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| Born | (1954-04-12)April 12, 1954 (age 71) |
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| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1978–2005 |
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Carolyn Dennis (born April 12, 1954), sometimes known professionally asCarol Dennis orCarol Dennis-Dylan, is an American singer best known for her work with and marriage toBob Dylan.
Dennis sang backup on most of Bob Dylan's albums during the era betweenStreet-Legal (1978) andDown in the Groove (1988). She has also sung backup forWonderlove,Minnie Riperton,Táta Vega,The Carpenters,Kenny Loggins,Bruce Springsteen,[1][2] andMichael Jackson'sHIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. In 1982, Dennis performed the role of Poppea in a modern adaptation ofMonteverdi'sL'Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea) atXenon Discothèque in New York City. She was the singing voice for the 1991 made-for-television movieThe Josephine Baker Story starringLynn Whitfield asJosephine Baker. Dennis was also part of the performance groupthe Young Americans.
OnBroadway, she was a member of the original cast of musicals includingBig River (1985) andThe Color Purple (2005).[3]
Dennis married Bob Dylan in June 1986; she was Dylan's second wife. The two of them have a child, Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan, born on January 31, 1986. The couple divorced in October 1992.[4][5]
Their marriage and parenthood was unknown to both Dylan's fans and the media until the 2001 publication ofDown the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan byHoward Sounes.[6]
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