Arts Jul 25 Watch 3:58 Feeling electric: Inside Bob Dylan’s rock ’n’ roll breakthrough 50 years ago Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan stunned the crowd at the annual Newport, Rhode Island, folk festival by using an electric guitar. The influential singer-songwriter who made his mark singing with an acoustic guitar and harmonica was booed, but it was… By PBS News Hour
Arts Jul 17 Watch Legendary Bob Dylan Guitar Inspires Movement and Mystery A New Jersey woman thinks she's found the famous Fender Stratocaster that drew boos when Bob Dylan plugged in at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. The singer disputes that claim. Jeffrey Brown interviews the host of PBS' History Detectives,…
Sep 29 Watch Vieux Farka Toure Follows in his Father’s Musical Footsteps For more on this story go to: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/…
Arts Aug 13 Watch Remembering Guitar Legend Les Paul A look back at the life and career of Les Paul, whose electric guitar and multi-track recording changed how music is played and recorded. He died Thursday at 94.