Bob Dylan has been a force and influence in music for more than six decades. He was at the forefront of the folk revival in the early sixties. He wrote and performed several of the iconic anthems of that era. At the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, he and his band went electric to the consternation of many folk purists. In 1965 and 1966, he released three significant albums (including Highway 61 Revisited which were filled with “that thin wild, mercury sound”) that changed rock and roll music; and still reverberate today. In 1967, he was in the forefront of country-rock music when he released John Wesley Harding. He continues to evolve and innovate. Enjoy this interactive presentation full of songs, photos, information, videos and lyrics of his music. Student participation is encouraged and welcome.
Note: OLLI UC Davis is producing this course for OLLI at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Our class time is set to be appropriate for Hawaii Standard time. Time shown below is local.