Author of Book About Bob Dylan Going Electric to Speak in Watertown

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Local author Elijah Wald will speak about his latest book “Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night that Split the Sixties,” the Watertown Free Public Library announced.

Mr. Wald’s writing has challenged fans of some music icons with previous books like ‘How the Beatles Destroyed Rock’n’Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music’ and ‘Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues.’

Join us to see how Mr. Wald views Bob Dylan going electric at the beloved Newport Folk Festival, and why it changed our popular culture.

“Dylan Goes Electric!” Book Talk with Elijah Wald

Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at Watertown Free Public Library, 123 Main St. in Watertown.

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