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activist Terry Robbins inspired the name of the terrorist organization Weathermen with a Bob Dylan quote.

American singer-songwriter Patty Griffin listened to Christian songs by Bob Dylan before writing for her gospel album Downtown Church.

Jimi Hendrix originally wanted to cover Bob Dylan's "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" from the John Wesley Harding album, but covered "All Along the Watchtower" from the same album instead.

Jamaican-born poet, playwright and screenwriter Evan Jones wrote the 1963 BBC television play Madhouse on Castle Street in which Bob Dylan made his acting début.

members of the music trio Queen of Japan use aliases that sound like Japanese names and are known for synthpop covers of artists such as John Lennon and Bob Dylan.

the artist and illustrator N. C. Wyeth (pictured) was the grandfather of Howard Wyeth, the stride pianist and drummer for Bob Dylan.

unlike some other songs Bob Dylan wrote about failed relationships, in "I Threw It All Away" he takes responsibility for the failure.

the title of the Bob Dylan song "The Wicked Messenger" mirrors a Proverbs passage, which reads "A wicked messenger falleth into mischief; but a faithful ambassador is health".

the Nidaros Cathedral West Front sculpture of Archangel Michael was based on Bob Dylan.

Bob Dylan's song "On the Road Again" previews the grotesque characters that would feature in Dylan's later songs.

Bob Dylan's song "Joey" is a sympathetic portrayal of real-life gangster Joey Gallo.

Bob Dylan sang his 1964 song "Chimes of Freedom" at Bill Clinton's 1993 presidential inauguration.

Bob Dylan paid US$2,500 per week to percussionist Bobbye Hall to get her to tour with him in 1978, in compensation for missed session musician work.

Bob Dylan has stated that the Queen Jane, the subject of his 1965 song "Queen Jane Approximately", is a man.

Bob Dylan was familiar with folk singer Dillard Chandler in 1969, when Chandler's album Old Love Songs & Ballads had sold only 50 copies.

Bob Dylan was heckled by fans while playing "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" during his controversial electric set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

Bob Dylan's song "From a Buick 6" borrowed some lyrics from the 1930 Sleepy John Estes song "Milk Cow Blues".

Bob Dylan's infamous performance of "Maggie's Farm" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival was seen by his band's organist Al Kooper as "sort of a disaster".

Bob Dylan wrote "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You" in two days at a Ramada Inn in February 1969.

"Mr. Tambourine Man" was the first song written by Bob Dylan to reach #1 on a pop music chart.

Bob Dylan: A Quiz on the Iconic Musician

1 Which of the following titles did Bob Dylan have?

2 In response to a question from ________ as to whether he belonged to any Church or synagogue, Dylan laughingly replied, "Not really. Uh, the Church of the Poison Mind." [270]

3 On his next album, ________, he used The Band as backing group, while rehearsing for a major tour.

4 The second evangelical album, Saved (1980), received mixed reviews, although ________ in Rolling Stone declared the album was far superior, musically, to its predecessor.

5 What years was Bob Dylan active?

6 How is Bob Dylan described?

7 [65] "________" quickly became one of Dylan's best known songs when The Byrds recorded an electric guitar version which reached number one in both the U.S.

8 What was Bob Dylan's birth name?

9 On what date was Bob Dylan born?

10 When was Bob Dylan born?

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