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'''Bob Dylan''' is an [[American]] singer-songwriter.  Beginning in the early 1960s as a solo [[folk]] singer with an acoustic guitar, he had a huge impact in the middle of the decade by  switching to [[electric guitar|electric]], adding a back-up band and bringing [[literacy]] to [[rock'n'roll]].
'''Bob Dylan''' is an [[American]] singer-songwriter.  Beginning in the early 1960s as a solo [[folk]] singer with an acoustic guitar, he had a huge impact in the middle of the decade by  switching to [[electric guitar|electric]], adding a back-up band and bringing [[literacy]] to [[rock'n'roll]].


Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in [[Duluth]], [[Minnesota]], on [[May 24]], [[1941]].
Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in [[Duluth]], [[Minnesota]], on [[May 24]], [[1941]], the son of [[Jewish]] immigrants from [[eastern Europe]].

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Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning in the early 1960s as a solo folk singer with an acoustic guitar, he had a huge impact in the middle of the decade by switching to electric, adding a back-up band and bringing literacy to rock'n'roll.

Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, on May 24, 1941, the son of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe.