 In 1965 , heading the Newport Folk Festival , Dylan performed his first electric set since high school with a pickup group mostly from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band , featuring Mike Bloomfield ( guitar ) , Sam Lay ( drums ) and Jerome Arnold ( bass ) , plus Al Kooper ( organ ) and Barry Goldberg ( piano ) . Dylan had appeared at Newport in 1963 and 1964 , but in 1965 met with cheering and booing and left the stage after three songs . One version has it that the boos were from folk fans whom Dylan had alienated by appearing , unexpectedly , with an electric guitar . Murray Lerner , who filmed the performance , said : " I absolutely think that they were booing Dylan going electric . " An alternative account claims audience members were upset by poor sound and a short set . This account is supported by Kooper and one of the directors of the festival , who reports his recording proves the only boos were in reaction to the MC 's announcement that there was only enough time for a short set . 
 In 1965 , heading the Newport Folk Festival , Dylan performed his first electric set since high school with a pickup group mostly from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band , featuring Mike Bloomfield ( guitar ) , Sam Lay ( drums ) and Jerome Arnold ( bass ) , plus Al Kooper ( organ ) and Barry Goldberg ( piano ) . Dylan <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> appeared at Newport in 1963 and 1964 , but in 1965 met with cheering and booing and left the stage after three songs . One version <a href='got' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> it that the boos <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> from folk fans whom Dylan <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> alienated by appearing , unexpectedly , with an electric guitar . Murray Lerner , <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a>filmed the performance , said : " I absolutely think that they <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> booing Dylan going electric . " An alternative account <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>claims</mark></a> audience members <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>were</mark></a> upset by poor sound and a short set . This account is supported by Kooper and one of the directors of the festival , <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>reports</mark></a> his recording <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>proves</mark></a> the only boos <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> in reaction to the MC <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>announcement that <a href='dey_it' title='14'><mark>there</mark></a> was only enough time for a short set . 
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