Bob Dylan and the Hawks went on tour to promote their music and Dylan found himself getting booed.
Bob Dylan and the Hawks went on tour to promote their music and Dylan found himself being boo'd. Dylan had decided to go electric for some songs at the Newport Folk Festival and the crowd was not pleased. During an interview it was said that Dylan just continued on his way and eventually the booing stopped and the crowd enjoyed the rest of the concert.
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