Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties

Author: Elijah Wald Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival. Backed by an electric band, he roared into a blistering version of "Maggie's Farm," followed by his new rock single, "Like a Rolling Stone." The audience of committed folk purists and political activists who had hailed him as their acoustic prophet reacted with a mix of shock, boos, and scattered cheers. It was the...Read more