Bobby Zimmerman of Hibbing, Minnesota, relocated to New York City and precisely 50 years ago, set the world on fire. Having been personally re-imagined as Bob Dylan, he captured the hearts and minds of music lovers in lower Manhattan - and then everywhere. This book tells his story - in words and pictures.
A life in Pictures, including shots from those who know him intimately, and knew him in the reclusive years in Woodstock, like Eliot Landy and Bob Cato. LIFE's original coverage of Dylan, Joan Baez and the downtown scene of the early 1960s. Excerpts from Dylan interviews through the years that make the story come alive, and get to the heart of this enigmatic man.