Bob Dylan
Robert Allen Zimmerman wa s born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941, and loved music, especially blues, from a young age. He formed several bands and played so loudly at a high school talent show that the principal had to cut the microphone off. He changed his name to Bob Dylan, moved to New York City, and began writing songs and performing them. In 1963, he released his second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. It included what became the most famous song of the times, Blowin’ in the Wind. The album made Dylan a legend overnight. It inspired a whole generation of musicians. Dylan continued to have an important impact on the history of rock for many decades. He has received hundreds of awards for his songwriting, recording and performances. He got a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”. He still plays 100 dates a year. Showing no signs of slowing down, Dylan has continued to tour and released studio albums including Together Through Life (2009), Tempest (2012), Shadows in the Night (2015) and Fallen Angels (2016). His songs describe the second half of the twentieth century and many became traditional protest songs in the sixties. People believe he is the greatest living poet. The legendary singer-songwriter has received Grammy, Academy and Golden Globe awards, as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom and, in 2016, the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Read the text and answer the following questions.
a) Where and when was Bob Dylan born?
b) In which city did Bob Dylan launch his career?
c) Which album made him famous and what was it called?
d) What Prize did he receive in 2008 and what was it for?
e) What were his songs characterized by?
f) What did many of his songs become in the sixties?
g) Which prize did he receive in 2016?
Soluções para a tarefa
Read the text and answer the following questions.
a) Where and when was Bob Dylan born?
He was Born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941.
b) In which city did Bob Dylan launch his career?
New York.
c) Which album made him famous and what was it called?
His second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
d) What Prize did he receive in 2008 and what was it for?
He received the Pulitzer Prize for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”.
e) What were his songs characterized by?
Extraordinary poetic lyrics and they described the second half of the twentieth century.
f) What did many of his songs become in the sixties?
Traditional protest songs.
g) Which prize did he receive in 2016?
The Nobel Prize for Literature.
Resposta:
Read the text and answer the following questions.
a) Where and when was Bob Dylan born?
He was Born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941.
b) In which city did Bob Dylan launch his career?
New York.
c) Which album made him famous and what was it called?
His second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan.
d) What Prize did he receive in 2008 and what was it for?
He received the Pulitzer Prize for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”.
e) What were his songs characterized by?
Extraordinary poetic lyrics and they described the second half of the twentieth century.
f) What did many of his songs become in the sixties?
Traditional protest songs.
g) Which prize did he receive in 2016?
The Nobel Prize for Literature.
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