Bob Dylan

USA, 1961–now

Poet and musician who fused folk with rock and changed the role of lyrics in popular song.

Influenced by

• The Carter Family
• Pete Seeger
• Lead Belly
• Odetta
• Woody Guthrie
• Robert Johnson
• Hank Williams
• Johnny Cash

Influenced

• Boris Grebenshchikov
• Simon & Garfunkel
• Donovan
• Buffalo Springfield
• The Byrds
• Jefferson Airplane
• Love
• The Velvet Underground
• The Zombies
• Procol Harum
• The Monkees
• The Mamas & the Papas
• The Turtles
• The Band
• Jimi Hendrix
• Thin Lizzy
• Patti Smith
• Neil Young
• Lou Reed
• Bruce Springsteen
• Tom Waits
• Steely Dan
• Lana Del Rey
• Dire Straits
• Bob Seger
• Cat Stevens
• Jackson Browne
• James Taylor
• John Lennon
• John Mellencamp
• Joni Mitchell
• The Kooks
• Fleet Foxes
• Beck