Fifty-one years ago, on July 26, 1963, Bob Dylan performed at the Newport Folk Festival.

Here are some of the performances from Newport that year.

“Talkin’ World War III Blues”:

“With God On Our Side” with Joan Baez:

“Only A Pawn In Their Game”:

Only a pawn in their game 1963 – MyVideo

“Blowin’ In The Wind”:

“North Country Blues”:

Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, “Ye Playboys and Playgirls”

[In August of this year I’ll be publishing my rock ‘n’ roll/ coming-of-age novel, “True Love Scars,” which features a narrator who is obsessed with Bob Dylan. To read the first chapter, head here.

Or watch an arty video with audio of me reading from the novel here.

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