Bob Dylan plays in HCMC

Bob Dylan will play songs by the famous Vietnamese songwriter, Trinh Cong Son, at his HCMC concert - Photo: Official website of Bob Dylan

The legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will perform in Vietnam for one night only on his 2011 tour at the HCMC-based Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), 702 Nguyen Van Linh Parkway, District 7, on April 10. 

He will sing at Loretta Grounds of the university in front of around 10,000 fans in a live show called “Bob Dylan commemorates Trinh Cong Son”. Trinh Cong Son, who wrote over 500 songs during his lifetime for Vietnam’s music, died in 2001. He was considered the Bob Dylan of Vietnam for his moving antiwar songs in the 1960s and 70s.

Bob Dylan has been a major figure in music for five decades with his songs such as Blowin’ in the Wind and The Times They Are A Changin’ which became the anthems for the US civil rights and antiwar movements. The 70-year-old artist Bob Dylan has won many Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and many others throughout his career.

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Bob Dylan’s show to tribute legendary Trinh Cong Son

There will be an hour tribute to the legendary song-writer Trinh Cong Son in Bob Dylan’s show scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City-based Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) on April 10.

Trinh Cong Son has been dubbed the “Vietnamese Bob Dylan” for his anti-war songs.

He is widely considered one of the most salient figures of modern Vietnamese music with more than 600 compositions. April 1 this year will commemorate the 10th anniversary of his death.

Bob Dylan’s show organizers have contacted Son’s family to prepare for the tribute. However, the famous American singer-songwriter will likely not perform any of Trinh Cong Son’s songs or music, according to newswire Dat Viet.

“Currently we cannot say anything for certain as everything is still under preparation and we’re in the process of trying to obtain the permit,” said Nguyen Trung Truc, Son’s brother in law.

This is no confirmation from RMIT yet. However, Bob Dylan’s show promises to be a spectacular performance set up by his own crew.

The Minnesota-originated Bob Dylan dropped out of school and went to New York to pursue his dream of becoming a music professional. At age 20, he was signed to Columbia Records and his career started to take off.

Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American music—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing.

He was listed among 100 most influential people of the 20th century by the Time Magazine in 1999.

“Clean Cut Kid” and “Masters of War” are two songs he wrote about the Vietnam War.

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Legendary Bob Dylan to perform in Vietnam

Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan

World-famous American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is scheduled to perform in Vietnam in April to mark the 10th death anniversary of the legendary Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son.

According to initial source, the 70-year-old Bob Dylan will perform at HCMC-based Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) on April 10 in front of around 10,000 music lovers in the show “Bob Dylan tribute to Trinh Cong Son”.

Son is renowned internationally for his romantic music and is widely considered one of the three most salient figures of modern (non-classical) Vietnamese music along with Pham Duy and Van Cao.

Son is also known as a talented painter.

In related news, Backstreet Boys is set to perform in HCMC-based Military Zone 7's stadium on March 24 and grace Hanoi's My Dinh national stadium two days later.

Bob Dylan, who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941, has been a major figure in music for five decades. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences.

Dylan onstage at the Azkena Rock Festival. June 26, 2010

As cited by Wikipedia, much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest.

Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing.

He was named among the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by the Time Magazine in 1999.

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Legendary Bob Dylan to perform in Vietnam

Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan

World-famous American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is scheduled to perform in Vietnam in April to mark the 10th death anniversary of the legendary Vietnamese composer Trinh Cong Son.

According to initial source, the 70-year-old Bob Dylan will perform at HCMC-based Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) on April 10 in front of around 10,000 music lovers in the show “Bob Dylan tribute to Trinh Cong Son”.

Son is renowned internationally for his romantic music and is widely considered one of the three most salient figures of modern (non-classical) Vietnamese music along with Pham Duy and Van Cao.

Son is also known as a talented painter.

In related news, Backstreet Boys is set to perform in HCMC-based Military Zone 7's stadium on March 24 and grace Hanoi's My Dinh national stadium two days later.

Bob Dylan, who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in 1941, has been a major figure in music for five decades. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences.

Dylan onstage at the Azkena Rock Festival. June 26, 2010

As cited by Wikipedia, much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest.

Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing.

He was named among the 100 most influential people of the 20th century by the Time Magazine in 1999.

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