genre another side of bob dylan
The American folk - ___MASK49___ revival was a phenomenon in the United States that began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid - 1960s . Its roots went earlier , and performers like Josh White , Burl Ives , Woody Guthrie , Lead Belly , Big Bill Broonzy , Richard Dyer - Bennet , Oscar Brand , Jean Ritchie , John Jacob Niles , Susan Reed , Paul Robeson and Cisco Houston had enjoyed a limited general popularity in the 1930s and 1940s . The revival brought forward styles of American ___MASK62___ that had , in earlier times , contributed to the development of country and ___MASK2___ , jazz , and rock and roll ___MASK49___ . ___MASK62___ includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival . The term originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that . Some types of ___MASK62___ are also called world music . " Traditional ___MASK62___ " has been defined in several ways : as music transmitted orally , music with unknown composers , or music performed by custom over a long period of time . It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles . Another Side of Bob Dylan is the fourth studio ___MASK6___ by American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan , released on August 8 , 1964 by Columbia Records . The ___MASK6___ deviates from the more socially conscious style which Dylan had developed with his previous LP , The Times They Are A - Changin ' . The change prompted ___MASK61___ from some influential figures in the folk community -- Sing Out ! editor Irwin Silber complained that Dylan had `` somehow lost touch with people '' and was caught up in `` the paraphernalia of fame '' . Despite the ___MASK6___ ' s thematic shift , Dylan performed the entirety of Another Side of Bob Dylan as he had previous records -- solo . In addition to his usual acoustic guitar and harmonica , Dylan provides piano on one selection , `` Black Crow Blues '' . Another Side of Bob Dylan reached No . 43 in the US ( although it eventually went gold ) , and peaked at No . 8 on the UK charts in 1965 . " Like a Rolling Stone " is a 1965 ___MASK14___ by the American singer - songwriter Bob Dylan . Its confrontational lyrics originated in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965 , when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England . Dylan distilled this draft into four verses and a chorus . " Like a Rolling Stone " was recorded a few weeks later as part of the sessions for the forthcoming album " Highway 61 Revisited ". An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating ___MASK75___ , practicing the arts or demonstrating an ___MASK75___ . The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the ___MASK48___ only . The term is often used in the ___MASK83___ business , especially in a business context , for musicians and other performers ( less often for actors ). " Artiste " ( the French for artist ) is a variant used in English only in this context . Use of the term to describe writers , for example , is valid , but less common , and mostly restricted to contexts like ___MASK61___ . EMI ( officially EMI Group Limited , originally an initialism for Electric and ___MASK27___ Industries and often known as EMI Records and EMI Music ) was a British multinational conglomerate founded in March 1931 and was based in London . At the time of its break - up in 2012 , it was the fourth - largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and was one of the big four record companies ( now the big three ). Its EMI Records Ltd . group of record labels included EMI Records , Parlophone , Virgin Records and Capitol Records . EMI also had a major publishing arm , EMI Music Publishing  also based in London with offices globally . Columbia Records ( also known simply as Columbia ) is an American record label owned by Sony ___MASK49___ ___MASK83___ ( SME ), a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America , Inc ., the United States division of Sony Corporation . It was founded in 1887 , evolving from an earlier enterprise named the American Graphophone Company , the successor to the Volta Graphophone Company . Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in the recorded sound business , being the second major record company to produce recorded records . Columbia Records went on to release records by an array of notable singers , instrumentalists , and bands . From 1961 to 1990 , its recordings were released outside the U . S . and Canada by the CBS Records label ( which was named after the Columbia Broadcasting System ) to avoid confusion with the EMI label of the same name , before adopting the Columbia name internationally in 1990 . It is one of Sony ___MASK49___ ' s three flagship record labels alongside RCA Records and Epic Records . ___MASK81___ Records is an American record company . A division of Sony ___MASK49___ ___MASK83___ , Inc ., ___MASK81___ was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 . It later expanded its scope to include diverse musical genres including pop , R & B , rock and hip hop . Historically , the label has housed popular acts such as Boston , Celine Dion , Dave Clark Five , Gloria Estefan , Pearl Jam , Shakira , and Sly & the Family Stone . CBS ( an initialism of the network ' s former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System ) is an American commercial broadcast ___MASK5___ network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS ___MASK5___ City and the CBS Studio Center ). A writer is a person who uses written words in ___MASK63___ styles and techniques to communicate their ideas . Writers produce ___MASK63___ forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels , short stories , ___MASK19___ , plays , screenplays , and essays as well as ___MASK63___ reports and news articles that may be of interest to the public . Writers ' texts are published across a range of media . Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a ___MASK12___ . The word is also used elsewhere in the arts  such as songwriter  but as a standalone term , " writer " normally refers to the creation of written language . Some writers work from an oral tradition . A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the ___MASK52___ of ___MASK49___ recordings and ___MASK49___ videos . Often , a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , ___MASK52___ , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and ___MASK49___ videos ; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists (" artists and repertoire " or " A & R "); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers . The term " record label " derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer ' s name , along with other information . A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a ___MASK41___ genre such as rock or country music . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the ___MASK47___ genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Bob Dylan ( born Robert Allen Zimmerman , May 24 , 1941 ) is an American songwriter , singer , artist , and writer . He has been influential in ___MASK41___ and ___MASK33___ for more than five decades . Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s , when his songs chronicled social unrest . Early songs such as " Blowin ' in the Wind " and " The Times They Are a - Changin '" became anthems for the American civil rights and anti - war movements . Leaving behind his initial base in the American folk music revival , his six - minute single " Like a Rolling Stone ", recorded in 1965 , enlarged the range of ___MASK41___ . American ___MASK62___ is a ___MASK27___ term that encompasses numerous genres , many of which are known as traditional music , traditional ___MASK62___ , ___MASK9___ or roots music . Many traditional songs have been sung within the same family or folk group for generations , and can sometimes be traced back to such places of origin as Great Britain , Europe , or Africa . Mike Seeger once famously commented that the definition of American ___MASK62___ is " All the music that fits between the cracks ." Rolling Stone is an American biweekly ___MASK70___ that focuses on popular ___MASK33___ . It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner , who is still the ___MASK70___ ' s publisher , and the music critic Ralph J . Gleason . It was first known for its ___MASK27___ coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S . Thompson . In the 1990s , the ___MASK70___ shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth - oriented television shows , film actors , and popular music . In recent years , it has resumed its traditional mix of content . RCA Records is an American major record label owned by Sony ___MASK49___ ___MASK83___ ( SME ). It is one of SME ' s flagship record labels alongside sister labels Columbia Records and Epic Records . The label has released multiple genres of music , including pop , rock , hip hop , R & B , blues , jazz , and country . The company ' s name is derived from the initials of the label ' s former parent company , Radio Corporation of America ( RCA ). It is the second oldest recording company in U . S . history , after sister label Columbia Records . RCA ' s Canadian unit ( formerly Berliner Gramophone Canada ) is Sony ' s oldest label in Canada . It was one of only two Canadian record companies to survive the Great Depression . A subsidiary , subsidiary company or daughter company is a company that is owned or controlled by another company , which is called the " parent company ", " parent ", or " holding company ". The subsidiary can be a company , corporation , or limited liability company . In some cases it is a ___MASK72___ or state - owned enterprise . Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( ___MASK87___ games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , ___MASK49___ and financial services . These make Sony one of the most comprehensive ___MASK83___ companies in the world . Sony ' s principal business operations include Sony Corporation , Sony Pictures ___MASK83___ , Sony Interactive ___MASK83___ , Sony Music ___MASK83___ , Sony Mobile ( formerly Sony Ericsson ) and Sony Financial . Sony is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL . " Blowin ' in the Wind " is a ___MASK14___ written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released as a single and on his album " The Freewheelin ' Bob Dylan " in 1963 . Although it has been described as a ___MASK53___ , it poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace , war and freedom . The refrain " The answer , my friend , is blowin ' in the wind " has been described as " impenetrably ambiguous : either the answer is so obvious it is right in your face , or the answer is as intangible as the wind ".