top-ten albums in 1988 and 1990. Late spring saw the start of what fans would begin to call the ‘Never Ending Tour’, with a tight-knit band of ace musicians.
Mind album (1997) through Columbia Records in September 1997. In October, Dylan played a concert before Pope John Paul II at the World Eucharistic Conference in Bologna, Italy. President Bill Clinton presented him with the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in December at the White House. 1998 | In 1998 Dylan was awarded three Grammys for his Time Out Of Mind album, including Album of the Year. 2000 | In May 2000, Dylan was awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Music’s Polar Prize for ‘constantly changing modes of creativity’ over almost four decades. He wrote and performed the song ‘Things Have Changed’ for the film Wonder Boys (2000), directed by Curtis Hanson. 2001 | In January 2001 Dylan won a Golden Globe Award for ‘Things Have Changed’, and in March it was awarded Best Song at the Academy Awards. Dylan released the critically acclaimed album Love And Theft in September. 2003 | Dylan, along with Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Jessica Lang and John Goodman, starred in the film Masked and Anonymous, directed by Larry Charles, which was released in July 2003. 2004 | Dylan received an honorary doctorate of music from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, on 23 June 2004. THE NOUGHTIES
THE NINETIES
1990 | In January 1990, Dylan was appointed Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest cultural award of the French government. His name was selected for Life magazine’s list of the hundred most influential Americans of the twentieth century.
October saw the publication of the first volume of his autobiography, Chronicles: Volume One , which spent 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was an international triumph. 2005 | The film documentary No Direction Home , directed by Martin Scorsese, was shown on BBC2 in Britain and PBS in America on 26 September 2005. Concentrating on the years between Dylan’s arrival in New York City in 1961 and 1966, the start of his eight- year hiatus before resuming touring, the film was a worldwide success with both critics and fans. 2006 | Dylan’s forty-fourth album, Modern Times (2006), gave him his first American number one album in 30 years. In spring 2006 Dylan began his disc jockey career, hosting the weekly Theme Time Radio Hour show for XM Satellite Radio in America and BBC Radio 2 in Britain. 2007 | Modern Times won a Grammy Award in February 2007 for best contemporary folk album, giving Dylan a double win, as the song ‘Someday Baby’ was also awarded best solo rock vocal performance. The award-winning film
1991 | In February 1991, Dylan received a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement.
1992 | Columbia Records marked the thirtieth anniversary of Dylan’s first album with an all-star concert and worldwide television show at Madison Square Garden on 16 October 1992. The performance featured more than 30 artists including George Harrison, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton and Dylan himself. 1994 | After having declined to perform at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, Dylan made a triumphant appearance at Woodstock ’94. Drawn Blank , a collection of 92 sketches and drawings made by Dylan while on a tour of America, Europe and Asia between 1989 and 1992, was published. 1997 | Heralding a return to form as a song-writer, performer and recording artist, Dylan released his Time Out Of
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