Jakob Dylan | |
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Dylan performing in Minnesota in 2014 | |
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Birth name | Jakob Luke Dylan |
Born | New York City, U.S. | December 9, 1969
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Jakob Luke Dylan (born December 9, 1969)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. He rose to fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Wallflowers, which he formed in 1989.
Born in New York City to musician Bob Dylan and model Sara Lownds, Dylan began his musical career in various indie bands before creating the Wallflowers. As its frontman, he became best known as the performer of hit rock songs such as "One Headlight", "6th Avenue Heartache", "The Difference" and "Three Marlenas"—the former of which has been included on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs", and won two Grammy Awards. With the Wallflowers, Dylan has released seven studio albums.
As a solo act, Dylan signed with Columbia Records to release two studio albums—Seeing Things (2008) and Women + Country (2010)—the latter of which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200.