Dylan goes electric!

By Elijah Wald

Subjects: Dylan, bob, 1941-, Criticism and interpretation, Biography, Folk music, Rock music, Singers, History and criticism, nyt:culture=2015-09-13, Newport Folk Festival, New York Times bestseller

Description: One of the music world's preeminent critics takes a fresh look at the day Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event's fiftieth anniversary in 1965.