Mr. Tambourine Man

[From the 1964 Newport Folk Festival Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941. Introduced in this clip by Pete Seeger. Headphones recommended.]

Love Minus Zero

[Below, a few days in advance of this sixty-eight birthday, Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, performing his composition Love Minus Zero / No Limit, in an excerpt from the brilliant 1967 D. A. Pennebacker documentary "Dont Look Back." The segment is part of a longer segment of the film that explores the competitiveness between Dylan, and U.K. folksinger Donovan, who at the time held a comparable place in popular music. The film leaves little doubt as to which of the two was bound for glory.]

Route 66

[a day late, but given the extraordinary quality of the video clip, we thought we'd celebrate none the less.]

Robert Alan Zimmerman b. 24 May 1941, Hibbing, Minnesota.
His first album, "Bob Dylan," released in 1962.

[You Tube clip description: "Phenomenal 1966 performance of Like A Rolling Stone in City Hall, Newcastle." We're guessing Newcastle Upon Tyne in the U.K., given the strains of "God Save The Queen" playing in the background as Mr. Dylan makes his exit off stage.]