Good News in History, July 25
61 years ago today, the 60s folk singer Bob Dylan walked onstage at the Newport Folk Festival, plugged in his Fender Stratocaster and “went electric,” tearing into the song “Maggie’s Farm.” Although many folkie-loving ticket-holders in the audience booed, nothing would stop the...
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