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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 12:24 PM
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Bob Dylan plays his first gig in Vietnam
Source: BBC

Legendary folk singer Bob Dylan, whose songs became anthems of the 1960s anti-Vietnam war movement, has played his first concert in the Communist country.

Dylan played a concert in Ho Chi Minh City - formerly Saigon - on Sunday evening.

Dylan, 69, jammed on stage playing guitar, harmonica and keyboard and singing hits including A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall and Highway 61 Revisited.

During the time of the Vietnam conflict, many of Dylan's protest songs defined the mood of a generation, with young Americans marching for peace followed by similar protests in the UK and other western countries.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13029109?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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JohnnyRingo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 01:30 PM
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1. One of my best friends lives there
I'll have to email him to see if he caught it.
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 02:22 PM
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2. He played in China earlier this week. With, very heavy restrictions on material. nt
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