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{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1969)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jakob Dylan | image = Jakob Dylan Minnesota.JPG | caption = Dylan performing in Minnesota in 2014 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Jakob Luke Dylan | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|12|9}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | instrument = {{flatlist| *Vocals *guitar *piano *bass}} | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Rock music|Rock]] *[[American folk music|folk]] *[[Americana (music)|Americana]]}} | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1987–present | label = {{flatlist| *[[Columbia Records|Columbia]] *[[Interscope Records|Interscope]] *[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}} | current_member_of = {{flatlist| *[[The Wallflowers]] }} | website = }} '''Jakob Luke Dylan''' (born December 9, 1969)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/09/bob-dylans-son-jakob-urges-musicians-to-get-together|title=What made 60s music giants so great? Jamming says Bob Dylan's son|date=May 9, 2020|website=The Guardian|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021024812/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/09/bob-dylans-son-jakob-urges-musicians-to-get-together|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 Dylan|Sara Lownds]], Dylan began his musical career in various [[Independent music|indie]] bands before creating the Wallflowers. As its frontman and lead vocalist, he wrote and performed the band's hit songs including "[[One Headlight]]", "[[6th Avenue Heartache]]", "[[The Difference (The Wallflowers song)|The Difference]]" and "[[Three Marlenas]]"—the former of which was 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 (album)|Seeing Things]]'' (2008) and ''[[Women + Country]]'' (2010)—the latter of which peaked at number 12 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
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