What: influential American rock & roll musician
Where: America
When: 1960's
Why: Bob Dylan wrote influential songs about war and civil rights during the 1960's. He was known as a popular folk musician of the protest movement because of his politically charged lyrics. The album that established him as a protest singer and songwriter was The Times They Are A-Changin'. Later his songs became less about politics and more personal. Many compare his lyrics to literature.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/bob-dylan/biography
http://www.biography.com/people/bob-dylan-9283052
