Bob Dylan 80

Today is Bob Dylan's 80th birthday. When I was in my early teen years he was the first musician that made me think about music as more than something that made me feel good. I've read many books about Dylan over the years and wrote about those books here in Reading About Dylan. I remember the first time I read an album review about Bob Dylan in a newspaper back in 1964 that put him on my radar but it would be another year before I went out and bought a record. That would be Highway 61 Revisited I got when I turned 15 and then Blonde on Blonde a few months later. I also wrote about my Dylan albums here. I'm sorry I've only seen him perform one time in 1974 touring with The Band.

Happy Birthday Bob Dylan.