NME Originals: Bob Dylan And The Folk Rock Boom 1964-1974

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About Bob Dylan 

Bob Dylan is one of the towering figures of late 20th century popular music, responsible for such songs as "All Along The Watchtower" (made into a hit by Jimi Hendrix), "Like a Rolling Stone," "Tangled Up in Blue," "The Times They Are A-Changin'" and "Lay Lady Lay." Dylan has been recording and performing since 1962, mixing folk, country, blues and rock and sometimes startling his fans but almost always pleasing the critics. Although Dylan was an influential pop figure during the youth movement of the 1960s, his first number one hit, "Knocking on Heaven's Door," didn't come until 1973. During the '80s he toured extensively, and in the '90s his songs found a new audience and more acclaim from the music industry: in 1991 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Grammy; his 1997 album Time Out of Mind won three Grammys; and in 2001 Dylan won an Oscar for "Things Have Changed," from the movie Wonder Boys (2000).

About NME Magazine:

NME is the biggest-selling weekly music magazine in Britain. Featuring agenda-setting news, the UK’s most comprehensive gig guide, definitive reviews of the week’s hottest gigs, tracks and albums and exclusive interviews with the most important bands around, it’s the Bible of every young music fan.

About NME Original:

Following recently published acclaimed editions dedicated to The Beatles' solo careers and the Mod movement, NME Originals proudly presents Bob Dylan And The Folk Rock Boom 1964-1974.

Featuring rare interviews, reviews, news articles and photographs from the archives of NME, Melody Maker and Disc Weekly, Folk Rock tells the story of how the mysterious young Bob Dylan sparked the 60s vogue for protest songs and how his influence launched the careers of Donovan, The Byrds, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, The Band, Nick Drake, Cat Stevens, Fairport Convention, Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons, Van Morrison and a whole generation of singer songwriters and roots-focussed bands

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