Bob Dylan's 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster

Bob Dylan played a 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster at the Newport Folk Festival and was jeered offstage for using an electric instrument over an acoustic. However, Dylan's performance marked the end of folk music and the beginning of rock 'n' roll as the dominating sound of pop music.

( Thomas Monaster / July 11, 2012 )

Bob Dylan played a 1964 sunburst Fender Stratocaster at the Newport Folk Festival and was jeered offstage for using an electric instrument over an acoustic. However, Dylan's performance marked the end of folk music and the beginning of rock 'n' roll as the dominating sound of pop music.

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