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Concert / performance
July 25, 1965
Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music
Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
On July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
On July 25, 1965, headlining the Newport Folk Festival, Dylan performed his first electric set since high school with a pickup group featuring Mike Bloomfield on guitar and Al Kooper on organ. Dylan had appeared at Newport in 1963 and 1964, but in 1965 he was met with cheering and booing and left the stage after three songs.
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Primary source
Mojo
Secondary source
Vulture
