Modern Era · North America · Culture
1965
Dylan goes electric at Newport
July 25, 1965
Bob Dylan, the darling of the folk revival, walked onstage at the Newport Folk Festival with a Fender Stratocaster and a rock band. Folk purists booed. The house was divided, then the country was, then generations were. Pop music had crossed a line; it was now allowed to be loud, strange, literary, electric, and Dylan.
In context
Also in 1965 (5 other events on record)
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- US invades Dominican Republic · North America · War
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Before and after in North America
Before and after in Culture
- Before: 1964: Beatles hit America
- After: June 1, 1967: Sgt. Pepper released
Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.