Dylan Goes Electric 'Maggie's Farm' 'Baby Blue' Newport Festival, July 25, 1965

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Electric Dylan controversy. By 1965, Bob Dylan was the leading songwriter of the American folk music revival. The response to his albums The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan and The Times They Are a-Changin' led the media to label him the "spokesman of a generation"

In March 1965, Dylan released his 5th album, Bringing It All Back Home. Side one features him backed by an electric band, while side two features him accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. On July 20, 1965, he released his single "Like a Rolling Stone" featuring a rock sound.

On July 25, 1965, he performed his first electric concert at the Newport Folk Festival, joined by guitarist Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Some sections of the audience booed the performance, leading members of the folk movement to criticize him for moving away from political songwriting and for performing with an electric band..Dylan continued his trend towards electric rock music on his next two albums...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Dylan_controversy

- Bob Dylan - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, July 25, 1965, (Newport 1965 RARE).

This track is a very important part of Dylan's career; It's the last song he played at the Newport Folk Festival until 2002. This was also recorded the same night as the "Electric Dylan Controversy" on the night of July 25, 1965. Dylan played "Mr. Tambourine Man" right before this track, which you can find on my channel under the playlist "Gems From Newport." (Swingin' Pig).

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1. The story goes...

That Pete Seeger picked up an axe and threatened to cut the power cord leading to the stage. The times they were a changin!!

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2. Shazam Pete!