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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is a folk artist formed in 1960. 1120 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Also known as Blind Boy Grunt, Jack Frost

Folk · Best folk albums

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1120
Releases
1956–2026
Active years
1960
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Blonde on Blonde

1966 · 14 tracks

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Singles & EPs

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Live & compilations

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Credits

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Featured tracks

9

Videos

4

Collaborators

5

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Honors

25
  • Grammy Awards

    ×7

    Grammy Awards

    • 2007 · Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
    • 2002 · Best Contemporary Folk Album
    • 1998 · Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
    • 1998 · Best Contemporary Folk Album
    • 1995 · Best Traditional Folk Album
    • +2 more
  • Grammy Award for Album of the Year

    ×2

    Grammy Award for Album of the Year

    • 1998
    • 1973
  • Academy Award for Best Original Song

    ×1

    Academy Award for Best Original Song

    • 2001
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

    ×1

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

    • 1988
  • Polar Music Prize

    ×1

    Polar Music Prize

    • —
  • Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

    ×1

    Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

    • 1990
  • Kennedy Center Honors

    ×1

    Kennedy Center Honors

    • 1997
  • National Medal of Arts

    ×1

    National Medal of Arts

    • 2009
  • Grammy Award for Best Americana Album

    ×1

    Grammy Award for Best Americana Album

    • 2007
  • honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews

    ×1

    honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews

    • —
  • honorary doctorate from Princeton University

    ×1

    honorary doctorate from Princeton University

    • —
  • Terence Donovan Award

    ×1

    Terence Donovan Award

    • 2009
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom

    ×1

    Presidential Medal of Freedom

    • 2012
  • Princess of Asturias Awards

    ×1

    Princess of Asturias Awards

    • 2007 · the Arts
  • Pulitzer Prize

    ×1

    Pulitzer Prize

    • 2008 · Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
  • Legion of Honour

    ×1

    Legion of Honour

    • — · Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

    ×1

    Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

    • — · Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
  • Nobel Prize

    ×1

    Nobel Prize

    • 2016 · Nobel Prize in Literature

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Bob Dylan at a glance

Born in
Duluth
From
United States
Active since
1962
Instruments
piano, guitar, harmonica, nyckelharpa, Richter-tuned harmonica, voice
Voice
baritone
Member of
Traveling Wilburys, Academy of Arts, Berlin, American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Labels
Columbia Records, Asylum Records
Educated at
Sidwell Friends School, University of Minnesota System, Hibbing High School
Former spouse
Sara Dylan (1965–1977), Carolyn Dennis (1986–1992)
Partner
Suze Rotolo, Joan Baez, Echo Helstrom
Children
Jakob Dylan, Jesse Dylan, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/df81f603fc7a17f7a56c3a59d509bc57, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/e08fcd5712b8545f4a94805c07f57e7d, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/21a86ea9e4bfc8ed0f7a66e17081e3af, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/61be6c06f40fc6ab9446e1940ebc2d71
Parents
Abram Zimmerman, Beatrice Stone

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About

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on 24 May 1941, Duluth, Minnesota, USA) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Zimmerman changed his surname to Dylan in homage to the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, who had frequented the streets and bars of New York's Greenwich Village a generation earlier. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. A number of Dylan's early songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving his initial base in the culture of folk music behind, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" has been described as radically altering the parameters of popular music in 1965. His recordings employing electric instruments attracted denunciation and criticism from others in the folk movement.

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Dylan's lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, and the music and performance styles of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres. His recording career, spanning fifty years, has explored numerous distinct traditions in American song-from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. 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. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

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Bob Dylan in brief

How many Bob Dylan releases are on Riffiter?
1120 releases are catalogued, spanning 1956 to 2026.
When was Bob Dylan formed?
Bob Dylan formed in 1960.
What genre is Bob Dylan?
Bob Dylan is catalogued under Folk, Singer-Songwriter.
What is the most recent Bob Dylan release on Riffiter?
Vintage Legends Collection. Golden Collection Series, released in 2026.
What awards has Bob Dylan won?
Bob Dylan has 25 award wins on record, including Grammy Awards (7×), Grammy Award for Album of the Year (2×), Academy Award for Best Original Song (1×).
Does Bob Dylan have children?
Jakob Dylan, Jesse Dylan, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/df81f603fc7a17f7a56c3a59d509bc57, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/e08fcd5712b8545f4a94805c07f57e7d, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/21a86ea9e4bfc8ed0f7a66e17081e3af, http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/61be6c06f40fc6ab9446e1940ebc2d71 are children of Bob Dylan on public record.

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