He has been one of the music industry’s hardest working acts for 40 years.

His influence on modern music is not only obvious, it is also acknowledged by the likes of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Neil Young – all of whom have remade at least one of his songs.

He is the legendary singer, songwriter and poet from Duluth, Minn., better known as Bob Dylan.

And, he will perform with special guests Elvis Costello and Amos Lee Oct. 4 at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland.

Tickets to the 7 p.m. concert – $65.50 and $49.50, reserved seating, all ages – go on sale at noon Thursday, Aug. 30. Tickets are available at the CCCC box office and all Ticketmaster outlets; via Ticketmaster by calling 775-3331; by calling the box office at 775-3458; and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.livenation.com.

Dylan’s albums as “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan,” “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” “Highway 61 Revisited,” “Blonde on Blonde,” “Nashville Skyline,” “Blood on the Tracks,” and “Desire” have had a lasting impact that goes far beyond radio singles and record sales.

In recent years, Dylan has experienced a revival of sorts with his 1997 album “Time Out of Mind” and 2001’s “Love and Theft” winning several Grammy awards. He was honored in 2000 with Oscar and Golden Globe awards for his song “Things Have Changed” and was nominated for an Oscar in 2002 for the song “Waitin’ For You.”

Last fall, Dylan released his latest album, his first in five years. He will be on tour this fall to celebrate “DYLAN,” a career-spanning, three-CD retrospective of his music scheduled for release Oct. 1 by Columbia Records. This definitive Bob Dylan collection chronicles the artist’s four decades of groundbreaking studio recordings, as well as his unparalleled influence on popular music and culture.

Costello, whose musical career spans more than 28 years, is perhaps best known for his performances with The Attractions and The Imposters and for concert appearances with pianist Steve Nieve. His recordings include “This Year’s Model,” “Imperial Bedroom,” “King of America,” “Blood and Chocolate,” “Spike,” “All This Useless Beauty,” “When I Was Cruel,” “North” and “The Delivery Man.”

He has also entered into collaborations with Burt Bacharach, The Brodsky Quartet, Paul McCartney, Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, guitarist Bill Frisell, composer Roy Nathanson, The Charles Mingus Orchestra, and record producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett.

During his career, Costello has received several prestigious honors, including Grammy nominations for his recent albums, “When I Was Cruel” and “The Delivery Man.” He and The Attractions were inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

The 2003 Deutsche Grammophon release “North,” an album of piano ballads composed, orchestrated and conducted by Costello, retained the No. 1 position on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Chart for five weeks.

In 2004, Costello was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song for “The Scarlet Tide,” sung by Alison Krauss in the motion picture “Cold Mountain.” The song was co-written with T Bone Burnett.

Lee sold out his first show in Portland at the Big Easy this past February. Taking inspiration from soul greats Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers and folk legends John Prine and Dave Van Ronk, Lee delivers a unique brand of folk-soul music.

The folk side is reflected in his nimble acoustic guitar playing and the intimacy of his live performances. The soul strain comes through in the engaging song-poetry of his lyrics and in what the Philadelphia Inquirer described as his “easygoing voice” and “raw, unedited emotion.”