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Bob Dylan · 1962

Bob Dylan

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

August 9, 1962Personal⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changed his name to Robert Dylan. The legal change took place at the St. Louis County Court in Hibbing, Minnesota, and he listed his father, Abraham Zimmerman, as a witness. The new name later became his well-known stage name, Bob Dylan.

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