James Mangold's film is based on Elijah Wald's book about Bob Dylan going electric at Newport in 1965.
Nonfiction· 2015· Nonfiction
Dylan Goes Electric!
by Elijah Wald
Dylan Goes Electric!: 1 recorded work traces back to it, and it draws on 1 recorded source.
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- Newport Folk Festival 1965
Elijah Wald's book centres on Bob Dylan's electric set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival and the folk revival it split.