Jimmy Carter To Present Dylan With Person Of The Year Honor

As a kid growing up in the 60's in Wyoming. I came to Bob Dylan's music through one of my best friends. Listening to Dylan in the 60's was powerful. Then I got to see him sing, with Joan Baez, in the middle of Greenwich Village in New York on a hot August night.  Right now one of the hottest items for "Dylan" fans is the new "Basement Tapes" that he did in the 60's with Robbie Robertson and the Band. I had a cassette boot leg copy of these songs in 1970. In his musical career Dylan has morphed from an iconic troubadour to the voice of the people to, well, Bob Dylan. I've seen him numerous times. The most recent was in Casper Wyoming. My 20 year old son and I crowded the stage, set up on a baseball field, to watch Dylan run through a set of music that only Dylan would present. It was an emotional night. To watch my musical/political hero of my youth sing his politically powerful words, standing next to my son was a real moment for me. Now he's getting something he loathes. An award. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will present Bob Dylan with the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year honor next month in Los Angeles.The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson and Jack White will perform at the pre-Grammy event on Feb. 6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.The star-studded gala will also include performances by Jackson Browne, Alanis Morissette, Neil Young, Beck, Norah Jones, the Black Keys, Stills & Nash and John Mellencamp, among others. Past MusiCares Person of the Year honorees include Bono, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel and Quincy Jones. The event is in its 25th year. The 57th annual Grammys Awards will take place Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The awards will air live on CBS.http://nr.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=1&articleid=34240461