Overview

Persuasive, captivating, and bursting with insight, this dual biography by acclaimed New York Times journalist Jim Windolf dives into the surprisingly supportive, occasionally rivalrous, and always fertile relationship between Bob Dylan and the Beatles, uncovering how they inspired and transformed each other as songwriters, recording artists, and cultural icons. From Dylan's initial dismissal of the Beatles as being for ""teenyboppers"" to his realization that they were ""pointing the direction where music had to go""--and from the Beatles' obsessive spinning of early Dylan records to their impromptu renditions of fifteen Dylan songs during the 1969 Get Back sessions--the book captures the moments that pushed Dylan to ""go electric"" and inspired the Beatles to deepen their lyrics. Highly entertaining and packed with backstage anecdotes, Where the Music Had to Go is a deep-focus portrait of a heretofore unexamined relationship, one full of camaraderie, competition, and mutual evolution. More than a music biography, this is a front-row seat to the forces that shaped an era--an unmissable experience for music lovers, pop-culture buffs, and anyone curious about the magic that happens when legends collide.

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""The friendship between Bob Dylan and Beatles and how they influenced, competed with, and revered each other is meticulously, lovingly told in this delightful history of a magical world in an historic era."" --Jann Wenner, cofounder of Rolling Stone ""Dylan's and the Beatles' relations were more than comradely or competitive. They became a call and response--a tit for tat--that was an exploration of the consciousness of their generation. Jim Windolf explores this dynamic brilliantly in Where the Music Had to Go. It's a book for serious fans and students of the '60s and '70s that's not to be missed."" --Toby Thompson, author of Positively Main Street: Bob Dylan's Minnesota ""One-part delightful nostalgia, two parts smart analysis and perceptive connections, this book expertly re-explains those magical long-ago years we loved so much."" --Lee Child, internationally bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels

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Jim Windolf is a features editor at The New York Times. He has published articles, reviews, essays, and humor pieces in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, New York magazine, Rolling Stone and other publications. Additionally, his short fiction has appeared in Ontario Review, 3: AM Magazine, Puerto del Sol and other literary journals. He lives in New York City.

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