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in 1965 At the Newport Folk Festival, a young Bob Dylan performs on the folk scene, electrifying rock and roll as the voice of a generation—one of the most transformative moments in 20th-century music. Footage shot prior to screening in 1965. The Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, where Bob Dylan made his first public appearance with an electric guitar, was filmed in the seaside resort of Cape May, New Jersey. Minimal damage was done, given the resort’s commitment to National Historic Landmark designation because of its concentration of Victorian architecture and other 19th- and 20th-century buildings. architectural motifs.
