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“The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” there. However, more than six decades gone, accounts of this period vary quite a bit. Baez also rented a home in the Carmel Highlands around this period, and some say that’s where the two stayed. Thirty-two years after his Monterey Folk Festival appearance, Dylan returned to the area in 1995, headlining a show at Laguna Seca Daze at Laguna Seca Raceway, (now known as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca). That was an eclectic concert opened by The Black Crowes and George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars. In 2010, he brought what fans call his “Never Ending Tour” back to the well-worn boards of the Pattee Arena stage for a sold-out show where he began performing in front of large audiences. And the show goes on in 2025: Since that Saturday in May 1963, Bob Dylan has played more than 2,500 concerts.Though it won’t be bringing him back to Monterey, his scheduled 2025 “Rough and RowdyWaysWorldWideTour” is bring- ing his music to fans around the U.S. and Europe. He seems to rightfully enjoy every minute of his time in the spotlight. As he told an interviewer in 2007, “Music attracts the angels in the universe.” 114 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 2 5 Bob Dylan’s immense and profound contributions to music and society reverberate to this day and will do so into the future. When he made his West Coast debut in Monterey, all of that was still ahead of him. President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in 2012. Photos: Alamy Stock Photo