Dylan Goes Electric: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night that Split the Sixties by Elijah Wald

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. One of the music world’s pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan “went electric” at the Newport Folk Festival.

“A great work of scholarship, brimming with insight—among the best music books I have ever read.”—The Guardian

“Wald is a superb analyst of the events he describes. And his analyses fly in the face of conventional wisdom. Even his introduction includes enough startling context to indicate Dylan Goes Electric! will be seeing the old story with new eyes.”—Janet Maslin, New York Times

“Wald contextualizes the deeply divisive event in illuminating detail . . . a major contribution to modern musical history.”—Booklist (starred review)