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Paul Nelson, from Minnesota, was an early advocate for Dylan's music and defended him when he went electric in 1965-66. He wrote for the influential folk music magazine, Sing Out, from which he resigned, rather than condemn Dylan for going electric. With his college buddy, John Pankake, he founded the folk magazine, The Little Sandy Review, in the early '60s, in Minnesota. Nelson was far more important to the music scene than being merely an influential rock critic; he was an essential critical contributer to the folk and rock scene for almost thirty years.