What’s music for, anyway?

“A Date which will live in infamy.” Well, ok, maybe not. Nonetheless, the Dylan performance at Newport in 1965 when he played an electric set to a less-than-appreciative crowd has passed into history; I’ve heard conflicting stories about the actual crowd reaction. For example, in a radio interview Al Kooper said that the audience was …

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