What was Bob Dylans birth name, and when and why did he change it?

mk2norwich

I can help with the first part...Robert Zimmerman. Anyone else care to help..? Jul 02 02, 10:00 PM

terryproantrim

He adopted the name Dylan because of his admiration for the poet Dylan Thomas. Jul 03 02, 12:44 AM

Taz

Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941. He changed his name to Dylan after (because of his admiration of) the late Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. He changed his name in the late 50's (1959, maybe a bit before that---or maybe a bit later in the very early 60's---depends on which source, and I didn't get a definitive answer to this beyond what I've given you here. See:us.imdb.com/Bio?Dylan,+Bob OR search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=21435 OR www.vh1.com/fanclubs/main/63.jhtml Jul 08 02, 5:32 AM

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