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Sara Dylan: The Inspiration Behind Bob Dylans Songs

The influence Sara Dylan had on her husband, Bob Dylan can be seen through out Dylan works. Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decade. Sara’s influence on Dylan is portrayed in many of his music, especial the album Blood on the Tracks. There is no doubt that Sara influenced Dylan’s song the “Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”, “Sara”, “Idiot Wind” and “Simply Twist of Fate”. Because Dylan’s song talks about simple concept of love, people in this generation and the future generation can easily understand love through Dylan’s work.

Sara Dylan, a fusion model and playboy bunny, was born in October 28, 1939 in Wilmington, Delaware. Her original name is Shirkey Marlin Noznisky. Before marring Bob Dylan, she was married to magazine photographer Hans Lownds, who requested that Sara change her name to Sara Lownds. In November 22, 1965 Sara Lownds was secretly married to Bob Dylan during Dylan’s tour break in Long Island. During her marriage to Bob Dylan, Sara Dylan had three sons and a daughter: Jesse, Anna, Samuel, and Jacob. Later in June 29 of 1977 the couple became divorced. 

Bob Dylan’s birth name is Robert Allen Zimmerman. He was born in May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. His music genres include folk, rock, blues and country. He is well known singer-song writer, author, poet, artist, actor, screenwriter, and disc jockey. In Wikipedia it is written that he is consisted the greatest artist of all time by the Rolling Stone magazine. In 1999, Dylan was included into TIME magazine’s 100 most influence people in the 20th century. His most beloved work is Blood on the Tracks which is considered the best album of all times and standard for his future music to be measured against.

The turmoil that Dylan needed was given by his wife, Sara Dylan, to bring about Dylan masterpiece, Blood on the Tracks. Williamson, further states, that “we’re never left in any doubt that he’s dealing directly with the pain of the break-up of his marriage-“a corkscrew to my heart”, as he sang on You’re Big Girl Now. The song in the album consisted of tormented and bittersweet song. The songs in the legendary album, which sold 2 million copies is arranged delicately and the songs are sung with devotion that a psycho-spiritual folk gestalt is created. The album was recorded in September through December 30, 1974. It was released on January 17.  The album is  known for its naked pain and its brilliant, crystalline expression  include song like Tangles up In Blue, Simple Twist of Fate, You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When you Go, Meet Me In The Morning, Lily, Rose Mary &Jack of Hearts, If You See Her, Say Hello, Shelter From the Strom and Buckets of Rain. In recent time, Blood on the Tracks, has emerged in many surveys as the most revered of All Dylan release. According to Williamson, the songs on Blood on the Tracks Dylan expose his feeling honestly, painfully and with raw emotion.

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