| 1. Crooning Bob, Hidden Muse | | | | released with two original songs. A year after that, |
| 2. Masked & Anonymous | | | | "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" emerged with an all |
| 3. Robert Allen Zimmerman | | | | original album, including a song that became an |
| 4. Elston Gunn | | | | anthem of the '60's - "Blowin' in the Wind".8. Bringing |
| 5. A Star Is Born | | | | It All Back Home |
| 6. A Legend Mends A Legend | | | | In February 1964 Dylan and a small group of friends |
| 7. Emergence | | | | drove south out of New York City and stopped in |
| 8. Bringing It All Back Home | | | | unannounced to see poet 'Carl Sandburg' in North |
| 9. Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid | | | | Carolina. Disappointingly, Dylan left only 10 minutes |
| 10. Grammy Time | | | | after arriving when he realized he couldn't get the |
| 11. Pope On The Red Line | | | | venerable man of letters to take him seriously as a |
| 12. In Their Father's Footsteps? | | | | fellow poet.He popped folk-rock into the mainstream |
| 13. Albums Of The Year | | | | after touring with Joan Baez with his own flavor of |
| 14. Hollywood Hit List | | | | electric/acoustic swagger, culminating with his hit |
| 15. Jack Fate | | | | song, "Bringing it all Back Home". Soon after the |
| 16. Award Monger | | | | Byrd's turned his song "Mr. Tambourine Man" into |
| 17. The Missing Beatle?"I think of a hero as someone | | | | another hit with their cover version of the famous |
| who understands the degree of responsibility that | | | | tune.9. Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid |
| comes with his freedom." - Bob Dylan1. Crooning Bob, | | | | Following a motorcycle accident in 1966 which took |
| Hidden Muse | | | | him out of the limelight until 1969. Around that time, |
| Recently a Japanese writer named Junichi Saga was | | | | Sam Peckinpah asked him to compose the score and |
| astonished and flattered to learn that passages from | | | | appear in his film, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid". This |
| one of his books apparently found their way into a | | | | would be the only the beginning of a long and |
| few of Bob Dylan's lyrics. | | | | continuing relationship with Hollywood and |
| In Bob Dylan's 2001 song, "Floater", he croons - "My | | | | filmmaking.10. Grammy Time |
| old man, he's like some feudal lord, got more lives | | | | In 1974, Bob Dylan and The Band hit the road to |
| than a cat." "I'm not quite as cool or forgiving as I | | | | promote their first number one album, "Planet |
| sound" "Sometimes somebody wants you to give | | | | Waves". The next year they had another |
| something up, and tears or not, it's too much to | | | | chart-topper with the release of, "Blood on the |
| ask."On page six of Junicihi Saga's book, "Confessions | | | | Tracks". He followed that with several Rolling |
| of a Yakuza", he writes - "My old man would sit | | | | Thunder tours, a film called, "Renaldo and Clara" and |
| there like a feudal lord." "I'm not as cool or forgiving | | | | then stunned the music world with the release of his |
| as I might have sounded." Then on page 182, writes - | | | | fundamentalist Christian album, "Slow Train Coming". A |
| "Tears or not, though, that was too much to | | | | song from this album garnered him his first |
| ask."The practitioner of Chinese medicine resounded | | | | Grammy.11. Pope On The Red Line |
| that the revelation of Dylan calling upon his own work | | | | In May 1997, he was stricken with histaplasmosis, a |
| was surprising. This could be counted as a literary | | | | possibly fatal infection of the heart sac, but |
| theft of sorts, but the author has stated he has no | | | | recovered to take on a tour of Europe. He kicked |
| plans to sue. "Why would I sue? To take something | | | | off the trip by September, starting off in Rome by |
| that made people around the world happy and try to | | | | special request of the Pope.12. In Their Father's |
| exploit it for money - that's poverty.", stated Saga. | | | | Footsteps? |
| "This shows that people in other countries can relate | | | | His son Jakob Dylan has made a good time |
| to the harsh realities of prewar Japan, which was a | | | | semi-emulating his infamous father with his own band, |
| poor, struggling nation. I'm just happy somebody read | | | | The Wallflowers. However, his Jesse Dylan has taken |
| my book and liked it.", said Saga. "My book hasn't | | | | a slightly altered route to stardom, opting for the |
| even sold that well, and it's out of print in Japan." He | | | | glamour of Tinsletown. His first major directing gig is |
| further added he has estimated to have only made | | | | about to be released, "American Pie 3". Jesse also |
| about $8,475 from the publication.A few weeks ago, | | | | directed a film called, "How High" and appears with a |
| Saga bought his first Bob Dylan CD, "The Best of | | | | special thanks credit on "The Matrix Revisited".13. |
| Bob Dylan".2. Masked & Anonymous | | | | Albums Of The Year |
| Would you reach out a hand to save a drowning | | | | He is truly legendary, his 1997 album, "Time Out of |
| man if you thought he might pull you in?This is the | | | | Mind" and his 2001 album "Love and Theft" were |
| tagline for Bob's latest film called, "Masked & | | | | both voted Album of the Year by the Village Voice's |
| Anonymous". In it, Bob plays, Jack Fate, a singer | | | | annual critics' poll. Seems like a no-brainer to us.14. |
| whose career has gone on a downward spiral and is | | | | Hollywood Hit List |
| forced to make a comeback to the performance | | | | He has composed and recorded songs or had his |
| stage for a benefit concert. For this film he was | | | | recorded songs used in the following films:Gods & |
| joined by some of Hollywood's hottest and brightest, | | | | Generals |
| all of which reportedly signed onto the film at scale | | | | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood |
| rates. The cast includes: John Goodman, Jessica | | | | Vanilla Sky |
| Lange, Luke Wilson, Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, | | | | Bandits |
| Reggie Lee, Angela Bassett, Steven Bauer, Larry | | | | Blow |
| Campbell, Bruce Dern, Alex Desert, Treva Etienne, | | | | Remember the Titans |
| Dan Frischman, Tony Garnier, Laura Elena Harring, Ed | | | | High Fidelity |
| Harris, Shawn Michael Howard, Val Kilmer, Bruce | | | | Wonder Boys |
| Kirschbaum, Antonio David Lyons, Cheech Marin, Chris | | | | The Hurricane |
| Penn, George Receli, Giovanni Ribisi, Mickey Rourke, | | | | American Beauty |
| Sam Sarpong, Charlie Sexton, Jon Sklaroff, Christian | | | | Hope Floats |
| Slater and Fred Ward. On top of all of that, T-Shirt | | | | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
| King friend, Keri Bruno, pulls 2nd Unit Directing duties | | | | The Big Lebowski |
| on the talent heavy film.The film hits theatres in a | | | | Jerry Maguire |
| limited US release on July 25th.3. Robert Allen | | | | Breaking the Waves |
| Zimmerman | | | | With Honors |
| At 5 foot six inches, Robert Allen Zimmerman might | | | | Dogfight |
| be a slight man, but under the name Bob Dylan, he is | | | | Band of the Hand |
| a legendary giant of a musician.4. Elston Gunn | | | | American Pop |
| Robert Allen Zimmerman was born May 24th 1941 in | | | | Renaldo and Clara |
| Duluth, Minnesota. His father, Abe, was employed by | | | | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid15. Jack Fate |
| the Standard Oil Company there, but when Robert | | | | The small $10 million dollar film, "Masked & |
| was six the family moved to Hibbing, Minnesota. The | | | | Anonymous" was directed by veteran TV comedy |
| one riddling note about Hibbing is that is very often | | | | director, Larry Charles, who has also helmed shows |
| the coldest place in the United States. Yikes. Growing | | | | for, "Mad About You", "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your |
| up there he taught himself piano and guitar and | | | | Enthusiasm".He appeared on the TV show, "Dharma |
| formed several high school rock bands. Around this | | | | & Greg" playing himself. When he met Conan O'Brien |
| time he toyed with the stage name, "Elston Gunn".5. | | | | at a recent concert, Bob was quoted as saying, "I |
| A Star Is Born | | | | know you from the TeeVee."16. Award Monger |
| By 1959, Robert entered the University of Minnesota | | | | He has received numerous awards of note, including: |
| and began performing under the name Bob Dylan at | | | | The Polar Music Prize from the Royal Swedish |
| clubs in Minnesota and St. Paul.6. A Legend Mends A | | | | Academy of Music in 2000, The Commandeur dans |
| Legend | | | | l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from France in 1990, |
| In 1960 he traveled to New York to perform in | | | | an honorary doctorate from Princeton University in |
| various folk clubs throughout Greenwich Village. While | | | | 1970 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of |
| in New York he spent time with his idol, Woody | | | | Fame by Bruce Springteen at New York's Waldorf |
| Guthrie at his hospital room.7. Emergence | | | | Astoria Hotel in 1988.17. The Missing Beatle? |
| Late in 1961 he landed a contract with Columbia | | | | He appears on the sleeve of the Beatles' "Sgt |
| Records and the following year his debut album was | | | | Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club". |