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In reply to the discussion: Happy 80th birthday Bob Dylan [View all]Doc Sportello
(7,455 posts)12. Greatest artist of the Boomer generation
He has always followed his own muse, which people didn't like sometimes, but along with the music and lyrics has made him a unique American artist. I've been lucky enough to see him perform live in five different decades. The best was October 1996 when he was using a guitar technique taught him by a veteran blues musician, and just tore it up on the guitar. And, in a rarity, he actually interacted with the crowd a bit. I made it to the foot of the stage and got to low five him as he walked off stage. Something I'll never forget.
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He did that placard thing decades before it became "a thing"! A classic video.
George II
May 2021
#28
Had the pleasure of singing "Blowin in the Wind" at a local small bar 60th Dylan Birthday Party.
Hoyt
May 2021
#16
The sign of his greatness is how many times he's been covered by other artists
FakeNoose
May 2021
#25