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In 1957, The Crickets' first record "That'll Be the Day," with lead singer Buddy Holly, was released by Brunswick records.

Country star Carrie Underwood came dressed for a hot Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.

As Leonard Cohen says in "Anthem," Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There is a crack, a crack in everything/That's how the light gets in .

He was born Mark Lavon Helm on May 26, 1940, but for most of his professional career, he was known simply as Levon, the folksy yet soulful singer who also supplied the solid backbeat for The Band, the group that helped Bob Dylan ease his transition into rock 'n' roll and later defined the template for Americana rock music.

Most rock stars are retired by 71, but not Bob Dylan. He's touring, performing and later this spring receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor given by the US.

The standard-issue manhole cover on the corner of 13th Avenue East and London Road near the Duluth Armory was replaced with a 170-plus-pound tribute to Dylan.

Tonight, I'm doing a double - shot "this day in history." One is for tonight; the other is for Sunday when your faithful diarist "turns 20 again" + 1. ;D On previous May 25ths, Oscar Wilde was convicted of a morals charge in London and sentenced to prison in 1895, Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career in 1935, Star Wars was ... (more)

To know Bob Dylan is to experience him live. But for those making do with Dylan's sprawling bootlegs as he criss-crosses the globe this year, Thursday's Dylan Fest offered the goods from a revolving lineup of guests including Steely Dan's Donald Fagen and Boz Scaggs during the first of two nights at Irving Plaza in New York, to benefit Amnesty ... (more)

Bob Dylan turns 71 today. On 29 May, the song-and-dance man will receive the Presidential Medal of Honour at the White House alongside the former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright and the novelist Toni Morrison.

Today is the birthday of Minnesota native son Bob Dylan; he turns 71. He is a remarkable artist, self-invented, deep in the American grain.

Aerosmith's "Music From Another Dimension" due August 28th. Rolling Stones thanks fans.

In 1935, the first major league baseball game to be played at night took place at Cincinnati's Crosley Field as the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1. Comedian Tommy Chong is 74.

Well, folks, it's Bob Dylan's birthday, number 71, and Mazel Tov to him. Really one of the special ones, no question about it.

Today, Bob Dylan turns 71 years old. Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, he wrote songs that are embedded in music history.

Philadelphia says Happy 71st Birthday to Bob Dylan at Rembrandt's tonight when 40 singers sing that many different songs written by the man born Robert Zimmerman on this day in 1941, starting with Kenn Kweder doing "Love Minus Zero / No Limit" at 7 and finishing off with Jan Zarkin's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" probably round about midnight.

It would seem that each and every year in the illustrious, celebrated career of Bob Dylan is a good one.

Today is Bob Dylan's 71st birthday, and to celebrate the artist formerly known as Zimmerman crossing the 70-year threshold, we've decided to take a look at his best songs that cross the seven- minute threshold.

Throughout his constantly veering trajectory, Bob Dylan often catches followers by surprise, testing the limits of their preconceptions and then shattering them entirely.

Tommy Chong Age: 74 Occupation: Actor, Comedian and Activist Known For: Being half of the legendary comedy duo known as Cheech and Chong, who made a career out of playing hippie-era stoners in movies like 'Up in Smoke' and 'Nice Dreams,' not diverting too far from character playing Leo on the sitcom 'That '70s Show,' being considered a martyr for ... (more)

As Bob Dylan turns 71 years old,we take a look back at the life and times of the man whose songs have soundtracked life since the early 1960s.