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...When he appeared at Newport '65 and electrified it. The story's been told many, many times but here's a distinguished author's take on it, with a decidedly different POV:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/books/...ivide.html
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
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It was inevitable! Sir Bob had to go electric to reach a larger audience. He was previously viewed as an acoustic guitar/harmonica folkie troubadour. In an interview on CBC Radio, Joni Mitchell quipped that Dylan is not a very good guitar player!...lol
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!
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...like his first real hit was "like a rolling stone"....!
Billy Bragg was criticised the same way in the UK when he introduced a band on his albums, but that was Inevitable also....
Its just part of being a folk/protest singer...
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
