Bob Dylan (1941–) Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Perhaps more than anyone else, Bob Dylan, in his music, lyrics, and attitude, represented the 1960s generation. Beginning with folk music and moving on to rock, he expressed the hope, frustration, and anger of his followers. The culture of the 1960s has become popular again and Bob Dylan has a following among today’s teenagers.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

Biography section under Dylan, Bob

784.092

784.4–784.4924

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Dylan, Bob

Rock music—United States—History and criticism

Musicians—Biography—Dictionaries

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Charters, Ann, ed. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 16, 1983.

Clarke, Donald. Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 1991.

Draper, James P., ed. Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 77, 1993.

Hitchcock, H. Wiley, and Stanley Sadie, eds. The New Grove Dictionary of American Music, 1986.

Leblanc, Michael L. Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, 1994.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Biography Index

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog
Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Dylan, Bob

VIDEOTAPE ON THIS TOPIC

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration. Columbia Music Video, 1993.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Analyze or interpret lyrics from some of Dylan’s work.

Choose a particular period of Dylan’s work and comment; e.g., folk, electronic, Christian, rock.

Discuss Dylan’s writings and drawings.

Discuss the influence of Dylan on music of the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond.

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