Bob Dylan Team with Wilco, My Morning Jacket, More for AmericanaramA Festival Tour : April 22, 2013

Bob Dylan still tours pretty extensively, particularly as a man of a certain age. And when new dates for his so-called “Never Ending Tour” are announced once or twice a year, t ...

Never Ending Tour Lives On as Bob Dylan Keeps Rolling into April : February 28, 2013

Bob Dylan wasn't kidding around when he dubbed his current tour the "Never Ending Tour." After all, he did that in 1988. OK, let the record show that Dylan himself didn't actual ...

Album Review: Bob Dylan ‘Tempest’ : October 10, 2012

It isn’t easy to review a living legend, because there is a small part of me that might want to go easy on Bob Dylan. After all, I am probably not qualified to offer criticism to ...

Stream Bob Dylan ‘Tempest,’ The xx ‘Coexist’ : September 05, 2012

These days most of us are 21st century digital boys and girls, and as album leaks are pretty much a given at this point rather than a fear, many record labels have taken an almost ...

Historic New York Capitol Theatre Reopens with Bob Dylan, Al Green : August 13, 2012

The legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. will re-open later this year after being refurbished, and Bob Dylan will perform the first concert in the renovated building. ...

5 Best Music Films and Documentaries on Netflix Instant Right Now : July 14, 2012

As a result of their recent beef with Dish Network, Viacom not only pulled all their channels from the popular satellite provider, but decided to punish everyone by also disabling ...

Bob Dylan Schedules 2012 North American Tour : June 19, 2012

Never Ending Tour, indeed. Bob Dylan has announced new tour dates for this fall, and this time he’ll be joined on the road by Mark Knopfler. The newly announced dates will kic ...

Van Morrison, Bob Dylan Sign On for 2012 Monteaux Jazz Festival : April 24, 2012

The Montreux Jazz Festival, which is now closing in on its 50th year of existence, has announced that some big names will be included in the lineup this year, including Bob Dylan a ...

Bob Dylan Tribute Album Features Adele, Dave Matthews, Sting : October 20, 2011

Sting has announced he will join a multitude of other artists including Adele and Dave Matthews that are contributing songs to "Chimes of Freedom: Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Ye ...

Springsteen, Dylan, Joel Taking Back Their Music : August 16, 2011

For artists like the Eagles, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen, there is some light at the end of the tunnel due to the fact that soon copyright laws will be a ...

Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler Team Up to Tour Europe in October : July 15, 2011

Europe will be getting one of this year's best tour packages when Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan set out for the continent starting in October. Knopfler and Dylan, each touring wit ...

Bob Dylan Books Fall Tour Dates : June 22, 2010

To date legendary singer Bob Dylan has spent a majority of 2010 overseas. However in August, he will be returning home to play his typically busy U.S. slate of shows. On July 4 ...

bob dylan Biography

Bob Dylan, the American musician, singer-songwriter, painter and poet, was born in Duluth, Minnesota on May 24, 1941. Over the course of his five decade career he has been widely influential in popular music. Dylan's most celebrated work is from the 1960s. Several of his songs from that time like The Times They Are a-Changin and Blowin in the Wind became anthems for anti-war and U.S. civil rights movements. In 1965, he moved away from his folk music base with his six minute song Like a Rolling Stone to help revolutionize and expand popular music.

Dylan's lyrics draw on a wide array of literary, philosophical, social and political influences. His songs defied the existing conventions of pop music and had a huge appeal to the growing counterculture of that time. Dylan was inspired initially by songs of Hank Williams, Robert Johnson and Woody Guthrie and performance styles of Little Richard and Buddy Holly. Dylan's fifty year recording career has explored numerous American song traditions- from folk, country and blues to rockabilly, rock and roll and gospel to English, Irish and Scottish folk music. He has even embraced jazz and swing music.

Dylan performs with harmonica, guitar and keyboards. Since the latter 1980s he has toured on a steady basis, backed by an ever-changing group of musicians on what has been called The Never Ending Tour. Dylan's performance and recording accomplishments have been major, however it is his songwriting which is generally considered as his greatest contribution.

Over the years, Dylan has been honored with numerous awards, including Academy, Golden Globe and Grammy Awards. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Dylan has also had his work exhibited at major art galleries and has had three books of paintings and drawings published.

To date, the band is still active and its line-up intact all original with no departures and no replacements since day one. At present, Rammstein is on the road for the Made in Germany 1995-2011 Tour, in support of their eponymous compilation record to be released in December 2011. The two-leg European tour kicked off in Bratislava, Slovakia on November 6, with the first leg closing in Zurich, Switzerland on December 12. The second leg will open on February 3, 2012 in Hanover, Germany and will wrap up on March 8, 2012 in Antwerp, Belgium.