NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The guitar Bob Dylan used when he "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival 50 years ago was at the festival again this weekend. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay bought the Fender Stratocaster in 2013 for $965,000, the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction...
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Gillian Welch, Dawes, Robyn Hitchcock and others closed out the Newport Folk Festival with a celebration of Bob Dylan and the moment he went electric there 50 years ago.
The lineup was secret until the musicians took the stage Sunday...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary believes if Bob Dylan had had a better set time at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, he might not have gone electric. It will be 50 years on Saturday since Dylan hit the stage there, plugged in an electric guitar and either delighted or horrified the people in the crowd, depending on their perspectives...
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — This year's Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island plans to pay tribute to the moment when Bob Dylan made rock history by going electric 50 years ago.
The festival will have a secret lineup of musicians billed as '65 Revisited...