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Dylan at Newport Nearly 40 years after his last appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan returns to the stage in Rhode Island tomorrow. The former folkster allegedly angered his fan base in 1965 when he brought an electric band on stage with him. But as WRNI's Av Harris reports, the truth is somewhat different.

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Nearly 40 years after his last appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan returns to the stage in Rhode Island tomorrow. The former folkster allegedly angered his fan base in 1965 when he brought an electric band on stage with him. But as WRNI's Av Harris reports, the truth is somewhat different.