One day in 1947, three visionaries put their heads together to imagine a new instrument that didn’t really exist yet: a solid body electric guitar. Their names were Les Paul, Leo Fender, and Paul ...

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With the film “A Complete Unknown” creating a lot of interest in Bob Dylan and the Newport Folk Festival where he made ...

The 29-year-old actor practically channels the music legend in the new biopic. But did he sing Dylan’s songs himself?