Tickets to the performance at Rutgers, which took place in the College Avenue Gymnasium, were priced between $2 and $4.
NEW BRUNSWICK -- Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan are shown backstage at Rutgers University before a concert in 1965 in this photo by Daniel Kramer.
A Rutgers' Daily Targum article from February 1965 offered a three-paragraph review of the Feb. 10 concert which supported "Students in Support of Community Actions Projects." Tickets to the performance, which took place in the College Avenue Gymnasium, were priced between $2 and $4.
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Rutgers student Hank Wallace, who attended the concert, was quoted as saying "I remember hearing occasional splashes while Dylan sang, splashes I later learned were from Rutgers swim team members diving into the pool behind the stage's back wall."
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