Bob Dylan

Folk/rock songwriter, singer. Bob Dylan, was born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota. His real name was Robert Allen Zimmerman. Driven by the influences of early rock stars like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard whom he used to imitate on the piano at high school dances, the young Dylan formed his own bands, including the Golden Chords and Elston Gunn and His Rock Boppers. While attending the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, he began performing folk and country songs at local cafes, taking the name "Bob Dylan," after the late Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.