Elijah Wald traces the trials and tribulations of Bob Dylan at Newport in 1965 – and his journey to find his musical voiceIt was the electric guitar that launched thousands of boos and cheers, and proved instrumental in sparking musical change. This atmospheric book meticulously evokes “the night that split the 60s”, when 24-year-old Bob Dylan was backed by an electric band at the 1965 Newport folk festival, signifying the rise of rock.