Biography
Jakob Dylan — singer (wallflowers) with roots in the Russian Empire
Jakob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter and the lead singer of The Wallflowers, whose album Bringing Down the Horse (1996) produced four hit singles and sold over 4 million copies. The son of Bob Dylan, he has built his own distinctive career in Americana and rock.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Odessa (Ukraine)
His father is Bob Dylan, whose paternal grandparents, Zigman Zimmerman and Anna Kirghiz, emigrated from Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) after the 1905 pogroms; for Jakob they are great-grandparents. Bob Dylan's maternal grandparents were Lithuanian Jews who arrived in 1902.
Family Tree
Subject
Jakob Dylan🇺🇸 USA
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Ancestors
Bob Dylan
Sara Lownds
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Origin
Odessa (Ukraine)🇷🇺 Russian Empire
Historical context
Russian Empire · c. 1721–1917
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Odessa (Ukraine). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
01
The Wallflowers — Bringing Down the Horse (1996), 4 million+ copies sold
02
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song — One Headlight (1998)
03
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group — One Headlight (1998)
04
Wallflowers singles include 6th Avenue Heartache and Three Marlenas
05
Solo albums Seeing Things (2008) and Women + Country (2010)
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