The Life and Times of Bob Dylan : The Life and Times of Bob Dylan
“Don’t know how it all got started….” : “Don’t know how it all got started….” Born: Robert Zimmerman
May 24, 1941
Duluth, Minnesota
Moves to Hibbing, at age 6 Video Clips:
Rock Around the Clock; Ozzie & Harriet; History of Rock, Vol 4.
Timeline : Timeline 1945 1950 1955 1959 USSR negates Yalta and Potsdam agreements. Cold War begins. Sputnik Kennan’s “Long Telegram” Zimmerman family moves to Hibbing, MN The Berlin Airlift RZ turns 10 – starts playing piano N. Korea attacks McCarthy arises U-2 Incident Russian H bomb RZ graduates – registers for college
“Talking New York City Blues…” : “Talking New York City Blues…” Leaves for college
In St. Paul /Minneapolis 1959
Plays clubs in Dinkytown
Drops out
Hitchhikes to NYC, December, 1960
Music in 1961 : Music in 1961 Chain Gang
Save the Last Dance for Me
Stay
Shop Around
Running Bear
Teen Angel
Cathy’s Clown
Ally Oop
Polkadot Bikini
“Don’t know how it all got started….” : “Don’t know how it all got started….” Meets Woody Guthrie
Plays coffeehouses
At the same time as Roger McGuinn, Dave Von Ronk, Tiny Tim…. Woody Guthrie
“Don’t know how it all got started….” : A review gets him noticed. John Hammond signs Dylan for an album of folk songs –
“Don’t know how it all got started….”
Bob Dylan : Bob Dylan Sold all of 5000 copies originally
News topics - 1961 : News topics - 1961 Bay of Pigs
Freedom Riders attacked
Berlin Wall Built
First military troops sent to Viet Nam
Peace Corps
Birth Control
Soviets Orbit Earth
TV a “vast wasteland”
Music in 1962 : Music in 1962 Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Locomotion!
Shelia
Sherry
Puff the Magic Dragon
The Twist
Duke of Earl
Hey Baby!
Johnny Angel
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Times (They are a-changing!) : Times (They are a-changing!) 1960 1961 1962 1963 Dec: Authorizes 16,000 for Saigon U-2 shot down over Russia Space Race begins Kennedy defeats Nixon April: Bay of Pigs ‘Invasion’ August: Confrontation in Berlin; the Wall Dylan hits NYC October 15: The Cuban Missile Crisis “13 days in which the world held its breath.” Pres. Kennedy Assassinated
Quoting Bob… : Quoting Bob… “The news was all bad. It made me nervous. I liked old news. 24 hours news would have been hell.”
---Chronicles, Vol. 1
Voice of a generation, 1962 - 1969 : Voice of a generation, 1962 - 1969
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan : The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan Video: Blowin’ in the Wind
The Times They Are A Changin’ : The Times They Are A Changin’
Another Side of Bob Dylan : Another Side of Bob Dylan
Bringing It All Back Home : Bringing It All Back Home Video: Subterranean Homesick Blues
Highway 61 Revisited : Highway 61 Revisited
Blonde on Blonde : Blonde on Blonde
News Flash! : News Flash! Bob Dylan is “seriously injured” in a motorcycle accident, July 26, 1966
– another James Dean?
No news at all… : No news at all… Recuperates in Woodstock, NY with new wife, kids, new friends – turns reclusive
But the new friends are Robbie Robertson and Levon Helm. The results?
Some of the most traded bootlegs ever….
Rebirth 1968 - 1970 : Rebirth 1968 - 1970 Video: (w/ Johnny Cash) North Country Girl
“Advice from Bob…” : “Advice from Bob…”
Timeline : Timeline 1960: NYC
1962: 1st Album
1963: Attends first Civil Rights meeting; meets Baez in Monterey; and sweeps the world
1964: Meets the Beatles
1965: Breaks with folkies; marries Sara Lowndes
1966: Injury, rejuvenation
Missing in Action, 1970 - 1973 : Missing in Action, 1970 - 1973
Spotted! : Spotted! “I’d like to introduce a friend to us all … Mr. Bob Dylan.”
The Concert for Bangladesh, 8/1/1971
(Movie released 1972)
Video Clips:
(from the concert)
Timeline : Timeline 1967: Begins ‘country’ era
1973: Films Pat Garret and Billy the Kid
1975: Blood on the Tracks, The Basement Tapes both open to acclaim. Rolling Thunder tour! (clip)
1976: Desire is released and remains number 1 on the charts for 35 weeks.
1977: Divorce granted.
Timeline : Timeline 1980: Grammy for “Gotta Serve Somebody”
1981: Shot of Love final gospel album
1985: New album, plays Farm Aid with Petty, and Biograph scores
1986: Petty and the Heartbreakers backing band for new tour
Timeline : Timeline 1988: The Traveling Wilburys: Volume One, the result of a collaboration of Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison is released.
Best Dylan work in years.
Timeline : Timeline 1989: Oh Mercy is a great album. Undercut by the fact Dylan and the Dead is not.
Dylan begins relentless touring schedule.
1991: Columbia releases The Bootleg Series 1-3 to fan raves; also Lifetime Achievement award at the Grammys.
Timeline : Timeline 1992: 30th Anniversary Concert knocks ‘em dead in Madison Square Garden
1993: Performs at Clinton Inaugural
1994: MTV Unplugged a big hit.
Timeline : Timeline 1997: Nominated for, but does not win, Nobel Prize in Literature;
hospitalized with a potentially serious heart infection;
recovers, performs before the Pope in November, and accepts a Kennedy Center award
Timeline : Timeline 1998: Time Out of Mind wins new generation of listeners for Dylan
1998: Again nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature, and again, does not get it.
1999: Again, no go on Nobel Prize
Timeline : Timeline 2000: Golden Globe award, and Oscar, for “Times Have Changed” from the Wonder Boys movie. Performs via satellite from down under!
Timeline : Timeline 2001: Love and Theft debuts… on September 11.
2000-2005: Bootleg Series continues. Live 1966, Live 1964, and Live 1975 have appeared since.
2005: No Direction Home, Chronicles, Vol. 1
2006: Modern Times huge hit. And the Never Ending Tour continues.
“No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe…” : “No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe…”
Dylan on Idols… : Dylan on Idols… Woody Guthrie was my last idol
He was the last idol
Because he was the first idol
I'd ever met
That taught me
Face t' face
That men are men
Shattering even himself
As an idol
An' that men have reasons for what they do
An' what they say
Dylan on Idols… : Dylan on Idols… Woody never made me fear
And he didn't trample any hopes
For he just carried the book of Man
An' gave it t' me t' read for awhile
An' from it I learned my greatest lesson
You ask "how does it feel to be an idol?”
It'd be silly of me t' answer, wouldn't it . .?
--- 11 Outlined Epitaphs
Dylan on the Sixties… : Dylan on the Sixties… The Sixties, it’s like the Civil War days. But, I mean, you’re talking to a person who owns the Sixties. Did I ever want to acquire them? No. But I own the Sixties – who’s going to argue with me?
I’ll give’em to you if you want’em. You can have’em”
--- Rolling Stone interview, 2006
“May your song always be sung…” : Dylan turned 65 in 2006
He has published over 40 albums
Created the boxed set market with the release of Biograph in 1986
Has influenced countless musicians
And has had hit records in 5 decades.
“May your song always be sung…”
“May your song always be sung…” : And, as of 2006:
5,000 different cover versions of songs by Bob Dylan.
“May your song always be sung…”
“May your song always be sung…” : “May your song always be sung…” As someone once said,
“Time will tell
who has fell
And who’s been left behind…”
“May your song always be sung…” : “May your song always be sung…” Questions:
Hype or Real Thing:
Was Dylan important?
“May your song always be sung…” : “May your song always be sung…” Questions:
And – is Dylan still important?
Why?