How long was Bob Dylan influencial to hippies?

Answer 1

Bob Dylan was never that excited to be influential with the Hippies. His memoirs are pretty harsh about it.

Here's a good starting site: http://longhairedhippie.com/The_Story_of_Hippies/Bob_Dylan_and_the_Hippies.html

There's an overview, but they have references that talk about his dislike of being a Hippie icon.