Happy Birthday, Bob!

Today is Bob Dylan's 68th birthday. The artist formerly known as Robert Allen Zimmerman was born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota. He took his stage name from Welsh modernist/romanticist poet Dylan Thomas (1914-53)-- of "Do not go gentle into that good night" fame. His self-titled debut album was released by Columbia Records in 1962. In a career that has spanned nearly five decades and countless incarnations, The Bard has defined (and defied) American musical tradition. His music is just as, if not more relevant, than ever in this era of social change. So, happy b'day, Bobby D.!