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2. Bob Dylan Robert Allen Zimmerman Born May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota Icon of 1960’s Folk rock/country singer-songwriter, artist, producer, writer Not afraid to address social issues and civil rights Bob Dylan.Biography (2)

3. Early Influences Local Radio No-Name Jive Jim Dandy R&B, gospel, rockabilly, country & western, show tunes, jazz, you name it he was a “musical smorgasbord” Dylan: a biography- Bob Spitz (3)

4. Music Style Early in career wrote many memorable songs and ballads of protest wrote about general human conditions such as poverty and feelings of the future Commonly used an unobtrusive repeating pattern called ostinato to allow focus on the song’s message (Candelaria and Kingman 4)

5. Lay Lady Lay 1969 Nashville Skyline – Notice the deep tone rather than his nasal singing style of earlier works – Chord progression features a descending chromatic line – Lyrical themes are romantic

6. Knockin’ on Heavens Door Originally released on the soundtrack of 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Song has been covered by just about everyone putting their own twist on the classic – Most famously by Gun’s and Roses Notice – simple repeating pattern – Back up singers oo-ing and ah-ing – The lyrical theme of the uncertainty of life

7. Bibliography 1.http://www.redbubble.com/people/clairehanna/work s/1785218-bob-dylanhttp://www.redbubble.com/people/clairehanna/work s/1785218-bob-dylan 2.http://www.biography.com/people/bob-dylan- 9283052http://www.biography.com/people/bob-dylan- 9283052 3.http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=xs7D mBy87UwC&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=bob+dylan+bio&o ts=UHsYLuBJRd&sig=MQ- t3X8242TtPbAVWukCcxaDgPg#v=onepage&q=influen ces&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=xs7D mBy87UwC&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=bob+dylan+bio&o ts=UHsYLuBJRd&sig=MQ- t3X8242TtPbAVWukCcxaDgPg#v=onepage&q=influen ces&f=false 4.Candelaria, Lorenzo F., and Daniel Kingman. American Music: A Panorama. Boston: Schirmer, 2012.