# data[].attributes.body
Sara and Bob Dylan married in 1965 during a break in a tour of the United States. The wedding was clandestine, taking place under a tree near a judge’s house in Long Island. Sara was pregnant with Jess Dylan at the time of the wedding and later the couple would adopted Maria Dylan. However, their marriage was impaired by Dylan’s drinking problem and his alleged abuse against his wife. In 1977 Sara filed for divorce, stating she feared for her own safety and that her children were disturbed.

# data[].attributes.body
After leaving Hibbings and university, Bob legally changed his last name to Dylan. His reasons for which he has kept intentionally vague, biographers theorizing that it was inspired by his admiration for certain actors, poets, athletes, and even a street in Hibbings.

# data[].attributes.body
April 11th, 1961 marks not only Dylan’s first major gig in New York, but also one of his first performances of all time. Opening for John Lee Hooker, he played songs such “House of the Rising Sun” and “Song to Woody” in an Italian Restaurant.

# data[].attributes.body
In the Late 70’s, Dylan began incorporating elements from the gospel genre after converting to Christianity, giving his music a unique, blended feeling of decades worth of genres
(Duncan)

# data[].attributes.body
This year in Philadelphia, Bob Dylan released two albums dedicated to African American history and performed at the Live Aid music festival to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia
(Duncan)

# data[].attributes.body
In 1966, after extensive touring around the United States and Europe, Dylan crashed his motorcycle in New York. This caused Dylan to step back for the next 8 years and record from his home in Woodstock, changing both his physical appearance and music style substantially. (Duncan)
(Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bob-Dylan-American-musician)

# data[].attributes.headline
2007: Awarded Spain’s Prince of Asturias Arts Award

# data[].attributes.subject
2007: Awarded Spain’s Prince of Asturias Arts Award

# data[].attributes.body
In 2007, Dylan was awarded the Prince of Asturias Arts Award in Madrid, Spain. The judges, who awarded the prize to Bob, gave him the honor because of his amazing influence on the younger generations. (Mikenzie) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/dylan-nabs-spains-prince-asturias-138749/

# data[].attributes.headline
2008: Pulitzer Prize Special Citation Awarded 

# data[].attributes.subject
2008: Pulitzer Prize Special Citation Awarded 

# data[].attributes.body
In 2008, Bob Dylan was awarded the Special Citation Pulitzer Prize from Richard Oppel, the co-chair of The Pulitzer Prize Boqed. This is for his “profound impact on music and American culture…” The reasoning also states that his lyrical compositions were works of phenomenal poetic style. The award was accepted by Jesse Dylan on behalf of Bob. (Mikenzie)

# data[].attributes.headline
1988: Induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 

# data[].attributes.subject
1988: Induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 

# data[].attributes.body
In 1988, Bob Dylan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was inducted by famous musician Bruce Springsteen, who was a huge fan of Dylan. He was inducted because of how his songs often spoke up against things that were happening in politics at the time, and how he completely redesigned the folk scene during the early 1960’s, using only his own music.  (Mikenzie)
Link: https://futurerocklegends.com/Artist/Bob_Dylan/

# data[].attributes.headline
1963: Release of “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,”

# data[].attributes.subject
1963: Release of “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,”

# data[].attributes.body
Inspired by the growing involvement by the United States in the Vietnam War and the push for racial justice in the civil rights movement, Bob Dylan released his second album. Many singles of which would go onto not only join the top 25 in the country, but songs like “A Hard Rain’s a-gonna Fall,” “Masters of War,” and “Only a Pawn in their Game,” became rallying cries for multiple social justice movements. He even performed an impromptu show right before Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream,” at the March on Washington. (Duncan)
(Link: https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/music/the-politics-of-bob-dylan/ )

# data[].attributes.body
On his album, Bringing It All Back Home, made in 1965, electric instruments were openly brandished which a violation of folk dogma, only two protest songs were included.

# data[].attributes.body
In 2012, President Barack Obama awarded Bob Dylan the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medea was presented to him because of his work in the past, with his powerful lyrical compositions voicing the need for change. He was the only music awardee that year, however due to his contributions “to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” (Mikenzie)

# data[].attributes.body
In 2009, Bob Dylan was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack and Michelle Obama. However, Dylan was not there to recibe the award. Despite being at the White House just two weeks earlier for a concert honoring Black History Month, the singer was not in attendance. He was awarded this for his amazing work in music for decades. (Mikenzie)

# data[].attributes.headline
1941: Robert Zimmerman is Born in Duluth, MN

# data[].attributes.subject
1941: Robert Zimmerman is Born in Duluth, MN

# data[].attributes.body
Bob Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman in Duluth Minnesota. The grandson of Russian and Lithuanian Jews fleeing persecution, Bob grew up in a tight knit community until moving to Hibbings at around 6 years old
(Duncan)
Link: https://libguides.mnhs.org/bdylan