Bob Dylan ♬
Robert Allan Zimmerman was born into a Jewish family in 1941. 21 years later he changed his name to Bob Dylan. Robert’s love of music developed in his early years, and he listened to a lot of rock and roll music on the radio. At school, he also played in several bands with his friends.
When studying at the University of Minnesota he traded rock music for American folk music. His electric guitar was replaced by the acoustic guitar and the harmonica.
Did you know…?
In secondary school Zimmerman and his band ‘The Golden Chords’ played in a school talent show. Their music was so noisy that the headmaster turned off their microphones.
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Mørk Bob Dylan-bakgrunn
Bob Dylan gets a record contract
In the winter of 1961, Dylan moved to New York. He was looking to carry out his dream of becoming a full-time musician. He played all over and got a lot of positive feedback. A producer from Colombia Records was so impressed by what he heard that he gave Dylan a record contract.
Dylan’s debut album was recorded in only three days, but the critics were not very impressed. As a musician, Dylan was not fully trained, and his lyrics were serious, dark and sad. As an artist playing on stage, he was good, but his record didn’t sell very well. This didn’t bother Dylan too much, as he was already moving on to new musical projects.
Did you know …?
When Bob Dylan came to New York in the winter of 1961, he lied about his childhood. He told people that he was an orphan from New Mexico who traveled with a circus.
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Bob Dylans debutplate
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