Bob Dylan The Illustrated Biography

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Bob Dylan is a unique talent: writer of some of the most memorable popular songs of the twentieth century as well as a charismatic performer & cultural influence on succeeding generations of audiences & artists. In his teens, Dylan began to play & sing in local bands & when he left school his main ambition, as recorded in his high school yearbook, was to join Little Richard. But It was folk, not rock 'n' roll, which gave the young Dylan his first taste of fame when he moved to New York, became part of the burgeoning folk music scene & recorded a series albums cementing his fame as a leading light of the early dies protest movement. In 1965 Dylan famously went electric at the Newport Folk Festival, outraging purist fans, but finding a new & ever growing rock audience. Dylan toured the world with a rock backing b&, creating music of an intensity never heard before in rock, once again outraging some fans & thrilling others with the power of the music. A mysterious motorcycle accident put paid to the touring in 1966 & Dylan retired to Woodstock to raise a family. It was not until 1974 that he returned to touring & began to make great music again, notably the Blood on the Tracks album, which many consider to be his finest. In 1979 Dylan was ï ½born againï ½ & made several albums of overtly Christian music, yet again dividing his fans. Through the 1980s Dylan struggled to find his way musically & personally, although embarking what has since become known as the Never Ending Tour a punishing schedule of touring around the world, unprecedented in size & scope, all the more surprising for a man of his age. The 1990s saw another creative renaissance & Bob Dylan today has rarely been more feted critically & commercially. This richly illustrated book, with many classic & rare photographs, supported by an informative text, tells a compelling story of the most influential musician of the twentieth century.