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Bob Dylan is a legendary folk musician whose music has inspired countless artists throughout the time since his popularity. His music has been successfully covered by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, and Peter, Paul, and Mary. His epic song Like A Rolling Stone was chosen as the "greatest song of all time" by Rolling Stone Magazine, for obvious reasons. The Band was his backing group. The song Rainy Day Women caused controversy due to the line "They'll stone you.". The Times, They Are A-Changin' has become a counterculture staple. Real name Robert Allen Zimmerman.

Genres[]

Folk Rock

Soft Rock

Country Rock

Psychedelic Rock

Blues Rock

Parody[]

Weird Al Yankovic parodied Dylan with his song Bob. In the song, every line is a palindrome. The video is based on that to Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues.

Popular internet cartoon Homestar Runner has referenced Dylan several times.

Songs[]

Like a Rolling Stone

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Tangled Up in Blue

All Along the Watchtower

Rainy Day Women (Everybody Must Get Stoned)

Blowin' in the Wind

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Forever Young

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

Mr. Tambourine Man

Lay Lady Lay

Shelter From the Storm

Just Like A Woman

Positively 4th Street

My Back Pages (I Was So Much Older Then)

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