July
16, 1965, Volume 12, Number 4. SummerTime was a "scholastic
magazine" featuring "stories, sports, hobbies, science,
how to do it" and "puzzles." This historic issue
previews the historic Newport Folk Festival of that year at which
Bob Dylan "went electric." Dylan, along with Joan Baez.
Peter, Paul and Mary and The Freedom Singers are pictured on the
cover from an appearance at Newport in 1963. A one page "cover
story" entitled "American Folk 'Sounds' and Songs"
appears inside previewing the upcoming Festival taking place a week
later (July 22-25). A small inset picture of Dylan, "a favorite
folk singer," appears on the page. Dylan would change the face
of popular music and the folk movement forever on the night of July
25, 1965.
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