Originally Posted by Gary E. Andrews
It was easy for me to imagine Dylan's 'character' and wit manifest in the story.
He was original in his perspective on the life he lived in public in those early days. He could articulate it. He was under assault, took it, breathed through it, and kept on doing what he did, perceiving the world, writing Songs, not dwelling on his struggle for suffrage in the world owned by others, his right to create without bending to the norms and genres of the story of music and song as written so far.
I've begun to wonder if we need strict adherence to reality, as long as the 'storyteller' gets the gist of things right.
Much of History turns out to be 'imaginings' of storytellers, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Jesus Christ, Moses, Napoleon, George Patton, Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, et al. Strict truth-telling is important in your lifetime. Later, story-telling takes license with the truth, tells it the way it could have been, or should have been, or might have been. If it's a good story, that becomes as valuable as the truth.
Bing Crosby comes off looking like a man of great character himself, in this telling.
It's 'good' fiction.
Google tells me;

AI Overview

The story circulating online about Bob Dylan confronting Bing Crosby on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on November 18, 1963, is a fictional internet myth.

Key Facts

• The Claim: Viral social media posts describe a tense backstage and on-air clash on November 18, 1963, where 22-year-old Bob Dylan supposedly faced off against 60-year-old Bing Crosby after Crosby dismissed folk music as "noise," culminating in a live performance of "The Times They Are a-Changin'."
• The Reality: There is no historical record or broadcast archive of Bob Dylan and Bing Crosby appearing together on The Tonight Show on that date (or any other).
• The Missing Tape Myth: While internet rumors often claim the episode's footage was lost because NBC wiped tapes in the 1960s, broadcast historians and logs show no evidence that this specific confrontation ever happened.
• Actual 1963 Timeline: In late October 1963, Bob Dylan performed a major landmark concert at Carnegie Hall, not a late-night television showdown with Bing Crosby.
For more historical context on Bob Dylan's actual live performances and media appearances from this era, you can watch this breakdown:
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Bob Dylan's 1963 Performance at Carnegie Hall (Through The ...
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Yeah, but the fact I had to Google to see if thats true is scary.

Before ai, you'd read that and assume it was real, like who would make up such a bullshit story.

But as Ai improves not sure how were going to tell whats true and isn't.

I dont even think this story should be allowed, withiut notice that its a fake story