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Fireside Chat with Author Jim Windolf Discussing His Newly Released Book Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World
Join journalist and author Jim Windolf for an engaging discussion of his newly released book, Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World. In this program, Windolf will explore the surprising and influential relationship between Bob Dylan and the Beatles, drawing on original research and vivid backstage anecdotes—many of them little known before his work.
Although each initially dismissed the other, that skepticism quickly gave way to admiration. As Windolf shows, the creative exchange between Dylan and the Beatles helped reshape not only their own music, but the direction of popular culture. Their first meeting in 1964 began a connection that would echo across decades, as their careers unfolded on often parallel tracks.
With insight, storytelling, and fresh perspective, Windolf will illuminate the artistic dialogue between these two towering figures of twentieth-century music and show how they changed each other—and the world. His book has received wide acclaim:
“An astonishing amount of research… There’s something very moving about it that makes us feel a sense of gratitude for the work of these extraordinary talents—and to Jim Windolf for putting it all together.”
—New York Times Book Review
“[An] engrossing take on the playful and sometimes competitive interchanges that occurred over the years between Mr. Dylan and the Beatles.”
—Wall Street Journal
“Exquisite…With nuance and eagle-eyed research, Windolf affords readers an unprecedented look at the mechanics of a musical fusion that, in many ways, we are just beginning to understand.”
—Salon
“An insightful, illuminating book. Five Stars.”
—Telegraph (UK)
“A riveting narrative… Lively, incisive, and deeply researched, Windolf’s account captures the specific, consequential moments in a creative dialogue; one that didn’t just shape two towering acts but irrevocably expanded what popular music could say, sound like, and mean.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“Exquisitely researched, thrilling, and moving.”
—Rosanne Cash, four-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter
—Rosanne Cash, four-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter