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Bob Dylan Goes Electric
1965
Dylan plugs in! At the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan plays an electric set for the first time, horrifying folkies everywhere.
Dylan's performances at the festival in 1963 and 1964 help make him a favorite among the folk music faithful. On this night, he is the headliner.
Dylan fans are expecting to hear him sing and strum his acoustic guitar to hits such as "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Blowin' In The Wind." They may sense they are in for something different when Dylan strolls onto the stage in black jeans, black boots, and black leather jacket. Their suspicions are confirmed when he plugs in a 3-tone Sunburst Fender Stratocaster.
Backed by members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Dylan declares, "I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more," and launches into 16 minutes of hard-rocking electric blues. "Maggie's Farm" is followed by "Like a Rolling Stone," "Phantom Engineer," and "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry." Dylan has gone electric.
Some say that a chorus of boos rain down on Dylan as he plays. The truth is that the band is so loud, the exact reaction of the crowd is still up for debate. John Hall, who later forms the group Orleans and serves in congress, is there. His recollection: "Maybe the folks in front, the folkie establishment (oxymoron?) and the music press, were upset, but back in the cheap seats, we were standing up and cheering."
Nobody denies that the reaction is strong. Some are incensed and consider it a betrayal to the purity of folk. Pete Seeger frantically searches for an axe to cut the cables in the middle of Dylan's set, although years later Seeger says he just thought the sound was too distorted.
Dylan fans are expecting to hear him sing and strum his acoustic guitar to hits such as "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Blowin' In The Wind." They may sense they are in for something different when Dylan strolls onto the stage in black jeans, black boots, and black leather jacket. Their suspicions are confirmed when he plugs in a 3-tone Sunburst Fender Stratocaster.
Backed by members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Dylan declares, "I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more," and launches into 16 minutes of hard-rocking electric blues. "Maggie's Farm" is followed by "Like a Rolling Stone," "Phantom Engineer," and "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry." Dylan has gone electric.
Some say that a chorus of boos rain down on Dylan as he plays. The truth is that the band is so loud, the exact reaction of the crowd is still up for debate. John Hall, who later forms the group Orleans and serves in congress, is there. His recollection: "Maybe the folks in front, the folkie establishment (oxymoron?) and the music press, were upset, but back in the cheap seats, we were standing up and cheering."
Nobody denies that the reaction is strong. Some are incensed and consider it a betrayal to the purity of folk. Pete Seeger frantically searches for an axe to cut the cables in the middle of Dylan's set, although years later Seeger says he just thought the sound was too distorted.
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