Facts about Bob Dylan

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   Dylan's 1966 album Blonde on Blonde featured 14 songs recorded across sessions in Nashville and New York and became his first number-one album on the Billboard 200 chart.

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   Dylan's 2008 album Modern Times debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, making it his highest-charting album in 30 years since Desire in 1976.

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   Robert Allen Zimmerman, born May 24, 1941, in Hibbing, Minnesota, legally changed his name to Bob Dylan in 1962 before recording his debut album.

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   The 1997 album Time Out of Mind marked Bob Dylan's first studio release in seven years and won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

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   Twenty-seven Grammy Awards have been won by Bob Dylan across his career, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award presented in 1992.

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   Dylan's 1963 composition Blowin' in the Wind became a civil rights anthem and has been covered by over 100 artists across multiple genres since its release.

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   In 1965, Bob Dylan's electric performance at the Newport Folk Festival lasted just 15 minutes and provoked intense controversy among folk purists.

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