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What happened when Bob Dylan ‘plugged in’?

In 1965 Bob Dylan received a mixed reaction when he famously went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. Joe Boyd was responsible for the sound that night and describes the action back stage as he was sent to turn him down.

First broadcast on Seth Lakeman and the Newport Folk Festival, 7 August 2015.

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