Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, poet, and, of late, disc jockey who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades.

Dylan's early lyrics incorporated politics, social commentary, philosophy and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture of the time. While expanding and personalizing musical styles, he has shown steadfast devotion to many traditions of American song, from folk and country/blues to gospel, rock and roll and rockabilly, to English, Scottish and Irish folk music, even jazz and swing.

Dylan performs with the guitar, keyboard and harmonica. Backed by a changing lineup of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the "Never Ending Tour".

This introduction is taken from Dylan’s entry on Wikipedia where detailed information about the band members, and their history can be found.