All Along the Watchtower
Releases All Along the Watchtower on John Wesley Harding.
Role range: 1941-
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Bob Dylan Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Bob Dylan through 91 dated historical records for United States of America.
Bob Dylan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
91Distinct records
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1967–1997Years on this page
1967
John Wesley Harding
Releases John Wesley Harding.
Role range: 1941-
The Basement Tapes
Records informal basement sessions with members of the Band.
Role range: 1941-
1969
Lay Lady Lay
Releases Lay Lady Lay as a major country-pop single.
Role range: 1941-
Isle of Wight Festival
Performs at the Isle of Wight Festival.
Role range: 1941-
Nashville Skyline
Releases Nashville Skyline with mainstream country arrangements.
Role range: 1941-
1970
Self Portrait
Releases the controversial double album Self Portrait.
Role range: 1941-
New Morning
Releases New Morning.
Role range: 1941-
1971
Concert for Bangladesh
Performs at the Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden.
Role range: 1941-
George Jackson
Records and releases the protest single George Jackson.
Role range: 1941-
1973
Knockin on Heaven's Door
Releases Knockin on Heaven's Door from the film soundtrack.
Role range: 1941-
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Releases the soundtrack album for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Role range: 1941-
1974
Planet Waves
Releases Planet Waves with the Band.
Role range: 1941-
Before the Flood
Releases the live album Before the Flood.
Role range: 1941-
1975
Blood on the Tracks
Releases Blood on the Tracks.
Role range: 1941-
Tangled Up in Blue
Releases Tangled Up in Blue on Blood on the Tracks.
Role range: 1941-
Rolling Thunder Revue
Begins the Rolling Thunder Revue tour.
Role range: 1941-
1976
Desire
Releases Desire.
Role range: 1941-
Hurricane
Releases Hurricane, a song about Rubin Carter.
Role range: 1941-
1978
Budokan
Records performances later issued as Bob Dylan at Budokan.
Role range: 1941-
Street-Legal
Releases Street-Legal.
Role range: 1941-
1979
Gotta Serve Somebody
Releases Gotta Serve Somebody from Slow Train Coming.
Role range: 1941-
Slow Train Coming
Releases Slow Train Coming during his gospel period.
Role range: 1941-
1980
Saved
Releases the gospel album Saved.
Role range: 1941-
1981
Shot of Love
Releases Shot of Love.
Role range: 1941-
1983
Infidels
Releases Infidels.
Role range: 1941-
1984
Real Live
Releases the live album Real Live.
Role range: 1941-
1985
Live Aid
Appears near the climax of Live Aid at JFK Stadium.
Role range: 1941-
Empire Burlesque
Records and releases the album Empire Burlesque.
Role range: 1941-
1986
Knocked Out Loaded
Releases Knocked Out Loaded.
Role range: 1941-
1987
Hearts of Fire
Stars in Richard Marquand's film Hearts of Fire as Billy Parker.
Role range: 1941-
1988
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Role range: 1941-
Never Ending Tour
Begins the long-running Never Ending Tour.
Role range: 1941-
Traveling Wilburys Vol 1
Releases Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 with the supergroup.
Role range: 1988-1990
1989
Oh Mercy
Releases Oh Mercy, produced by Daniel Lanois.
Role range: 1941-
1990
Under the Red Sky
Records and releases the album Under the Red Sky.
Role range: 1941-
1991
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Role range: 1941-
1992
Good as I Been to You
Releases the acoustic folk album Good as I Been to You.
Role range: 1941-
1993
World Gone Wrong
Releases World Gone Wrong.
Role range: 1941-
1997
Time Out of Mind
Releases Time Out of Mind.
Role range: 1941-
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.