Bob Dylan, an American singer-songwriter and cultural icon, was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1941.
Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota on May 24, 1941. He grew raised in Hibbing, Minnesota. As a youth, he participated in several bands, and his love in music grew over time, with a particular fondness for American folk music and blues. Woody Guthrie, a folk singer, was one of his idols. He was also influenced by early Beat Generation authors as well as modernist poets. Bob Dylan has toured continuously since the late 1980s, doing nearly 3000 gigs in the previous 20 years. Dylan is regarded as an icon.
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