His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is considered his songwriting.
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. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards and harmonica. His recording career, spanning 50 years, has explored the traditions in American song-from folk, blues, and country togospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and the Great American Songbook. Initially inspired by the performances of Little Richard, and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson and Hank Williams, Dylan has amplified and personalized musical genres. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture. His mid-1960s recordings, backed by rock musicians, reached the top end of the United States music charts while also attracting denunciation and criticism from others in the folk movement.ĭylan's lyrics have incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical and literary influences. Leaving his initial base in the American folk music revival, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" altered the range of popular music in 1965. Nevertheless, early songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the American civil rights and anti-war movements. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when his songs chronicled social unrest, although Dylan repudiated suggestions from journalists that he was a spokesman for his generation. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Bob Dylan (/ˈdɪlən/ born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, artist and writer.
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