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Tag: Newport Folk Festival

Why was Bob Dylan’s 16 minute performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival so controversial?

Posted on February 4, 2013 by JL Admin

In the Newport Folk Festival of 1965, the 16 minute performance given by Bob Dylan was disapproved by certain sections of the audience.  In a break away from tradition, Dylan used an electric guitar in a live folk concert for the first time, which many fans came to regard as unauthentic.  This event is said…

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