Bob Dylan turns 71
As rock legend Bob Dylan turns 71, we look at some iconic moments in his life.
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Bob Dylan turns 70Dylan, whose real name is Robert Zimmerman, started his singing career in the early 1960s when he moved to New York to meet his hero, folk musician Woody Guthrie who was hospitalized. Dylan hoped to be Guthrie's greatest disciple.
Dylan started singing in clubs around Greenwich Village from 1961. -
Bob Dylan turns 70Dylan was noticed early in his club career and signed by producer John Hammond of Columbia Records. This lead to Dylan's first album titled Bob Dylan in 1962.
Only 5000 copies of the album were sold in the first year, just enough to break even. -
Bob Dylan turns 70In the 1960s, Dylan became a youth icon. He conceived and wrote The Times They Are A Changin as an anthem for the era of change he saw occurring. The early 60s had already seen the Cuban missile crisis, and almost a decade of the civil rights movement. The recording of the album was completed only days before the assassination of President John F Kennedy. The Vietnam War was soon to follow. -
Bob Dylan turns 70Dylan had a number of influences in his career. Apart from mentors like Woody Guthrie and Jack Elliott, Dylan was pushed to success by fellow singer Joan Baez, who invited him to sing on her shows. The two were romantically involved and did many protest songs together. Baez, who is more of an interpretative singer, has done extremely popular versions of Dylan's songs like Farewell, Angelina and It Ain't Me Babe. -
Bob Dylan turns 70In the latter half of 1964 and 1965 Bob Dylan made rapid changes in his musical style and his appearance. He was now a folk-rock pop-music star. The scruffy jeans and work shirts were replaced by a formal wardrobe and sunglasses, day and night. -
Bob Dylan turns 70Dylan returned to live touring after a break of seven years in 1974. He and his wife Sara Dylan separated after the tour and Dylan wrote songs on relationships for his next album Blood on the Tracks. In 1979, Dylan converted to Christianity. -
Bob Dylan turns 70He recently did a concert in China, which was mired in controversy. There were reports that that Dylan had allowed the Chinese government to censor his set list, but Dylan denied such allegations.
His official site explains his point of view to his fans.
