Forty-eight years ago today — in the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England — a fan shouted the word “Judas” to Bob Dylan on stage. The fan was angered that Dylan had “gone electric” by playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar and backed by the Hawks in a rock rather than a folk performance. That infamous shout and Dylan’s contemptuous response — “I don’t believe you....You’re a liar!” — are cited by many as a watershed moment in Dylan’s career. Dylan’s reply served as a declaration that the onetime folk singer’s controversial foray into electric rock music was the right thing to do, and that history would bear him out. Here is the famous moment in Manchester.
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 11:43:46 +0000
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