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Documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker sits near an editing station showing images of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000. Pennebaker, who died on Aug. 1, is most famous for his film Don't Look Back, a critically acclaimed chronicle of Dylan's three-week 1965 British tour. KATHY WILLENS/Associated Press hide caption
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Bettye LaVette On World Cafe
Can Britney Spears still stop traffic? They seem to think so in Tel Aviv. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia hide caption
Bob Dylan, who announced he would accept in person the Nobel Prize for Literature, was silent after it was announced he would receive the prize. Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Bob Dylan speaks onstage at the MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala in Los Angeles. Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in October, though he has not yet accepted it. The Swedish Academy has announced he plans to do so this weekend in Stockholm. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Bob Dylan, seen performing in 2012, told the Swedish Academy that he had "pre-existing commitments." David Vincent/AP hide caption
Ben Zobrist of the Chicago Cubs high-fives teammates after defeating the Cleveland Indians 5-1 in Game 2 of the World Series. The Cubs and Indians will face off in Chicago for Game 3. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
Star Wars has devoted fans who dress up like their favorite characters, but now Lucasfilm, the film's parent company, is saying the New York Jedi and Lightsaber Academy went too far. Lucasfilm filed a lawsuit in which it noted that the academy's logos were too similar to the logos used in the film. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption
Bob Dylan performed on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images hide caption
A Nobel In Literature For Bob Dylan, Whose Words Transcend Form
Bob Dylan performs onstage during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at The Hollywood Palladium on Jan. 12, 2012, in Los Angeles. In his next album, Dylan will "uncover" Frank Sinatra. Christopher Polk/Polk/Getty Images for VH1 hide caption
American folk pop singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, seen in April 1965. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption
A group of Swedish scientists who are fans of Bob Dylan's music made a bet 17 years ago to see who could work more of the folk singer's song lyrics into their scholarly articles. AP hide caption
A photo provided by Sotheby's shows a page from a working draft of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone." The draft sold for more than $2 million. AP hide caption
Bob Dylan performs at Vieilles Charrues music festival on July 22, 2012, in Carhaix-Plouguer, France. The singer is being sued by a France-based Croat organization for racism. Fred Tanneau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The Fender Stratocaster that's going on sale next month and may fetch $500,000 because experts say it was played by Bob Dylan when he "went electric" at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Christie's/AP hide caption
Bob Dylan in April 1965, just as he was going electric. Harry Thompson/Getty Images hide caption
The tsunami flows over sea walls towards TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011. This photo was taken by Tokyo Electric Power Company. TEPCO/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Bob Dylan, during an April 8, 2011, concert in Shanghai. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption