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Bob Dylan:  Backround: Born in Duluth, Minnesota, raised in a Jewish community. He always loved music as a kid, and he covered songs by Little Richard. He changed his name from Robert Zimmerman to Bob Dylan. He was known for writing a ton of songs, and being one of the most successful people in the music industry. The ironic thing is that he actually had gotten a D+ in Music Appreciation class, but had received an honorary doctorate for music from Princeton University. He’s kind of a household name, even today. He refused to go to Woodstock. He worked with people like Joan Baez and Johnny Cash. He had a lot of influence in the music industryMade all sorts of albums in his lifetime, and a couple of years into his life, he claimed he was a born-again Christian. He made two Christian albums after that. He had gotten married and divorced, writing a couple of songs about that as well.  Pretty much his backround includes writing a lot of songs about absolutely anything at all. He wanted to help with the counterculture craze, so he wrote a lot of songs about that as well. He was important because he had written songs about love, peace, and freedom, and he swayed a lot of people’s opinions when it came to other cultures, especially African-Americans. He figured that if the way that the African Americans treated was to be changed, then better his voice be the one to say something, considering society at the time would be more likely to listen to a white man.

 Problem overcame: He had an unpopular opinion when it came to the things that he said and the way that he acted. He was all for civil rights, which most people weren’t ready for yet. He used his music to inspire people, and get them through the hard times in life. He was a big part in the counterculture movement, and he wanted equality for all. He’s one of the most notorious writers and singers of the century. He overcame whatever problems that people might have had with him to sing about equality for everyone, truly. He still sang despite threats from racist people, and continued to make the counterculture movement what it is today.