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Music icon Robert Alan Zimmerman (1941-), a.k.a. Bob Dylan, was born on this day in in Hibbing, Minnesota. With supreme instinct and genius, the singer-songwriter altered the course of popular music from the minute he started strumming his guitar in Greenwich Village in the 60s. One of Dylan's many gifts to rock-and-roll was intellectual credibility. With Dylan, lyrics became tools of self-expression. He inspired others to open up and speak their minds about …

…musicians and audiences alike. Many people were drawn to his messages, others to his unique voice. In 1961, Robert Shelton of the New York Times decided to attend a performance of a young musician at Gerde's Folk City Cafe, curious as to who this man was. After his attendence, Shelton wrote a favorable review in September and by October of the same year Dylan signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** yes o yes