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Bob Dylan Goes Electric at Newport Folk Festival (1965)
Bob Dylan’s decision to plug in an electric guitar at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival provoked boos from 15,000 folk purists, permanently severing folk from rock and reshaping popular music. The three-song electric set, including “Maggie’s Farm,” sparked a 60% surge in Dylan’s chart success that year, as rock audiences embraced the new sound.
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