+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted October 13, 2016 Subscriber² Share Posted October 13, 2016 Quote Bob Dylan wins Nobel Literature Prize US singer Bob Dylan has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature. The 75-year-old rock legend received the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941 and began his musical career in 1959, playing in coffee houses in Minnesota. Much of his best-known work dates from the 1960s, when he became an informal historian of America's troubles. Songs like Blowin' in the Wind and The Times They are A-Changin' became anthems of the anti-war and civil rights movements. His move away from traditional folk songwriting, paired with a controversial decision to "go electric" proved equally influential. Source: BBC News Jim K and TPreston 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 13, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted October 13, 2016 Cool. Is he the only songwriter to win this award? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPreston Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 what a coincidence I was just listening to his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Rock on, Bob!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 About damned time. First songwriter, so it (rightly) joins poetry among the high arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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