Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965
In the time it took Bob Dylan and his hastily assembled band to play four songs, the course of popular music was changed forever. Dylan, the folk bard, revealed his rock and roll roots in full. Any barriers that had existed between the genres, as well as the generations that embraced them, were obliterated. What rock and roll could become and the risks an artist could take became limitless in a single stroke.
Video from the Library's collection can be found here. See examples below.
Pete Seeger and his reactions during Bob Dylan's electrified performance at Newport 1965.
Bob Dylan with "Mr. Tambourine Man" at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964.
Books from the Library's collection can be found here. See examples below.
A History of Folk Music Festivals in the United States by Audio from the Library's collection can be found here. See examples below.
Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.
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