![]() Despite his frustration, he would never sabotaged Dylan’s set. The TV interviews with disappointed audience members reveal that Dylan’s former fans were so desperate to disown him that they were willing to do so. Contempt for Dylan defined his 1965-66 world tour, which came to a particularly tense conclusion in Manchester. When Howlin’ Wolf was playing at Newport a few days before Bob, he was using electric instruments. Pete Seeger ran backstage in rage after hearing Dylan’s rejection of folk aesthetics. The two men later reconciled, and Dylan even played at a benefit concert for Seeger in 2009.īob Dylan’s performance at the Newport Folk Festival is credited with changing popular music. Seeger famously tried to “unplug” Dylan by cutting his power cord with an axe. In 1965, Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival, much to the dismay of Seeger and the other folk purists in attendance. He was a member of the Communist party and an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. ![]() ![]() Pete Seeger was an American folk singer and social activist. ![]()
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