His real name is Robert Zimmerman. He was born in 1941. He is a famous American musician, whose songs of social protest, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" (1962) and "The Times They are A-Changin'" (1964), became closely associated with the civil rights movement. In the tradition of the American singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, Dylan travelled widely throughout the United States and sang about the poor and downtrodden. During the mid-1960s he began playing electric guitar, and his music showed pervasive rock music influences. Traces of the folk-blues origin of his style remained in the harsh nasal quality of his voice which was often imitated by other singers. After his recovery from an accident in 1966, his style moved more towards country and western music, although his recordings continued to show a wide variety of musical idioms; his work of the late 1970s, such as "Slow Train Coming" (1979), reflected his religious interests. Among his later albums are "Blood on the Tracks" (1974), "Infidels" (1983), "Oh Mercy" (1989), and "Under the Red Sky" (1990). In 1995 he recorded an acclaimed live acoustic album, Bob Dylan: Unplugged.