Bob Dylan: The Illustrated Biography

by Chris Rushby

Bob Dylan is a unique writer of some of the most memorable popular songs of the twentieth century as well as a charismatic performer and cultural influence on succeeding generations of audiences and artists. In his teens, Dylan began to play and sing in local bands and when he left school his main ambition, as recorded in his high school yearbook, was to join Little Richard. But it was folk, not rock n roll, which gave the young Dylan his first taste of fame when he moved to New York, became part of the burgeoning folk music scene, and recorded

Genres: Music

223 pages, Hardcover

First published May 13, 2010

Reviews

[Brett C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a great book about Bob Dylan. It is a photograph-(on every page) biographical account from his beginning until 2009. Each page has a description of the photo and then a brief relevance of the significance surrounding Bob Dylan at that period of his life. While reading this rather quick book, looking at the adjoining photos, and listening to songs from his albums (in progression with his story) renewed my appreciation and enjoyment of bob Dylan's songwriting and lyrical prose.

The end gives the release dates, singles, etc. for each of his albums and gives other relevant details to his life. I really enjoyed this simple book that I feel that focused equally on his story as well as the classic/unseen-before photographs. Thanks!