Bob Dylan’s complete discography, spanning 60 years of rock ‘n’ roll, is acquired by Universal
Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs dating back 60 years is being acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group.
The collection contains 600 songs that are copyright protected, such as “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door,” and “Tangled Up In Blue.”
With Rolling Stone declaring his song “Like a Rolling Stone” to be the best song ever written, Dylan topped the magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time in 2015.
Dylan’s music ultimately won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, but he also added a lyrical depth that drew inspiration from bluesman Robert Johnson and folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie. He was the first songwriter to receive this recognition.
The catalog might be the most valuable in the music business, although the financial terms were not made public on Monday. When Michael Jackson’s estate sold the half of the artist’s catalog that it still controlled four years ago, it brought in $750 million.
Odetta, Bryan Ferry, and Joan Baez have all released tribute albums, despite the fact that his impact is immeasurable. In 2012, Patti Smith, Adele, and Sting were included on an album that paid respect to Dylan’s advocacy for human rights.
Dylan’s musical repertoire is being sold a few weeks after his anti-Semitic ramblings and unpublished song lyrics were up for auction and brought in $495,000.
Early in the 1960s, Dylan became well-known thanks to the Greenwich Village folk culture in New York City. In 1965, he shocked the music industry by using an electric guitar on stage, which at the time was thought to be a drastic move for a performer.
