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Bob Dylan Won a Pulitzer

Monday April 7, 2008
Bob Dylan Live in Concert Because, why not? He's done pretty much everything else there is to do, from film to theatre to blues, folk, rock, gospel, and country music. He's won all kinds of awards, so it makes sense that now Bob Dylan can count among his accolades a Pulitzer Prize.

According to the Washington Post, "Legendary musician and folk icon Bob Dylan received a special citation from the Pulitzer board for 'his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.'"

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  • photo: Frank Micelotta / Getty Images

    Comments

    April 9, 2008 at 12:13 pm
    (1) Cathy Roche says:

    He deserves the award. He’s done everything. He is so talented as a writer and singer.

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