Bob Dylan's Influence On The Youth Folk Movement

Up until the 1960’s, Music tended to focus more on content about the woes and excitement of growing up to the love and heartache that accompanied along the way, but it never really alluded to the social and political issues plaguing the nation. That is until Bob Dylan entered the scene and would go on to lead a youth folk movement with his compelling poetic style and revolutionize the face of rock while influencing generations to come. Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota as Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941. Like many music artists, he started doing music at a young age where he learned to play both the guitar and harmonica. Influenced by many of the greats before him including Hank Williams and most notably Woody Guthrie, Dylan formed his own band in high school named the Golden Chords. While in college, he then began performing folk music in various coffee houses and college campuses under the name Bob Dylan in which he adapted the last name Dylan from a poet named Dylan Thomas. Eventually he dropped out and decided to peruse music as a career. Making his rounds in the coffee houses, Dylan later moved to New York and started performing as opening acts and performing in concerts where he gained
society, and showcased his skillful writing talent with 11 of the 13 tracks being original content. It was his second album that highlighted themes such as the civil rights movement and nuclear warfare, but still featured content such as love songs. Complimenting his folk style, almost the entire album is acoustic with with the exception of one song that uses electric instrumentation. The remaining instrumentation included the guitar and harmonica. Dylan sings over each track with his smoky somewhat monotone vocals against his gritty guitar playing. His style allowed the lyrical content to be the focal point of the