Bob Dylan was recognized by his poetry and song writing. He usually wrote songs about protesting and religious themes. Although the theme of Bob Dylan's work is depressing, it is necessary to consider how the events in his life affected his music. Also Bob Dylan had other musicians that influenced him in his early years. Bob Dylan was born in Duluth Minnesota on the date of May 24th 1941. By the time he was ten years …showed first 75 words of 1159 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1159 total…In 1998 he was the winner of three Grammy awards in major categories for "Time Out of Mind": The album of the Year, Best Male Contemporary Rock Vocal Performance, and Best Contemporary Folk Album. In 2000 Dylan is awarded "The Polar Music Prize" by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music for his "indisputable influence on the development of 20th century popular music as a singer-songwriter. They also nominated Dylan for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997, 1998 and 1999.