“Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” ―
- In which year did the Beatles found Apple Records?
- Who was the lead vocalist in the Box Tops' hit, The Letter?
- For which group did Tony Lommi play heavy metal guitar?
- In 1956 who sang I Got You Babe?
- On Simon and Garfunkel's Sounds of Silence, who replaced the folk backing with electric guitar, bass and drums while they were away?
- In 1966, whose song When a Man Loves a Woman was a number 1 pop hit?
- In 1987, what was the fastest selling debut album in CBS Record's history?
- Which group had the first rap hit, 'Rapper's Delight'?
- In 1976, who's debut single was 'Anarchy in the UK'?
- Who formed the record label Philadelphia International in 1971?
- What was Sly Stone's real name?
- In 1963 Lou Reid graduated from Syracuse University as what?
- Who had the Proto-Punk anthem 'I wanna be your dog'?
- What was the name of Little Richard's road band?
- What was the first American hit by a British r&b group, The Animals?
- What was Bob Dylan's band, The Band, originally called?
- In which year did the Byrds record Mr Tamborine Man?
- Which Memphis recording company was known as Soulsville?
- Which Otis Redding song was Stax Records' first single?
- What was Motown's first million seller?
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| Bob Dylan |
Bob Dylan, real name Robert Allen Zimmerman, is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Since 1994, he has sold over 145 million records, shown at prominent art galleries, and released nine books of paintings and sketches.
He
has been honoured with multiple honours, such as the Songwriter's Hall
of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Presidential Medal
of Freedom, ten Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy
Award.
He received a special citation in 2008 from the Pulitzer
Prise Board in recognition of "his profound impact on popular music and
American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic
power."
Dylan received the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for
having infused the great American song tradition with new poetic
expressions".
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