Bob Dylan born Robert Allen Zimmerman On May 24 1941 In Duluth Minnesota United States Is An American Singer-Songwriter. Often Regarded As One Of The Greatest Songwriters Of All Time Dylan Has Been A Major Figure In Popular Culture During A Career Spanning More Than 60 Years.
Dylan Started His Musical Odyssey In 1959 When He Began Playing In Dinkytown Minneapolis While Attending The University Of Minnesota. Shortly After Starting To Play He Changed His Stage Name To Bob Dylan Read More On Last.Fm
In 2004 Rolling Stone Magazine Declared "Like A Rolling Stone" The Greatest Song Of All Time. Spearheading Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited 1965 Like A Rolling Stone Tells A Surrealistic Fairytale Of A Girl Falling From High Society. Notable Not Only Because Of The New Rock Sound But Also Because Of Its Length Clocking In At Just Over 6 Minutes It Was An Extremely Long Track For The Time It Became Dylan's Biggest Hit Up Till Then Reaching #2 In The UK Pop Singles Charts. It Quickly Became A Live Favourite Most Memorably Perhaps As A Closer For Most Of Dylan's 1966 World Tour Documented Briliantly In The Bootleg Series Volume 4 Live 1966 The "Royal Albert Hall" . Over The Years It Has Been Played Many Times And A Version Of The Song Can Be Found On Most Of Bob Dylan's Other Live Albums. In 2005 Music Critic Greil Marcus Wrote An Entire Book On The Recording Of Like A Rolling Stone Called Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan At The Crossroads .