Robert Zimmerman Biography

Robert Allen Zimmerman was born on May 24, 1941. Most people know him as the American singer/songwriter, Bob Dylan. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and he was raised in Hibbing, Minnesota. He was born to Jewish parents, Abram Zimmerman and Beatrice Stone. He had one younger brother named David. He lived in Duluth, Minnesota until he was six years old, that was when he moved to Hibbing, Minnesota, where he lived for the remainder of his childhood.
As a child, Bob Dylan enjoyed listening to the radio. At first, he would listen to blues songs and country songs, then as he got older, he started to enjoy listening to rock and roll. He attended Hibbing High School when he was a teenager. While he was there, he formed several bands. In his bands,
When Woody Guthrie died on October 3, 1967, Dylan made his first live appearance since his accident. It was at the Guthrie Memorial Concert held at Carnegie Hall in January of the next year.
Dylan released his ninth studio album, Nashville Skyline, in 1969. Later that year, he was invited to appear on the first episode of Johnny Cash’s television show. In the early 1970s, Dylan had a bit of trouble with a few of his songs. There was a very negative reaction to most of the ones released. He later returned back to his normal songs, that the public enjoyed greatly. In ‘72, he was signed a film, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, he provided background music and songs for the movie, and also appeared as a supporting character.
In 1973, Dylan signed with a new label, David Geffen’s Asylum Records, after his contract with Columbia Records was expired. He released a new album, Planet Waves. At the same time, Columbia Records released another of his albums, Dylan, which was almost exclusively
On August 29 of that year, he released his album Modern Times. Modern Times was nominated for three Grammy Awards, it won Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album and Bob Dylan won Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. Modern Times was also named album of the year for 2006 by Rolling Stone Magazine. In August 2007, Bob Dylan’s award-winning film biography, I’m Not There, was released. In October 2009, Dylan released a christmas album, Christmas in the Heart. On May 29, 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Dylan a Presidential Medal of Freedom in the White House. On September 11, 2012, he released his 35th studio album Tempest. The album featured a special tribute to John Lennon. On February 3, 2015, Dylan released Shadows in the Night, his 36th studio album. On March 7, 2016, Dylan announced a new album, titled Fallen Angels, and a tour of Japan and the United States. Bob Dylan has had a long life full of great music, fantastic opportunities, and plenty of traveling around the world. He has been greatly rewarded for his great gift to the world that is his music. His style may have strayed from his original sound, but that never stopped him from making music that is appreciated by the