http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/6-bob-dylan-plugs-in-with-his-first-electric-performance-newport-folk-festival/ Just another Xponentialmusic.org weblog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:20:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/6-bob-dylan-plugs-in-with-his-first-electric-performance-newport-folk-festival/#comment-35868 Ed Claypoole Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:18:08 +0000 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/6-bob-dylan-plugs-in-with-his-first-electric-performance-newport-folk-festival/#comment-35868 The first time I heard Dylan was on Gene Shephard's old folk show in 1962. It was unlike anything I had ever heard. First impression: some crazy drunk hillbilly. Within a few months I was a committed Dylan fan. The first time I heard him with electric guitar was on "Subterranean Homesick Blues". Again, it took some getting used to. However, "Like a Rolling Stone" changed all that in a hurry. For me, that was the seminal musical moment of my life. I was 18 when it was released and there never was and probably never will be anything quite like it. Over 40 years later, the impact of that song is just as strong with me as it was in 1965. Dylan is without a doubt the greatest musical treasure this country has ever produced. The first time I heard Dylan was on Gene Shephard’s old folk show in 1962. It was unlike anything I had ever heard. First impression: some crazy drunk hillbilly. Within a few months I was a committed Dylan fan. The first time I heard him with electric guitar was on “Subterranean Homesick Blues”. Again, it took some getting used to. However, “Like a Rolling Stone” changed all that in a hurry. For me, that was the seminal musical moment of my life. I was 18 when it was released and there never was and probably never will be anything quite like it. Over 40 years later, the impact of that song is just as strong with me as it was in 1965. Dylan is without a doubt the greatest musical treasure this country has ever produced.

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