Biography
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his 69-year career. Dylan added increasingly sophisticated lyrical techniques to the folk music of the early 1960s, infusing it "with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry". His lyrics incorporated political, social, and philosophical influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.
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Awards & recognition
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 2016
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2012
- National Medal of Arts · 2009
- Terence Donovan Award · 2009
- Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards · 2008
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- Grammy Award — Best Americana Album · 2007
- Grammy Award — Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance · 2007
- Princess of Asturias Award — the Arts · 2007
- Grammy Award — Best Contemporary Folk Album · 2002
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2001
- Grammy Award — Best Male Rock Vocal Performance · 1998
- Grammy Award — Best Contemporary Folk Album · 1998
- Grammy Award — Album of the Year · 1998
- Kennedy Center Honors · 1997
- Grammy Award — Best Traditional Folk Album · 1995
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1991
- Grammy Award — Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal · 1990
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 1988
- Grammy Award — Best Male Rock Vocal Performance · 1980
- Grammy Award — Album of the Year · 1973
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews
- honorary doctorate from Princeton University
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Polar Music Prize
Filmography50+ titles
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Bob Dylan Revealed
Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative
Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey
Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978
Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965
Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged
Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Born In Chicago
The Greatest Night in Pop
John Candy: I Like Me
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
The Last Waltz
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
One to One: John & Yoko
The People Speak
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
A Complete Unknown
My Darling Vivian
MTV Unplugged
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Mavis!
Imagine: John Lennon
Saturday Night Live
Once Were Brothers
Wonder Boys
Joan Baez I Am a Noise
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
The Beach Boys
Bob Dylan - Trouble No More
My Own Love Song
Band of the Hand
Great Performances
Festival
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
Catchfire