Human Interest

Bob Dylan plays a Fender Stratocaster at the 1965 Newport Festival

"Today in Music History: July 25, 1965

On this day in 1965, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan rocks the world of folk music when he performs at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island and abandons his acoustic guitar for an electric one. By going electric, Dylan eventually moved rock and folk music closer together. He also infused rock and roll, known then for its mostly lightweight lyrics, with a more intellectual, poetic sensibility. [Source: History.com]"

"Within the music industry are the singers, songwriters, musicians here today but gone tomorrow. Some hit the charts fast and furious only to become among the many classified as one-hit wonders. Then, upon occasion, there is that one, or group, which fills the pages of music history with hit after hit becoming legends in his or her own time.

Today in Music History: July 15, 1986
Songwriter, storyteller and cat lover, Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, was a singer, guitarist and songwriter whose music innovatively mixed country, rock, blues and gospel influences."