Positively Bob Dylan

For his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power” Bob Dylan received a Special Citation at the Pulitzer Prizes 2008 on Monday. It was the first time the Pulitzer Prize Board awarded an art form once dismissed as subversive. So the times they have changed again and Rock ’n Roll has finally broken through the Pulitzer wall to join the exclusive club of icons in literature, journalism, classic music, and jazz. Congratulations, you got a good deal!

Cate Blanchett has won the Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe award for playing Bob Dylan in the biopic “I’m Not There”. “I wish circumstances would allow me to be there,” the actress said in a statement, adding “None of this would be possible without the great man himself, Bob Dylan, wherever you are, whoever you are, I thank you deeply.”
The strike by the Writers Guild of America resulted in a simple news conference to announce the recipients, without any winners around.

On June 13, 2007 Bob Dylan has been given the 2007 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. As the jury announced, “Bob Dylan is considered to be one of the most important songwriters, masterly combining the beauty of his poetry and his commitment to principles. ”
This years a total of 58 candidatures from 24 countries ran for the award. It was presented by Andrés Amorós, literary critic and member of the Jury for the 2007 Prince of Asturias Award for Letters.

The Prince of Asturias Awards date back to 1981. They are endowed with EUR 50,000, a commissioned sculpture donated by Joan Miró, a diploma and an insignia. The eight awards of different categories will be presented in autumn in Oviedo at a ceremony chaired by H.R.H. the Prince of Asturias.

> The Prince of Asturias Foundation
> Wikipedia: Prince of Asturias Awards

It was another night of success for Bob Dylan at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. Could it have been predicted? Well, considering the fact that his latest studio album “Modern Times” reached the peak of the Billboard charts, yes. Plus during the past few years Dylan has been a regular guest and winner at various award shows.
In the category “Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance (for a solo vocal performance, Singles or tracks only)” Dylan’s “Someday Baby” made the race against Tom Petty, Neil Young, Beck, and John Mayer. The song was also nominated in the category “Best Rock Song”. And “Modern Times” won the award for “Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Vocal or Instrumental)”. In this category Dylan beat Jackson Browne, Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and Guy Clark.
So while the times are not that modern anyway, Dylan just keeps on doing his thing as always. The difference however is that this time ’round people don’t boo him anymore, they give him awards. And that’s about exactly how it should be.

> 49th Annual Grammy Awards 2007 Winners List