Jakob Dylan

In 1992, Jakob Dylan married his girlfriend Paige, who is a screenwriter. The couple has four sons.

He supports creating awareness about medical conditions like diabetes, Crohn's and colitis. He actively participates in certain events of Connecting to Cure, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting awareness Crohn's and colitis.

Jakob Luke Dylan was born on 9 December 1969 in New York City, New York, United States. His father is the famous Bob Dylan, a popular American singer, songwriter, painter, and writer. His mother Sara Dylan is also a successful singer and songwriter. Both of them are Jewish.

Jakob, the youngest of five siblings, spent the early years of his childhood in Greenwich Village, in Lower Manhattan, in New York. At the age of three, he, along with his family, moved to Los Angeles. In 1977, when he was of eight years of age, his parents divorced. Though he was mainly brought up by his mother, he also shared a good relationship with his father.

He grew up listening to English rock records, and soon developed a huge liking for the English rock band ‘The Clash’. After his high school graduation, he moved to New York City where he studied art at the Parsons School of Design. Later he dropped out in order to pursue a full-time career in music.

In 1989 Jakob Dylan, along with his childhood friend Tobi Miller, formed a rock band named ‘The Apples’. Later, the name was changed to ‘The Wallflowers’. The band soon signed with Virgin Records. In 1992, the band released their self-titled debut album. It received positive reviews, but didn’t do well commercially.

In 1995, three years after the release of their first album, their second album ‘Bringing Down the Horse’ was released. The album was a huge hit. It peaked at fourth position on the US Billboard 200. It was also nominated for multiple Grammys.

Following the release of their second album, Dylan, along with his band, toured for nearly two years. After taking a short break, they started working on their third studio album ‘Breach’, which was released in October 2000. It stood at number 13 on the US Billboard 200. It received mostly positive reviews.

After the band released two more albums ‘Red Letter Days’ (2002) and ‘Rebel, Sweetheart’ (2005), Dylan decided to pursue a solo career. He started doing shows without his band. He released his first solo album ‘Seeing Things’, in June 2008. It stood at 24th position on the US Billboard 100.

He collaborated with several other renowned singers and made guest appearances in their albums which included Willie Nile’s ‘Streets of New York’ (2005), Jesse Malin’s ‘Glitter in the Gutter’ (2007), Shawn Colvin’s ‘All Fall Down’ (2012) and Holly Williams’ ‘The Highway’ (2013).

‘Bringing Down the Horse’, Jakob Dylan’s second album with his band ‘The Wallflowers’, can be regarded as his most successful studio album till date. The album was a huge commercial success. With singles such as ‘One Headlight’, ‘6th Avenue Heartache’, ‘Three Marlenas’ and ‘Invisible City’, the album peaked at the 4th position on the US Billboard 200, and at the 6th position on the Canadian Albums Chart.

‘One Headlight’, a song written by Dylan, is one of the best songs of his career. The song was listed on Rolling Stone and TV’s list of ‘100 Greatest Pop Songs of All Time’. It also won two Grammy Awards. It topped several charts in the US as well as the Canadian Top Singles chart.

‘Seeing Things’, Jakob Dylan’s first solo album was released in June 2008. It included tracks such as ‘Valley of the Low Sun’, ‘Will it Grow’, ‘On up the Mountain’, and ‘War is Kind’. The album debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200. It received mostly favorable reviews from critics.

He has also worked in several albums of other popular singers, one of them being ’Ghost on the Canvas’, an album by the famous American singer and songwriter Glenn Campbell. The album included tracks, such as ‘A Better Place’, ‘In My Arms’, and ‘Nothing but the Whole Wide World’. The album stood at 24th position on the US Billboard 200. It mostly received mixed reviews.