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Swedish Academy receives Bob Dylan's Nobel lecture
Bob Dylan has completed his Nobel course requirements. The Swedish Academy announced on June 5 that it has received the mandatory lecture from the 2016 literature winner, enabling Dylan to collect 8 million Swedish kronor ($922,000) in prize money.
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Bob Dylan finally accepts Nobel prize
After months of uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature at a jovial, champagne-laced ceremony on April 1, the Swedish Academy announced.
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Bob Dylan finally agrees to accept Nobel Prize for Literature
The American singer was awarded the prize in October but failed to travel to pick up the award, or deliver the lecture that is required to receive the 8m kroner ($900,000;£727,000) prize.
The academy said it would meet Dylan, 75, in private in the Swedish capital, where he is giving two concerts.
He will not lecture in person but is expected to send a taped version.
Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry dies at 90
Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll's founding guitar hero and storyteller who defined the music's joy and rebellion in such classics as "Johnny B. Goode," "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Roll Over Beethoven," died Saturday at his home in an unincorporated area west of St. Louis. He was 90.
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Knowledge Greeks can take to the bank
There was a slightly surreal moment in Greek Parliament recently when New Democracy deputy Nikos Dendias quoted from Bob Dylan's song "All Along the Watchtower." He did so to respond to Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who had earlier used a quotation attributed to Mark Twain ("The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated") to dismiss speculation about his lack of public appearances
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2016, the beginning of the end of a rock era
The year 2016 began with David Bowie releasing one of the most acclaimed albums of his vast career, it was a sign of new creative energy from the rock legend. Two days later, he died, from an undisclosed battle with cancer.
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Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize speech confession
Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan admitted in the Nobel Prize speech he penned that he was always so caught up in his musical endeavors that he had never stopped to consider whether his lyrics had any literary merit.
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Dylan honored to receive Nobel despite no-show
Colombia's peace deal is a model for countries at war like Syria, President Juan Manuel Santos said Dec. 10 as he accepted his Nobel Peace Prize, though a ceremony for other laureates was marked by Bob Dylan's no-show.
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Patti Smith to stand in for Bob Dylan at Nobel Prize ceremonies
Though Bob Dylan will not be attending the Nobel prize award ceremony in Stockholm due to “pre-exisiting engagements,” he is sending musician and singer Patti Smith in his stead.
José Feliciano to perform in Istanbul
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso José Feliciano will take the stage at Zorlu PSM Center on Nov. 29.
Feliciano gained worldwide success in the 1960s when he covered the famous The Doors hit, "Light My Fire" in 1968, the same year in which he won two Grammy Awards.
Feliciano later combined flamenco, soft rock, pop and Latin to create a unique blend of sound.
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