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On This Day, August 2, 1962: Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changes his name to Bob Dylan
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In his bookChronicles, Dylan explained that he was inspired to change his name after he saw an article about jazz performerDavid Allynand later some poems byDylan Thomas. He considered the names Robert Allyn and Robert Dylan, before finally deciding on Bob Dylan.
Of course, Dylan went on to have massive success and is considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988,the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1997 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016.
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