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How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back

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Ian Leslie
May 02, 2026
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Bob Dylan with President Obama in 2012
Bob Dylan being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama, 2012. There’s no picture of Dylan getting the Nobel because he didn’t attend the ceremony.

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