CNN The Sixties The British Invasion February 2, 2014 01:45:00
Wrote in '63, '64, '65 was really political. it wasn't really what the beatles were doing or the stones were doing or the kinks were doing or any of those rock and roll bands. and for a period of time there was this distinction between the folk culture and the rock and roll culture. ♪ hey, mr. tambourine man, play a song for me ♪ ♪ i'm not sleepy and there is no place i'm going to ♪ >> in 1964, during that first tour, the beatles had the opportunity to meet bob dylan. he understood what they were doing musically, and they were awakened by the more personal perspective of his songs. >> ...