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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist, and writer. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. A number of Dylan's early songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving behind his initial base in the culture of the folk music revival, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" radically altered the parameters of popular music in 1965. His recordings employing electric instruments attracted denunciation and criticism from others in the folk movement.
Dylan's lyrics have incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the performance style of Little Richard, and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres. His recording career, spanning fifty years, has explored many of the traditions in American song—from folk, blues, and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting.
Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

Tracklisting CD1 “1995 – Hard To Find Vol. 1”:
01. Playboys And Playgirls (03:17) – Newport Broadside, July 28, 1963
02. House Of The Rising Sun (02:40) – Highway 61 Interactive CD
03. Boogie Woogie Country Girl (03:11) – ‘Til The Night Is Done (Doc Pomus Tribute)
04. Pretty Boy Floyd (04:25) – A Vision Shared (Guthrie/Leadbelly Tribute)
05. Ballad Of Hollis Brown (05:23) – Third Annual Farewell Reunion, Mike Seeger
06. Heartland (04:34) – Heartland, Willie Nelson
07. Sign Language (02:56) – No Reason No Cry, Eric Clapton
08. The Usual (03:33) – Hearts Of Fire soundtrack album
09. Night After Night (02:48) – Hearts Of Fire soundtrack album
10. Hard Rain (07:24) – Great Music Experience, Nara, Japan5/22/94
11. Song To Woody (03:40) – Bobfest, New York, NY October 16, 1992
12. Nobody’s Child (03:26) – Traveling Wilburys single
13. Band Of The Hand (04:33) – Band Of The Hand soundtrack album
14. Caribbean Wind (06:22) – Shot Of Love sessions
15. This Old Man (03:10) – For Our Children
16. People Get Ready (03:17) – Flashback soundtrack album
17. You Belong To Me (03:06) – Natural Born Killers soundtrack album
18. Rita May (03:10) – Desire Outtake from Australian Masterpieces
19. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (02:30) – The Last Waltz
20. George Jackson (03:32) – Acoustic Single Version
21. Shallow Throa (02:52) – X rated David Allen Coe added as a joke

Tracklisting CD2 “1995 – Hard To Find Vol. 2 (Extraordinary Performances 1975-95)”:
01. It Ain’t Me Babe (05:15) – Renaldo And Clara promo EP Harvard Square Theater Cambridge, MA 11/20/75
02. People Get Ready (02:33) – Renaldo And Clara promo EP Studio Inst. Rentals NYC, Oct. 1975
03. One Of Us Must Know (03:55) – Zeppelinfeld, Nurnberg, West Germany 7/01/78
04. Masters Of War (04:32) – Renaldo And Clara promo EP
05. Precious Angel (05:50) – Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO 1/22/80
06. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ (02:24) – David Letterman TV Show March 22, 1984
07. License To Kill (04:56) – David Letterman TV Show March 22, 1984
08. Why Do I Have To Choose (04:41) – Olympia Stadion, Munchen, Germany June 3, 1984
09. Every Grain Of Sand (05:00) – Olympia Stadion, Munchen, Germany June 3, 1984
10. Girl Of The North Country (03:58) – Sydney, Australia 2/24/86 (Hard To Handle broadcast)
11. I Dreamed I Saw StAugustine (04:58) – Olympiahalle, Munchen, West Germany 9/30/87
12. Mr Tambourine Man (04:53) – Great Woods, Mansfield, MA July 2, 1988
13. Love Minus Zero/No Limit (03:42) – Great Woods, Mansfield, MA July 2, 1988
14. Pancho and Lefty (05:37) – Stadio Lamberti, Cava dei Tirreni, Italy 6/21/89
15. Man Gave Names To All The Animals (03:15) – Hamburg, Germany June 23, 1991
16. When I Paint My Masterpiece (04:20) – Hamburg, Germany June 23, 1991
17. Restless Farewell (06:23) – Frank Sinatra Birthday TV broadcast Nov. 1995
18. Silvio (03:53)

Tracklistig CD3 “1996 – Hard To Find Vol. 3 (Even Harder To Find (Lost Recordings 1962-86)”:
01. Mixed-Up Confusion (02:29) – Freewheelin’ sessions; November 1962
02. Corrina Corrina (02:40) – Freewheelin’ sessions; November 1962
03. WithGod On Our Side (06:14) – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI July 26-28, 1963
04. Blowin’ In The Wind (03:27) – Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI July 26-28, 1963
05. Troubled And I Don’t Know Why (03:11) – Forest Hills, New York, NY August 17, 1963
06. Mama You Been On My Mind (02:54) – Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY October 31, 1964
07. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues (05:40) – Odeon, Liverpool, UK May 14, 1966
08. I Ain’t Got No Home (03:42) – Guthrie Memorial Concert , NY, NY January 20, 1968
09. Dear Mrs. Roosevelt (05:49) – Guthrie Memorial Concert , NY, NY January 20, 1968
10. Grand Coulee Dam (03:03) – Guthrie Memorial Concert , NY, NY January 20, 1968
11. George Jackson (04:21) – Blue Rock Studios, NY, NY November 2, 1971
12. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue (03:31) – Columbia RecordsStudio E NY, NY June 2, 1970
13. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (02:33) – Columbia Records Studio B NY, NY Sept. 24, 1971
14. Never Let Me Go (02:44) – From Renaldo And Clara EP
15. Blowin’ In The Wind (03:36) – Colorado State U. Fort Collins, CO May 25, 1976
16. Trouble In Mind (04:06) – Muscle Shoals Studio, Sheffield, AL April 30, 1979
17. Let It Be Me (04:26) – Shot Of Love outtake
18. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground (04:33) – Power Station NY, NY April-May 1983
19. Jokerman (05:10) – David Letterman TV NY, NY March 22, 1984
20. I Shall Be Released (03:39) – M L King Tribute, Washington, DC January 20, 1986
21. Couple More Years (01:29) – Hearts Of Fire, London, UK August 27-28, 1986

Tracklisting CD4 “1996 – Hard To Find Vol.4 (Hardest To Find (Lost Diamonds 1986-96))”:
01. It Ain’t Me Babe (04:51) – Radio version. From the Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA – USA. Released on the Superstar Concert Series Westwood One radio Station disc 7-31-86
02. Blowin’ In The Wind (02:11) – Dylan with Stevie Wonder & Peter, Paul, and Mary on Martin Luther King Day. JFK performing Arts Center Washington January 20, 1986
03. Got Love If You Want It (03:53) – Down In The Groove Argentinean release 1988
04. Important Words (03:08) – Down In The Groove DJ promo 1988
05. Mr. Tambourine Man (05:19) – Bob Dylan, the Byrds, Roy Orbison, Remixed from the original master from the Orbison tribute 2/24/90
06. Most Of The Time (03:47) – Alternate single version (shorter edit)
07. Old Rock-n-roller (04:02) – Only known performance of this song. Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany 7-3-90
08. People Putting People Down (02:52) – Rare live performance Rome, Italy 6/06/91
09. Tupelo Honey (03:32) – Dylan and Van Morrison. Belfast, North Ireland Feb. 6, ’91
10. Crazy Love (02:38) – Dylan & Van Morrison Hill of the Muses June 27, 1989. TV program ‘One Irish Rover’ March 16, 1991
11. Foreign Window (04:07) – Dylan & Van Morrison Hill of the Muses June 27, 1989. TV program ‘One Irish Rover’ March 16, 1991
12. One Irish Rover (02:46) – Dylan & Van Morrison Hill of the Muses June 27, 1989. TV program ‘One Irish Rover’ March 16, 1991
13. One Irish Rover (07:48) – Fleadh Festival, Finsbury Park, London 6/12/93
14. Forever Young (04:39) – David Letterman show New York City 11-18-93
15. Hard Times (04:14) – Bob Dylan / Willie Nelson tribute birthday party May 1993
16. I Shall Be Released (03:32) –The great music experience, Nara City, Japan 5/22/94
17. Ring Them Bells (03:17