By 1965, Bob Dylan had achieved the status of leading songwriter of the American folk music revival, on which date, Dylan released his single "Like a Rolling Stone", its confrontational lyrics originated in an extended piece of verse Dylan wrote in June 1965, when he returned exhausted from a grueling tour of England?
Electric Dylan controversy By 1965, Bob Dylan had achieved the status of leading songwriter of the American folk music revival. The response to his albums "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" led to him being labelled as the "spokesman of a generation" by the media. In March 1965, Dylan released his fifth album, "Bringing It All Back Home". Side One featured Dylan backed by an electric band. Side Two featured Dylan accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. On July 20, 1965, Dylan released his single "Like a Rolling Stone", featuring a rock sound. On July 25, 1965, Dylan performed his first electric concert at the Newport Folk Festival, joined by guitarist Mike Bloomfield and Barry Goldberg of the Electric Flag. Some sections of the audience booed Dylan's performance. Leading members of the folk movement, including Irwin Silber and Ewan MacColl, criticized Dylan for moving away from political songwriting and for performing with an electric band.
Subterranean Homesick Blues "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded on January 14, 1965, and released as a single by Columbia Records, catalogue number 43242, on March 8. It was the lead track on the album "Bringing It All Back Home", released some two weeks later. It was Dylan's first Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at number 39 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It also entered the Top 10 on the singles chart in the United Kingdom. The song has subsequently been reissued on numerous compilations, the first being the 1967 singles compilation "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits". One of Dylan's first electric recordings, "Subterranean Homesick Blues" is also notable for its innovative film clip, which first appeared in D. A. Pennebaker's documentary "Dont Look Back".