Bob Dylan is one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, deeply connected with the 1960s and 1970s. He shaped the sound of those decades with poetic lyrics and a unique voice that inspired the protest movement, especially with songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'." Dylan brought folk and rock together in a groundbreaking way, even “going electric” in 1965, which caused a sensation. Fun fact: He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”