Bob Dylan: A Bio-Bibliography (Popular Culture Bio-Bibliographies)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0313279985 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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His publications include Hunter S. WILLIAM MCKEEN is Associate Professor at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Thompson (1991), The Beatles: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 1989), and his Tom Wolfe is scheduled for publication in 1994.
His more than 400 songs and other writings, recordings, concert tours, and film and television appearances are all fully documented, as are bootleg recordings and recordings of his music by other singers. Although he often shuns the public eye and has dropped out of sight for long periods in his career, Dylan continues to write and perform and remains influential on the popular music scene. A true icon of American popular culture, songwriter and entertainer Bob Dylan was a catalyst for changing social currents in the 1960s. His songs of the 60s, such as Blowin' in the Wind, immediately conjure up an era even for those too young to have witnessed it. The present study presents an accurate summary of his life and an analysis of his pivotal role in popular music. Unswerving in his antiwar stance, he shocked audiences of the February 1991 Grammy Awards ceremony, at which he was honored with a lifetime achievement award, by singing his Masters of War during Operation Desert Storm.Elusive to biographers, Dylan has inspired relatively few substantive accounts, although much has been written about his music. Presented in a lively manner with much anecdotal material, the facts and the myths about Dylan and the strengths and weaknesses of writings about him are carefully assessed in this one-volume source on the man and his work.
"A useful and readable reference work, highly recommended for academic and larger public libraries."-Choice?A useful and readable reference work, highly recommended for academic and larger public libraries.?-Choice
' A No-Nonsense Guide to the Life & Work of the Artist ' T. J. Eaton The moment I picked this work up, it was difficult to put down. A factual, fascinating look into Bob Dylan's life and work, including statistical facts regarding the artist's frantic appearance history. If your looking for long drawn out philosophical opinions of Professor Dylan's work, this is not the book for you. I found it to be refreshingly factual. One conclusion I drew from the author is that he profoundly admirers the subject and his w