music · 27 May 1963 · 61 years ago
The album The Freewheelin Bob Dylan was released by Columbia in the USA. Establishing Dylan as a leader in the singer-songwriter genre and a supposed spokesman for the youth-orientated protest movement, it reached No.22 in the US charts and No.1 in the UK charts. The Freewheelin Bob Dylan showcased Dylan's songwriting talent for the first time and propelled him to national and international fame.
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