"The poet laureate of rock-n-roll, the voice of the promise of the '60s counterculture…"

2002-08-15, Erie County Fair, Hamburg, NY

Aug 15, 2021

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19 years ago today, at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, NY, Bob Dylan got a new introduction.

For years, the intro read as he walked on stage had been short and simple: "Good evening ladies and gentlemen…would you please welcome…Columbia recording artist… Bob Dylan!"

But that night in Erie, the intro grew longer. A lot longer:

"Ladies and gentlemen, pleas…

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