30-05-2012, 10:38
(This post was last modified: 30-05-2012, 10:41 by Music Head.)
no not the PF album
I've always thought of these awards as the U.S. equivalent of being knighted.
a well deserved recipient here
from msnbc
![[Image: g-ent-120529-dylan-medal.380;380;7;70.jpg]](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-120529-dylan-medal.380;380;7;70.jpg)
Singer, songwriter, poet, artist and now Medal of Freedom Winner.
On Tuesday, Bob Dylan received the nation's highest civilian honor, accepting the Medal of Freedom from President Obama. "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music," Obama said of the singer.
The Medal of Freedom is presented to individuals who have made "meritorious contributions to the national interest of the United States, to world peace, or to other significant endeavors," according to the White House.
To that end, Obama praised Dylan, saying that his music redefined "not just what music sounded like but the message it carried and how it made people feel."
a clip for the video of the presentaion to the 6 winners:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/...6#47606988
I've always thought of these awards as the U.S. equivalent of being knighted.
a well deserved recipient here
from msnbc
Singer, songwriter, poet, artist and now Medal of Freedom Winner.
On Tuesday, Bob Dylan received the nation's highest civilian honor, accepting the Medal of Freedom from President Obama. "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music," Obama said of the singer.
The Medal of Freedom is presented to individuals who have made "meritorious contributions to the national interest of the United States, to world peace, or to other significant endeavors," according to the White House.
To that end, Obama praised Dylan, saying that his music redefined "not just what music sounded like but the message it carried and how it made people feel."
a clip for the video of the presentaion to the 6 winners:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/...6#47606988