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Patti Smith sings at Bob Dylan’s Nobel Tribute

December 11, 2016 Alphonse Leave a comment

Legendary musician Patti Smith delivered a heart-felt performance of Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna A-Gonna Fall,” at Dylan’s Nobel Prize tribute, in Stockholm. She was so nervous she stumbled and forgot the words, needing to start over, which greatly endeared her to the crowd. Audience members, including prominent dignitaries from around the world, were visibly moved, some to tears, by the music, and Smith’s sincere emotion and vulnerability. Bob Dylan, who chose not to attend the award ceremony and related festivities, won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, for his life’s work as a singer-song writer with a strong poetic bent.

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Acclaimed Singer Songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize

October 14, 2016 Alphonse Leave a comment

There’s incredible news from Sweden. Bob Dylan, one of the great voices of his generation, is now a Nobel Laureate. The iconic singer songwriter, who embodies the passion, idealism and raw intensity of his generation, has just won the Nobel Prize for Literature, in what can only be likened to a surprise upset victory in sports.

Dylan’s inspired lyrics, at times haunting, at times playful and even funny, transcend generational barriers, even though they remain firmly rooted in the 1950s and 60s—-the frenetic, transformative era of his youth. His approach to song writing is keenly poetic, his rich lyrics filled with potent imagery. He has, for over six decades, presided over popular music as a kind of elder statesman, the poet laureate of lost souls, wandering bards, and those who, despite life’s travails and pain, remain forever young at heart.

Learn about Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate (The Guardian)

Photo: By Jean-Luc – originally posted to Flickr as Bob Dylan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (image resized)