Rising Sunhd Apr 2026

Legend has it that when Bob Dylan first heard The Animals’ version on his car radio, he jumped out of the seat! It was the moment he realized he could apply a rock rhythm to folk music, leading directly to his historic "electric" shift at the Newport Folk Festival.

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Six decades later, it remains the definitive "first folk rock hit". Rising SunHD

Here are three facts that make this song—and its iconic HD promo video—so legendary: Legend has it that when Bob Dylan first