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February 20th, 1965: Brian Wilson suffers nervous breakdown, abandons touring.
On board a flight from L.A. to Houston on December 23, 1964, Brian Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown that would prevent him from touring with The Beach Boys until 1983.
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December 10th, 1969: Four people died over the weekend at The Altamont Speedway Free Festival
Here's the story of Altamont in quotes from many of the people involved.
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Karen Dalton
Bob Dylan: "My favorite singer... was Karen Dalton"
Green Rocky Road
Since her death in 1993, Karen Dalton has become a bit of a mythological figure in the music world. And like most other myths in music (or art in general), she wasn’t alive to see
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January 17th, 1967: Jimi Hendrix talks The Beatles, meeting Bob Dylan and recording his debut album
The following interview with Jimi Hendrix was conducted by Steve Barker in January 1967 - 50 Years Ago this year.
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Levon & The Hawks
Debut single from Levon & The Hawks - The Band!
The Stones I Throw (Will Free All Men)
From June to mid-August 1965, (thanks to a tip from friend, Conway Twitty), Levon & the Hawks had a summer-long gig on the New Jersey Shore. The joint, Tony Mart's, was about 15 minutes outside of
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May 12th, 1965: Johnny Cash arrested in Starkville
50 Years Ago today, on May 11, 1965, Johnny Cash was arrested in Starkville Mississippi following a performance at the Mississippi State University. Cash was charged with public drunkenness after
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May 13th, 1965: Marianne Faithfull on Dylan: "He's not terribly witty, and takes himself very seriously"
Marianne Faithfull made this comment to reporter Keith Altham (of New Musical Express) following her first meeting with Bob Dylan in May 1965.
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December 6th, 1965: 10 Highlights from Dylan's San Francisco Press Conference
In case you didn't have the time to sit through the entire hour of Bob Dylan's San Fransisco Press Conference on December 3rd
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January 27th, 1966: Listen to Bob Dylan take calls from listeners on Radio Unnameable, 50 Years Ago today
It was sometime after midnight in the early hours of January 26, 1966 when I fell asleep, as I usually did on week nights: listening to a show on New York’s WBAI FM called Radio Unnameable.
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May 7th, 1965: 1965 Newport Folk Festival Lineup Announced
Here is the complete lineup for the 7th annual Newport Folk Festival which took place from Thursday, July 22nd 1965 until Sunday, July 25th 1965 in Newport, Rhode Island.
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September 18th, 1965: 10 Bob Dylan protest songs you've probably never heard
Here are ten pre-1965 unreleased Bob Dylan songs that protest the oppression of black people in America, war, boxing, mental health, prison, murder, and a Minnesotan reform school for boys.
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June 14th, 1965: Bob Dylan writing "Like A Rolling Stone"
June 15th, 1965 - Bob Dylan arrived in New York City after a month of touring in Europe. Dylan had been very well received during his recent tours of the UK, US and Canada