Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan, one of the American prominent figures in music, was born in May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. His birth name actually was Robert Allen Zimmerman. We all know him as a famous singer, songwriter and poet but most of us may be unfamiliar with the fact that he is also a painter. He is well known mostly for his work from 1960s and his earlier songs like "Blowing in the Wind", "The Times They Are a-Changin" which became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements.
Dylan generally performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by other musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the "Never Ending Tour". His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. His common genres of music include rock, folk rock, folk, blues, country, gospel.
Dylan is one of the most successful person of the 20th century to have tremendous influence among multitude of people world wide, musically and culturally. Dylan was included in the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century where he was called "master poet, caustic social critic and intrepid, guiding spirit of the counterculture generation". And indeed he deserve all those praise and admiration.