Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is a folk rock musician from the sixties. He is considered one of the most influential and important musicians of all time. He has influenced numerous artists including The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who. He has received Grammys, Oscars, and Golden Globes as well as a Nobel Prize for Literature. His Subterranean Homesick Blues was parodied by the Weird Al Yankovic song Bob. Folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary famously covered his song Blowin' in the Wind. His song My Back Pages was covered by folk group The Byrds. Metal band Guns N Roses successfully covered Dylan's Knockin' on Heaven's Door. The Byrds successfully covered his Mr. Tambourine Man. Pop rock group Manfred Mann successfully covered his song Quinn the Eskimo. Was in a relationship for awhile with folk musician Joan Baez, who covered many of his songs. Baez herself would also be inducted into the actual Hall of Fame. His Like a Rolling Stone is considered the best song of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine. Some of his songs have become classic rock staples. His backing group, known simply as The Band, would go on to become phenomenal by themselves. Dylan was a member of the charity supergroup USA for Africa. His Rainy Day Women caused controversy due to the line "everybody must get stoned". Dylan claims the term "stoned" means something other than to use drugs. His real name was Robert Alan Zimmerman, but changed it during the forties to avoid sounding Jewish. He changed his last name to Dillon, after Matt Dillon, the sherriff of the TV western Gunsmoke, of which he was a fan. While it has never been confirmed, it is believed that Dylan is "The Jester" in the Don McLean hit American Pie.