 In May 1963 , Dylan 's political profile rose when he walked out of The Ed Sullivan Show . During rehearsals , Dylan had been told by CBS television 's head of program practices that " Talkin ' John Birch Paranoid Blues " was potentially libelous to the John Birch Society . Rather than comply with censorship , Dylan refused to appear . 
 In May 1963 , Dylan <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>political profile rose when he walked out of The Ed Sullivan Show . During rehearsals , Dylan <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been told by CBS television <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>head of program practices that " Talkin ' John Birch Paranoid Blues " was potentially libelous to the John Birch Society . Rather than comply with censorship , Dylan refused to appear . 
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