Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is an American musician, poet and artist whose position in popular culture is unique.
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colin fitzgerald
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Apr 10, 2010
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Folk music is often dismissed by its detractors as a "less-than-musically-complex" genre. Many negatively associate it with its somewhat (and sometimes painfully) annoying guitar chord strumming and out-of-key singing of lyrics rife with whimsical p...
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Hannah Levy
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Apr 2, 2010
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Some people might be growing weary of the country/folk/pop genre that artists like Iron and Wine, Andrew Bird, and the entire Monsters of Folk crew fall into. I am not some people. What can I say? I have a soft spot for anything that sounds like the ...
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camden andrews
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Mar 31, 2010
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Folk music has changed a lot since it began to emerge in the mainstream during the fifties and sixties. But Sweden's Kristian Mat, aka The Tallest Man On Earth, takes it back to its earthy roots, performing by himself with just an acoustic guitar or...
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Ben Aiken
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Mar 3, 2010
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Have you ever wondered what The White Stripes would sound like if Jack had been born in 1945, started the band in 1963, and sang with the voice of a young Bob Dylan? Well, me neither, but if you were, this album from The Strange Boys would give you a...
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el gringo rico
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Sep 23, 2009
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Don't you love it when two of your favorite genres collide? So do I. But to be quite honest, I was a bit nervous when I saw that K'Naan was covering the man, the myth, the legend. I imagined some terrible dance album that ruined the simplicity of the...
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