Bob Dylan: The Icon of Folk and Rock Music
Bob Dylan, whose real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and poet born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota. He is one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music, playing a key role in the revival of folk and rock in the 1960s.
Dylan emerged in the 1960s as the voice of an engaged generation, with his songs becoming anthems for the civil rights movement and political protest. Songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin'” symbolize this era of change.
He also made history in rock music by going electric in 1965 with the album “Highway 61 Revisited”, featuring one of his most famous songs, “Like a Rolling Stone”. This stylistic shift was controversial but established Dylan as an innovative and unpredictable artist.
