Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, born May 24, 1941) is a singer, author, composer, poet and most recently as a DJ. A character influential to popular music in decades. Many of Dylan's achievement was recognized from the 1960s when he caused a stir in many American public opinion. Some of his songs as "Blowin 'in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin became anti-war songs and support the human rights movement. Album Studio His most recent Modern Times, found dated August 28, 2006, for taking the No. 1 position in U.S. charts, making him, at age 65, became the oldest living artist for the highest position in the rankings. Then , the album was Rolling Stone magazine voted "Album of the Year".

The words in the first Dylan song is a combination of political influence, social commentary, philosophy and literature. The challenges of contemporary pop and create attractive broad cultural opposition (counterculture) time. While developing and personalizing musical styles, he has shown much enthusiasm for the tradition of American music from folk and country / blues to rock and roll and rockabilly, to English folk music, Scotland, Ireland and even jazz, swing, Broadway, heavy rock and gospel.

Dylan performs with guitar, keyboard and harmonica. With the help of many composers, he made regular tours from the late 1980s, so that then they called it the "Never Ending Tour" (tour never ends). Dylan has performed with many famous cases such as The Band, Tom Petty, Joan Baez, George Harrison, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Springsteen, U2, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jack White, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr and Stevie Nicks. Despite the achievements as a singer and recording artist is large footprint in the career center Dylan, but the songwriter is recognized as his greatest contribution to contemporary music.

These recordings have won him Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy awards. He was enrolled in the hall of fame rock and roll music, hall of fame songwriter in Nashville, and the hall of fame for the composer. Dylan Time Magazine named one of the characters most influential 20th century. In 2004, Bob Dylan was ranked at number two next to The Beatles in the list of 100 best artists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. January 1990, he was awarded the Medal of the Arts & Literature (Commandeur des Arts et des LETTRES) by French culture minister Jack Lang. In 2000 he was awarded the Polar Music by the Royal Institute of Swedish music. And in 2007, Dylan was awarded the Prince of Asturias in the field of art. He has several times been nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature.