Bob Dylan

1966:  A headshot of American singer Bob Dylan wearing sunglasses, London, England.  (Photo by Blank Archives/Getty Images)

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Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to winding, hallucinatory, stream-of-conscious narratives. As a vocalist, he broke down the notions that in order to perform, a singer had to have a conventionally good voice, thereby redefining the role of vocalist in popu... Read More