UNS: Brudnoy and Dylan

[Dan Murphy]

>> 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.