UNS: Brudnoy and Dylan

[Peter Casey]

Bruds was Dylan's cousin.
I remember him explaining it and I also remember his other cousin, Rachel,
discussing it while the family was here after David's death.   

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>> Since Bob Dylan was in the news today for winning some award, I 
>> remembered that the late talk host David Brudnoy used to mention 
>> occasionally that they were cousins. Can anyone confirm whether this 
>> was true or a jest, and  add any details?
> Well, I can't substantiate, but both were/are Minnesotans and Jewish, 
> and were born around the same time, so it's not implausible.  Brudnoy 
> was born in Minneapolis and Zimmerman (as he was then) in Duluth, but 
> that's not dispositive.  Someone who subscribes to a genealogy service 
> with Minnesota vital records should be able to tell whether the two 
> men had a grandparent in common.
>
> -GAWollman
>

Another musical cousin of Brudnoy is classical guitarist Sharon Isbin. 
For those unfamiliar, she's been a world-famous performer for decades and
founded the Guitar Department at The Julliard School.