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Willie Nelson vs. Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson
Age: 71
A.K.A. Red-Headed Stranger
Hometown: Abbott, Texas
Number of years playing: 48
Number of albums: 100, 15 box sets
Number of Grammys: Six
Enshrined: Country Music Hall of Fame, 1993
Signature accessory: Red Bandana
Part of: Outlaw country movement
Hit it big with: "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," 1975
Legendary Performance: Farm Aid, 1985
Family ties: Sister Bobbie and his Family Band
Best album: "Red Headed Stranger"
The blues: "Blue eyes crying in the rain," "Blue Rock Montana," "Blue Skies"
Hits written for others: "Crazy," Patsy Cline
Champions: Voting, marijuana legalization
Movie debut: "The Electric Horseman" (1979)
Running buddies: The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings)
Weird gig: "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" with Julio Iglesias
Big pimpin': Taco Bell, Gap, H&R Block
Once was a: Pig farmer
Nemesis: IRS
Lithological pursuits: Often stoned
Bob Dylan
Age: 63
A.K.A. Robert Zimmerman
Hometown: Hibbing, Minn.
Number of years playing: 44
Number of albums: 47, 10 box sets
Number of Grammys: Eight
Enshrined: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1989
Signature accessory: Cowboy hat
Part of: '60s protest movement
Hit it big with: "Like a Rolling Stone," 1965
Legendary Performance: Newport Folk Festival, 1965
Family ties: Son Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers
Best album: "Blood on the Tracks"
The blues: "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," "Tangled up in Blue," "Blue Moon"
Hits written for others: "Blowin' in the Wind," Peter, Paul & Mary
Champions: Freeing Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Movie debut: "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973)
Running buddies: The Traveling Wilburys (with George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne)
Weird gig: "Dharma and Greg"
Big pimpin': Victoria's Secret
Once was a: Born-again Christian
Nemesis: Soy Bomb
Lithological pursuits: "Everybody must get stoned"
Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan play The Diamond Sunday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m.. Tickets cost $45 through Ticketmaster.
Age: 63
A.K.A. Robert Zimmerman
Hometown: Hibbing, Minn.
Number of years playing: 44
Number of albums: 47, 10 box sets
Number of Grammys: Eight
Enshrined: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1989
Signature accessory: Cowboy hat
Part of: '60s protest movement
Hit it big with: "Like a Rolling Stone," 1965
Legendary Performance: Newport Folk Festival, 1965
Family ties: Son Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers
Best album: "Blood on the Tracks"
The blues: "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," "Tangled up in Blue," "Blue Moon"
Hits written for others: "Blowin' in the Wind," Peter, Paul & Mary
Champions: Freeing Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Movie debut: "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973)
Running buddies: The Traveling Wilburys (with George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne)
Weird gig: "Dharma and Greg"
Big pimpin': Victoria's Secret
Once was a: Born-again Christian
Nemesis: Soy Bomb
Lithological pursuits: "Everybody must get stoned"
Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan play The Diamond Sunday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m.. Tickets cost $45 through Ticketmaster.
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