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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
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 | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan's album cover. Wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans, a man walks along a snowy street. A woman wearing a long green coat and black pants holds onto his arm and walks alongside him. The words "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" frame the man's head, and the names of songs contained within the album are listed in small print in the bottom left and right of the image.
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Dylan had become famous for his political songwriting—he is seen here in 1963 playing at a civil rights march with Joan Baez
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While recording Freewheelin' in New York, Dylan had his first performance at Carnegie Hall
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