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Bob Dylan's Favorite Country Song: "The Most Mysterious and Revolutionary of All Time"

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    On This Day in 1940, Woody Guthrie Wrote the Lyrics to This Generation-Defining Protest Song in a New York City Hotel Room

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    The 11-Minute Bob Dylan Track He Called the “Best He Ever Wrote” That Confounded His Band in the Studio

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