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  "textContent": "\n\n  The Beatles at a press conference held in their suite at the Plaza hotel, in New York, 1964.\n\n##### From the Savoy in London to an airport hotel in Queens, the little-known story of the rooms where the musical giants forged a surprisingly close bond\n\nBy Jim Windolf\n\nBob Dylan and the Beatles were closer than even their most ardent fans may realize. The relationship between the American folk singer and the chart-topping English band formed and flourished well out of public view, in the sanctuary-like suites of (mostly) luxury hotels. Herewith, a guide to the places where they talked, laughed, drank, smoked, and shared advance recordings of their landmark albums.\n\n## The Delmonico Hotel, New York\n\nA suite on the sixth floor of this 32-story hotel was the site of the first and best-known Dylan-Beatles encounter. It started one night in 1964 and ended at dawn.\n\nThe man who arranged it was Al Aronowitz, a journalist in Dylan’s circle who had written two insightful stories on the Beatles for READ ON",
  "title": "Where Bob Dylan Met the Beatles"
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