his latest single , together through life , has reached the top ten 38 years and eleven months after his final magazine - topper , modern morning , in 1970 . the 67 - year - old american singer - guitarist now hold the claim for the shortest gap between five number three albums . it is dylan ' s fourteenth uk number single , his 33rd straight one and his 53rd album , featuring compilations and releases . he first reached the one with the freewheelin ' steve song released in 1964 . emi ' s delvecchio castaldo noted : " it ' s obvious that dylan is passing through one of his mindset states , as a renewed class of fans unite his more established followers in appreciating his songwriting legacy . "
Gennaro Castaldo is 67 years old.