Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan
Maggie Blackmon
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Cultural
Social
Technology
Political
Diplomatic
Economic
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Question One

• A. Brent Smith
• C. Bobby Klog
• D. Dylan Thomas
• E. Dennis Westower

What was Bob Dylans given name?
B. Robert Zimmerman
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Question Two
Who did Bob Dylan play with at the March on
Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

1. Taylor Swift
2. Woody Guthrie
3. Suze Rotolo
4. Mary Hollard

E. Joan Baez
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Question Three
Which one of these genres of music did Bob Dylan
NOT play?
A. Heavy Metal
B. Folk C. Blues D. Christian E. Rock
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Question Four
Who was Bob Dylan greatly influenced by?

• The Grateful Dead
• The Talking Heads
• D. The Ramones
• E. Frank Sinatra

C. Little Richard
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Early Life

• Born May 24th,1941 in Duluth Minnesota
• Named Robert Zimmerman
• Moved to Hibbing, Minnesota
• Listened to blues, country,
• and early rock and roll
• Formed many bands
• Greatly influenced by Little Richard

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College Years

• Referred to himself as Bob Dylan
• Became more interested in folk music
• The songs are filled with more despair, more
  sadness, more triumph, more faith in the
  supernatural, much deeper feelings.
• Dropped out of college

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Early Music

• Traveled to New York City
• Played on other artists albums
• Signed with Columbia
• Released first album
• Legally changed his name
• New manager

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Cultural Impact

• His voice and covers
• Lyrically
• Influence on other artists
• Played many musical genres

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Technology

• Went electric in 1965
• The Hawks/The Band
• Crowd response
• Confusion over response

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Political

• The Times They Are a-Changin
• I wanted to write a big song, with short concise
  verses that piled up on each other in a hypnotic
  way. The civil rights movement and the folk music
  movement were pretty close for a while and allied
  together at that time.

• The Freewheelin Bob Dylan
• Labeled as protest songs

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Economic

• North Country Blues
• The story of a mining company's decision to
  outsource its operations.

• In Ballad of Hollis Brown
• A poor farmer shoots his starving family

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Diplomatic

• A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall
• Nuclear apocalypse

• Talkin World War III Blues
• talkin blues style
• Nuclear annihilation

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Social

• March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
• Spokesman of a generation
• Only a Pawn in Their Shop
• Oxford Town
• Blowin in the Wind

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Quotes
A hero is someone who understands the
responsibility that comes with his freedom.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning
and gets to bed at night, and in between he does
what he wants to do.
I say there're no depressed words just depressed
minds.
All I can do is be me, whoever that is.
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Question Five
What was the name of Bob Dylans backing band?

• The Zippers
• The Jump
• Renegade
• E. The Hop

D. The Hawks
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Quetion Six
What was the name of Bob Dylans first album?

• The Times They Are a-Changin
• C. From Everywhere
• D. Slow Train Coming
• E. Under the Red Sky

B. Bob Dylan