Bob Dylan

 Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) was an American artist and singer. Dylan is frequently thought of as one of the best songwriters ever. The career of Bob Dylan spans over 60 years. Much of his most celebrated songs date from the 1960s, when songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) and "The Times Are A-Changin'" (1964) became songs of the antiwar and civil rights movements. His lyrics during this period incorporated a range of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying pop music conventions and appealing to the burgeoning counterculture.Following his self-titled debut album in 1962, which comprised mainly traditional folk songs, Dylan made his breakthrough as a songwriter with the release of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan the following year. The album contains "Blowinin the Wind" as well as the complex and thematically rich "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna fall". A lot of his songs were inspired by old folk songs. He went on to release the controversial The Times They Are a-Changin' and the more contemplative and abstract The Other Side of Bob Dylan in 1964. In 1965 and 1966 Dylan caused controversy among folk purists after he adopted electronically amplified rock instruments, and over the course of fifteen months, he released three of the most influential and influential rock albums of the 1960s: Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited (both 1965) and Blonde on Blonde (1966). His six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" (1965) broadened the boundaries of creativity and commercialization within popular music.In July 1966, a motorcycle accident caused Dylan to stop the road. In the time he was away the singer recorded a massive collection of songs featuring members of the Band that had previously backed him on tours. The recordings were later released as the 1975 collaborative album The Basement Tapes. In the late 1960s and 1970s, Dylan was a fan of country music and rural themes in John Wesley Harding (1967), Nashville Skyline (1969), as well as New Morning (1970). In 1975 Dylan came out with Blood on the Tracks, which many saw as the return of his style. He became a Christian in the late 1970s and released several albums featuring modern gospel music. In the 1980s, he reverted to his rock style. Dylan's 1997 album Time Out of Mind was the start of a career renaissance. Since then, he has released five albums of his own music that has been critically acclaimed. His most recent album of these is Rough and Rowdy Ways (2020). In the years 2010 and 2011, he also recorded three albums with versions of American classics, including songs by Frank Sinatra. The Never Ending Tour, which Dylan has been doing since the 1980s has seen him perform constantly.