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    • Bob Dylan - HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 12:  Musician Bob Dylan performs onstage during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards held at The Hollywood Palladium on January 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Bob Dylan - HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 12:  Musician Bob Dylan performs onstage during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards held at The Hollywood Palladium on January 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Bob Dylan - NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 30:  A Martin acoustic guitar used by Bob Dylan on display at the GOTTA HAVE IT! Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction Press Preview>> at the Gotta Have It! store on November 30, 2011 in New York City.
    • Bob Dylan - A combo of images showing (top L-R) Syrian poet Adonis, Israeli author Amos Oz, Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer, (bottom L-R) Somalia's author Nuruddin Farah, Japan's author Haruki Murakami and Hungary's author Peter Nadas who could be potential candidates to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Though the Swedish academy stays tight lipped, given the current situation in the Middle East, Syrian poet Adonis or even Israeli author Amos Oz could be well-placed this year. Online betting site Ladbrokes tipped Adonis as the favourite on September 30, 2011 just ahead of Swedish poet Tomas Transtroemer and far ahead of US author Thomas Pynchon and musician Bob Dylan.
    • Bob Dylan - Rock and pop music memorabilia is displayed by Christie's 21 November 2006 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York, in advance of the 04 December auction. From left are : a 1968 Fender Stratocaster guitar in sunburst finish owned by Jimi Hendrix, estimated price of USD 80 000 to 120 000; a rare page of working lyrics in Paul McCarney's hand for the Beatles' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', 1968, estimated at USD 200 000 to 300 000 ; a black and white mugshot photograph of Jimi Hendrix from the Toronto Police Department when he was arrested at the Toronto airport for possessing a small amount of drugs, 1969, estimated at USD 2000 to 3000; and a demonstration album of 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', 1963, from the personal archives of Suze Rotolo, the woman in the album cover photo with Dylan, estimated at USD 8000 to 12 000.
    • Bob Dylan - Rock and pop music memorabilia is displayed by Christie's 21 November 2006 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York, in advance of the 04 December auction. From left are : a 1968 Fender Stratocaster guitar in sunburst finish owned by Jimi Hendrix, estimated price of USD 80 000 to 120 000; a rare page of working lyrics in Paul McCarney's hand for the Beatles' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', 1968, estimated at USD 200 000 to 300 000 ; a black and white mugshot photograph of Jimi Hendrix from the Toronto Police Department when he was arrested at the Toronto airport for possessing a small amount of drugs, 1969, estimated at USD 2000 to 3000; and a demonstration album of 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', 1963, from the personal archives of Suze Rotolo, the woman in the album cover photo with Dylan, estimated at USD 8000 to 12 000.
    • Bob Dylan - Legendary rock musician Bob Dylan (L) and violinist Isaac Stern (R) receive the Polar Music Prize 2000 from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at Berwaldhallen 15 May 2000, in Stockholm. The prize is given to artists who measure up in every respect to the intentions of former music producer Stig Anderssons magnificent donation to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
    • Bob Dylan - A demonstrator with 'Soy Bomb' painted on his chest is removed from the stage as Bob Dylan performs a song from his Grammy nominated album during the 40th Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall n NEw York 25 February. Dylan won the Album of the Year category for the Album 'Time Out of Mind'. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)   Timothy A. Clary.
    • Bob Dylan - Rock legend Bob Dylan (R) poses at the University of St Andrews 23 June, 2004, after he received an honorary degree of Doctor of Music from Sir Kenneth Dover, Chancellor of the university. The American icon, whose hits include Like a Rolling Stone and Mr Tambourine Man, has only ever accepted one other honorary degree, from Princeton University in 1970.
    • Bob Dylan - American singer Bob Dylan performs in front of some 350,000 people during a rock concert attended by Pope John Paul II at Bologna late 27 September. The pope cited one of Dylan 's best known hit songs ' Blowin ' in the Wind' when he told the crowd that Jesus held the answers to their queries about life.
    • Bob Dylan - US poet and folk singer Bob Dylan performs 08 October 1987 during his concert at the POPB in Paris.
    • Bob Dylan - US poet and folk singer Bob Dylan is photographed 30 January 1990 in Paris, after being awarded with the Commandership of Arts and Literature.
    • Bob Dylan - This picture dated 25 February, 1998 shows Bob Dylan, born Robert Zimmerman receiving the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for 'Time Out of Mind' in New York. Dylan, the leader in the folk rock movement beginning in the early 1960's and a Grammy winner and Oscar winner, will celebrate his 60th birthday 24 May, 2001.
    • Bob Dylan - US singer Bob Dylan (front) performs at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, 27 February 2002. Dylan is nominated for a Grammy for Album of the year 'Love and Theft'.
    • Bob Dylan - US singer Bob Dylan watches the fight between William Joppy of Silver Spring, Maryland and WBA IBF Super Welterweight Champion Felix Trinidad of Puerto Rico during their championship bout at Madison Square Garden 12 May, 2001 in New York, NY. Trinidad won by a knockout in the 5th round.
    • Bob Dylan - Singer Carlos Santana receives the award for the Album of the Year from singer Bob Dylan during the 42d Annual Grammy Award in Los Angeles 23 February 2000.
    • Bob Dylan - US guitarist Warren Haynes performs during the 22nd annual Bluesfest music festival near Byron Bay on April 25, 2011. Australia's largest celebration of blues and roots music included Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, BB King, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones, ZZ Top, and Leon Russell in the six-day line-up.
    • Bob Dylan - Legendary American singer, songwriter, poet, artist and actor, Bob Dylan (C) acknowledges the applause with his band after performing from his repertoire of over 400 songs and 50 albums at the 22nd annual Bluesfest music festival near Byron Bay on April 25, 2011. Dylan will conclude his tour of Australia with two shows in Sydney on April 27 and 28.
    • Bob Dylan - Legendary American singer, songwriter, poet, artist and actor, Bob Dylan performs from his repertoire of over 400 songs and 50 albums during the 22nd annual Bluesfest music festival near Byron Bay on April 25, 2011. Australia's largest celebration of blues and roots music runs from April 21 until April 26 and includes Elvis Costello, Grace Jones, The Cat Empire, ZZ Top, and Leon Russell in the line-up.
    • Bob Dylan - US singer-songwriter Ben Harper performs during the opening day of the 22nd annual Blues Festival (Bluesfest) near Byron Bay on April 21, 2011. Australia's largest celebration of blues music runs until April 26 and includes Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones, The Cat Empire, ZZ Top, and Leon Russell in the line-up.
    LOOKING at the history of rock and roll, it is impossible to overstate the importance of Bob Dylan. As Bruce Springsteen put it, inducting Dylan into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, "Bob freed the mind the way Elvis freed the body. He showed us that just because the music was innately physical did not mean that it was anti-intellectual. He had the vision and the talent to make a pop song that ...more


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