A Brief History of Bob Dylan and His Music

1. A History of His Music in Relation to It’s Role
in Society

4. Childhood
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 Born in Duluth, Minnesota on May 24, 1941
 Raised in Hibbing, Minnesota
 Raised in a traditional Jewish household by Russian
immigrants
 Was big fan of folk artist, Woody Guthrie and rock &
roll artist, Little Richard
 Moved to Minneapolis Minnesota in September of
1959 to attend University of Minnesota.

6. Starting Off In New
York
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 Moved to Greenwich Village, New York City in
January of 1961.
 Began performing in clubs with popular folk
musicians: Odetta, Carolyn Hester, Dave Jan Ronk.
 Was discovered by producer John Hammond and
signed to Columbia Records.
 Wrote 24 studio albums, 13 live albums, 14
compilation albums, and 6 collaboration albums.

7. Greenwich
Village

8. Hurricane Carter
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9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnl5
X5MQKTg