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Famous as :
Folk singer, songwriterBirth Name :
Robert Allen ZimmermanBirth Date :
May 24, 1941Birth Place :
Duluth, Minnesota, USASpouse :
Sara Dylan (actress, 22-Nov-65 - 29-Jun-77), Carolyn Dennis (gospel vocalist, 4-Jun-86 - Oct 1992)Claim to fame :
Album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963)
Official Trailer of 'True Blood' Season 2: It Hurts So Good
May 02, 2009 01:05:30The blood is officially flowing. HBO has given a bloody official trailer of "True Blood" season 2 which will be debuted as a TV spot on Saturday night May 2 before the 8/7c telecast of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall".
The promo video which is called "It Hurts So Good" utilizes Bob Dylan's new single "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'". It basically displays the main characters and the conflicts surrounding them. Sam deals with his mysterious past that includes Maryann and Maryann's relationship with Tara that involves a veil of blood. Noticed missing from the picture is Lafayette.
'Watchmen' Soundtrack and Original Score to Be Released in March
January 23, 2009 03:01:07"Watchmen" will have its soundtrack album and original score compilation released three days before it makes its debut in the U.S. theaters. On Thursday, January 22, Warner Sunset/Reprise Records announced that both of the movie's soundtrack and original score have been set to hit U.S. stores on March 3.
Through a press release, the recording company also let out that the soundtrack will include a cover version of Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row" by My Chemical Romance, recorded exclusively for the movie. Other than My Chemical Romance, other musicians featured in the album include Billie Holiday, Simon & Garfunkel, Janis Joplin, KC & The Sunshine Band and Nat King Cole.
Video Premiere: Bob Dylan's 'Dreamin' of You'
September 09, 2008 04:09:41Bob Dylan brings out a music video for new single "Dreamin' of You" from his upcoming compilation album called "Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8". The song carries his dark thoughts of death and desire as he sings lyrics, saying, "Even if the flesh falls off my face / It won't matter if you're there."
The video stars veteran Hollywood actor Harry Dean Stanton as an old bootlegger who lives alone far from the town. He is captured traveling across the country to compile Bob's greatest songs. When it is finished, Harry prints out Bob's photo and attaches it on the CD cover with a title of "Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8".
Bob Dylan Joins Kanye West, Lil Wayne at Virgin Mobile Festival
April 28, 2008 04:04:48Legendary singer Bob Dylan has been added as one of the performers for the 2008 Virgin Mobile Festival held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on August 9-10. Bob will join other top musicians on the event which include the likes of Paramore, Chuck Berry, The Black Keys, Wilco, Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots and many more.
Bob is scheduled to perform on the second day of the event, which will be on August 10. Besides him, other famous names who will also perform on that day are Stone Temple Pilots, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails and Lil Wayne.
Stars Make GQ's List of Most Stylish Men in the Past 50 Years
September 21, 2007 01:09:01
Monthly men's magazine GQ has made public its list of the Most Stylish Men and surprisingly it includes a few surprises.
Among the notable figures in the entertainment industry make the magazine's list of 50 Most Stylish Men in the Past 50 Years are the Academy Award nominated Italian film actor Marcello Mastroianni, musicians David Bowie and Bob Dylan, and actors Steve McQueen and George Clooney.
Bob Dylan Beats Alanis for Angriest Song
June 27, 2007 04:06:16
A poll by Rolling Stone magazine to determine which makes the angriest love song surprisingly points to an old tune by Bob Dylan. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" tops the list of songs with fuming content.
The classic was written by Dylan back in 1962 for the album "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan". The 66-year-old singer once defined the song as "a statement that maybe you can say to make yourself feel better...as if you were talking to yourself."
Bob Dylan Extends Tour in North America
April 25, 2007 10:04:36
Grammy Award-winning songwriter and singer Bob Dylan is going to roam even further in North America this summer. He had extended his summer tour to support 2006's "Modern Times".
After announcing early jaunt that kicks off June 22 in Atlantic City, N.J., the legend is now wrapping up July 28 in Kelseyville, C.A.. According to his official website, there are 'hot seats' available for fans who want to see the performance up front and personal. These premium tickets come in a package with exclusive Bob Dylan Tour gift item and collectible laminate. Interested fans can click the "Hot Seats" icon next to the venue on the official website.
More on the 49th Annual Grammy Winners
February 12, 2007 12:02:36
Not only two, but five. Dixie Chicks sweeps clean all the five categories they earn at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, thus taking home the awards for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal all for "Not Ready To Make Nice", plus Album Of The Year and Best Country Album both for "Taking the Long Way".
Also scores an award is Christina Aguilera who wins the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance award for "Ain't No Other Man". American hip-hop group the Black Eyed Peas, in the meantime, earns the Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal award for their hit "My Humps", while pop sensation Madonna nabs the Best Electronic/Dance Album award for "Confessions on a Dance Floor".
Patti Smith Speaks Up on "Twelve"
February 07, 2007 03:02:17
Patti Smith is going to have her next album, "Twelve", released via Columbia Records on April 17th later this year.
The set, as said by Smith, will carry in it her renditions of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise," Neil Young's "Helpless" and Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule the World."
"Factory Girl" to Face Legal Threat from Bob Dylan
December 15, 2006 02:12:46
Though already been slated to hit theaters late this month on date 29, there is a possibility for "Factory Girl" to not appear on that day as famed musician Bob Dylan is preparing to take legal action against the movie which can prevent it to come up on date scheduled.
What triggers Dylan to plan so apparently is because he considers that the flick, a biopic of mid-sixties 'it girl' Edie Sedgwick, falsely implies he is responsible for the socialite's death as people can easily relate Hayden Christensen's character Billy Quinn to him despite the film's producers' claim insisting Quinn of actually being a composite of Dylan, Mick Jagger, and Jim Morrison.
Foo Fighters to Release Acoustic Live Album
October 03, 2006 02:10:04
Foo Fighters is about to release an acoustic live album and DVD next month. The set, tentatively titled "Skin and Bones", will feature 15 live and acoustic tracks recorded in Los Angeles.
"Skin and Bones", due to hit stores on November 7th, was recorded at three August Los Angeles dates on the band's acoustic tour. It includes the songs, "In Your Honor," "Big Me," "Everlong," "My Hero" and "Walking After You."
A 1950s Tape of Bob Dylan to be Auctioned
September 28, 2006 01:09:54
Back in the late 1950s, the now famous singer Bob Dylan was nothing. During that time he was an ordinary boy, simply known as Bobby Zimmerman who would spend hours playing guitar and singing with longtime pal Ric Kangas whom he asked to record the sessions.
And now, as the ordinary boy has become a sell-out singer, the old record, consists of three songs sung by Dylan and another featuring Kangas on guitar, would surely cost expensive. Approvingly, Kangas said that one Dylan expert appraised the tape at about $100,000, an amount he never thought before.
The U.S. Pop Album Charts for the Week Ended September 24th
September 28, 2006 10:09:36
There are several major new releases this week, but Justin Timberlake holds on his success. The pop singer, who has just made a comeback to music scene, still rules the US pop album charts, with his second solo effort "FutureSex/LoveSounds," sold 217,000 units for the week ended Sunday September 24th.
After two weeks atop the Billboard 200, the Jive Records release has now sold 903,000 copies in total. On the second position of the chart is Clay Aiken, whose covers set "A Thousand Different Ways" sold 205,000 units. Stacy Ferguson's solo debut, "The Dutchess" opens at No. 3 with 142,000 copies, just one place ahead of Kenny Chesney's "Live Those Songs Again" bows at No. 4 with 137,000.
The Billboard's Hot 200 Chart for the Week Ended Sept 17
September 21, 2006 09:09:05
The Billboard's Hot 200 chart for the week ended Sunday Sept 17th is reigned by the has just comeback to the scene singer Justin Timberlake. The NSYNC alumnus successfully has his second offering "FutureSex/LoveSounds" sold 684,000 units in just one week on the stores, such amount that obviously enough to bring the pop singer to hit the top spot of the album chart.
The Nielsen SoundScan counting, moreover, shows that the second set of Justin has been able to upstage the sales of his first album "Justified" which entered the album chart at No. 2 with 439,000 copies back in 2002. What's more, it is reported by Timberlake's Jive Records label that "FutureSex/LoveSounds" was also No. 1 in Britain, Ireland, Australia and Canada, and top-five in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, and Hong Kong.
The Big 10 Debuts on Billboard's Albums Chart
September 14, 2006 11:09:31
Having her second solo LP, "B'Day", tops the Billboard's album chart is the best birthday gift Beyonce Knowles has ever received. The set, drooped Sept 4h just in time with the singer's 25th birthday, is debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200, selling a massive 541,000 copies in its first week in stores.
Thus, the album marked Beyonce's second #1 debut on Billboard's albums chart. Back then in 2003, her debut solo album "Dangerously in Love" opened at #1, selling close to 317,000 units its first week in stores and going on to move more than 4.3 million copies since its release.
Top 10 Albums for the Week Ended September 3rd
September 07, 2006 11:09:56
Here comes another surprise from music industry. Bob Dylan is back at the top of the album charts with his new set "Modern Times" sold 192,000 copies in the week ended Sunday September 3rd. Hence, with such attainment during the album's first week of release, Dylan has successfully made his first time record in 30 years.
Greater than that, "Modern Times" also topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland, while opening at number two in Germany, Austria and Sweden. What's more, in the UK alone, the music project gave Dylan a personal single-week sales record with 55,000 copies at number three.
It's Time for Bob Dylan to Rock Broadway
July 11, 2006 02:07:57
Prolific singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will have his songs collection featured in a Broadway musical set in a circus called "The Times They Are A-Changin'."
Director and choreographer Twyla Tharp will choreograph the show, opens on Broadway on October 26 at New York City's Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Preview performances begin on September 25.
Bob Dylan Announced Plans to Release "Modern Times"
June 14, 2006 10:06:53
Music icon Bob Dylan has announced plans to release "Modern Times," his first album of new material in five years and his 44th overall, in stores and online Aug. 29.
The set reportedly will carry in it 10 new tracks with such Dylanesque titles as "Thunder on the Mountain," "Spirit on the Water," "Workingman's Blues" and "When the Deal Goes Down."
The 2006's Jazz Fest Headliners
February 16, 2006 11:02:20In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is ready to hold its annual Jazz and Heritage Festival. Scheduled to take place April 28-30 and May 5-7, festival organizers have on Wednesday Feb 15th, 2006 announced a lineup of artists to perform at the event.
The names tapped to headline the fest include the likes of Keith Urban, Fats Domino, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, and Yolanda Adams. Besides, there will also any other famous musicians like Dave Matthews Band, Lionel Richie and Jimmy Buffett in addition to the city's most famous musicians, many of whom are seasoned performers.
Rocker Bob Dylan to Start A Radio DJ Career
December 14, 2005 03:12:17Rock legend Bob Dylan will give hand at a new career he has never tried before. It's a radio DJ. Dylan reportedly has signed a deal as a radio DJ when he launches a new weekly music show on XM Satellite Radio March next year.
The show will feature "an eclectic mix of music hand-selected by Dylan" according to XM adding that "Dylan will offer regular commentary on music and other topics, host and interview special guests including other artists and will take emails from XM subscribers."
$78,000 for Bob Dylan's College Poetry
November 22, 2005 11:11:29The more precious something the more expensive its cost. Though, for some people high price doesn't matter at all, it's the value of the thing that really matters. As of legendary rock poet Bob Dylan, he should be proud of himself that his college poetry has been valued high.
Monday in a Rock & Pop Memorabilia auction at Christie's, Dylan's collection of poems he wrote as a student at the University of Minnesota in 1960 sold for $78,000. The set, consists of 16 pages of poems hand-written in pencil, besides marks Dylan's first manuscript ever offered for auction, also becomes the highest auction price to date for the acclaimed songwriter.
Dylan Boycott
September 14, 2005 03:09:21Music retailer HMV Canada has removed all of Bob Dylan's music from its shelves. Not without reason, but the chain was angered by the singer's 18-month deal with Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks to exclusively sell his new album, "Bob Dylan: Live at the Gaslight 1962," in its stores. The album already went on sale Aug. 30 at Starbucks' 4,600 shops in the United States and Canada and will not be released to other sales outlets for 18 months. Thus, HMV said it would not return Dylan's albums to its shelves until the Starbucks' window runs out.
The Uncut Song that Changed the World
August 06, 2005 11:08:20Have you ever thought or asked yourself what songs, movies, TV shows and books that bring changes to the world?! Now that "Uncut" magazine has held a poll of the 100 songs, movies, TV shows and books that "changed the world" in the opinion of musicians, actors and industry experts, you'll no longer confuse in finding the answer.
As on Friday, Bob Dylan's 1965 song "Like a Rolling Stone" topped the poll, beat Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" which secured the 2nd place. Ranked at number 3 was The Beatles' song "She Loves You," followed by The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." Chosen as the 5th on the poll was Stanley Kubrick's film "A Clockwork Orange," prior to "The Godfather" and "The Godfather II" films in sixth place.
Dylan in "No Direction Home"
July 14, 2005 10:07:33It's been so long that Bob Dylan has been working in music industry. And now what's fresh and new from the countryman is that he's going to release his double-disc set in August 30 this year. The given title "No Direction Home: The Soundtrack" contains the singer's more than two-dozen previously unreleased.
Firstly featured in "No Direction Home" is "When I Got Troubles," which is believed to be the first original song Dylan ever recorded. Also the will be a live version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" from a 1961 show at New York's Carnegie Hall and alternate takes of "Mr. Tambourine Man," "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and "She Belongs to Me" from the 1964-65 "Bringing It All Back Home" sessions.
Starbucks Reached a Deal with Dylan
June 29, 2005 10:06:22Legend Bob Dylan inks a deal with Starbucks Coffee Co. as it's agreed to produce and exclusively release a CD of his 10 recordings from New York's Gaslight Cafe in 1962. And so, "Bob Dylan: Live at the Gaslight 1962" will be available at Starbucks stores in the United States and Canada on August 30.
The CD, includes the earliest known recordings of "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," as well as folk standards "Barbara Allen" and "The Cuckoo," will cost $13.95 at Starbucks' 4,600 U.S. stores.
Dylan's "Chronicles, Vol. 1"
March 19, 2005 10:03:37Bob Dylan's memoir dubbed "Chronicles, Vol. 1" is one among the National Book Critics Circle Award nominees for biography/autobiography category, which include Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton and Stephen Greenblatt's biography of Shakespeare "Will in the World." Also listed as the nominees for the same category are John Guy's "Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart" and "De Kooning: An American Master" by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan.
In addition to biography/autobiography category, the event also has some other categories to win the award among others are fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, criticism, and lifetime achievement category. Dylan will find out the result in Friday night. Wish you luck bro.
