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May 24, 2021 | 8:47 AM
DULUTH, MINN. (KFGO) – It’s Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday. The musical icon, born in Duluth and raised in Hibbing, is now honored around the world after more than 60 years as a pioneer of music.
Fans are commemorating the milestone with music and poetry events across the country.
The center of the festivities is in Duluth. Monday is the third day of the 11th annual Duluth Dylan Fest, which features performances by local artists and tribute bands.
The virtual and in-person festival includes a free birthday party at Dylan’s childhood home The nine-day event also includes songwriting and poetry contests in honor of the acclaimed singer-songwriter.
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Former President Barack Obama gave Dylan the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music, Obama said during the ceremony. All these years later, he’s still chasing that sound and still searching for a little bit of truth, and I have to say I am a really big fan.
The first songwriter to receive such a distinction, Dylan was named the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition, according to the Swedish Academy.
Dylan has performed regularly even as he’s aged, so much so that fans have joked he’s been on the Never-Ending Tour since the late 1980s.
Dylan fans gather at his old house in Duluth s hillside to pay tribute on his 80th birthday
There were cupcakes, Dylan tunes and promises of martinis among the 90 fans who gathered in the yard and street for the official Duluth Dylan Fest event. Written By: Christa Lawler | ×
Bob Dylan fans applaud after St. Louis County Commissioner Frank Jewell read a proclamation naming the next 12 months the Year of Dylan on Monday, May 24, 2021, Dylan’s 80th birthday. The fans were gathered at the musician’s childhood in Duluth’s Hillside for the annual birthday party hosted by Duluth Dylan Fest. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)