubs in Greewich Village where he developed his trademark nasal sound and adopted the stage name Bob Dylan. In 1961 Robert Shelton saw him perform and raved in the New York Times that he "was bursting at the seams with talent." A month later, John Hammond signed Dylan to a recording contract. Dylan's first album included songs by Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Bukka White which resulted in a death-obsessed record with songs such as "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" with lyrics such as:
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