Bob Dylan

considered as normal humans. If a white man did something that was not right or illegal they knew saying it was a black man was the easy way out. Not all white people were against black people. Bob Dylan is a man who was not racist at all considering he helped a black man named Rubin Carter clear his name. Dylan wrote a song called Hurricane, because it was Rubin Carter’s middle name. The song was based off a true story which taught people what actually happened the night of the bar shooting…

new and exciting ways of making sounds and performing music. Ways that had never been seen or heard before. Artists who would never have been popularized a decade earlier were finding a following in the free spirited 1960’s culture. Artists like Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, and Led Zeppelin all took and borrowed from their contemporaries. For a through line, The Beatles will be used to highlight the prominent cultural and musical trends that were exhibited by themselves and other artists…

Mavis Staples made an impact on the civil rights movement as a singer. Mavis was in a singing group with her father, brother Pervis, and her two sisters Yvonne and Cleotha.(Family Circle) The family band was created after her father gave up his job as a cotton picker in Illinois. Mavis, at only age ten became the lead singer of the Staples Singers. Her voice sounded a lot older and much bolder than a singer her age should. This group was just the start of the impact that Mavis had on the Civil…

All Along the Watchtower is one of Jimi Hendrix’s most popular songs, a song he didn’t write himself. Originally the song was written and released by Bob Dylan in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, then given to Hendrix by Dylan’s publicist and released as a part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final album called Electric Ladyland. (All Along the Watchtower, n.d.) The Hendrix version (released 6 months after Dylan’s original recording) became a top 20 single in 1968 and ranked…

With this record, Dylan received a lot of recognition for being such a poetic and original singer-songwriter. Throughout the album, he included several songs that demonstrated his position in several social issues. One of these songs, “Blowin’ in the Wind”, talks about the sad way humanity is carrying itself everyday. Dylan questions how long it will take for people to allow peace into the world. In an interview he commented;…

‘Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door’ is the classic Bob Dylan song which has been covered and recorded by a plethora of artists, including Guns N’ Roses, who released it as a single in 1992 (O’Shea 134). Over the years, many artists cover songs to make them their own distinct sound. Some make the song more famous than the original version, while others do not do such a good job. Dissimilar versions of the same song can mean different things to other people. It all depends on the person listening to the…

George Harrison was an English guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is most famously known for being the lead guitarist in the Beatles. Known as the "Quiet One" in the band, he wrote some of their most popular songs such as “Here Comes The Sun,” “Something,” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” After his success with the Beatles, he went on to have a long and successful solo career. Through Harrison 's interest in Eastern culture, he introduced the Western World to Indian mysticism, philosophy,…

Five items were found in a capsule from nearly 2,000 years ago. The 1960’s were packed with major events that have left an impression for decades. Every event has a similar message of standing up for a change, advancement or revolution from the past generations ways. There was a photo, a pair of jeans, a record, a toy rocket and slightly burned bra. Knowing our history these five items paint a great picture of the fight for change, advancement and revolution that occurred in the 1960’s. The…

The 1960’s were pretty much made up of three major components, sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. Music was one of the only ways for people to cope with everything else happening during the time, such as the Vietnam War. One of the biggest musicians to shape that time period was Jimi Hendrix. His songs brought together love, peace, rebellion, power and many other attributes to express his talents. While most of his songs were important, I think his version of “All Along the Watchtower” had the biggest…

Afterwards he stayed hidden away for at least a year. The moss symbolizes Dylan’s inactivity during this period, because moss only grows on things that don’t move which in this case Dylan didn’t make any moves in the industry for a while. Which overall, this line is another reference to music dying around that time, since another “rolling stone” began to become…