It was 60 years ago this month that Bob Dylan brought his full-band electrical circus to the masses. The outspoken, topical folk singer from Hibbing, Minnesota became the toast of the folk world through his incredible songwriting, razor wit, pointed barbs and completely original style evident in songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Don’t Think Twice” and “It Ain’t Me, Babe.” But in 1965, he flipped over that table to join his rock and roll contemporaries by going all in on folk-rock. And when he did it, he hired a motley group of mostly Canadian youngsters called the Hawks to bring this to his audience, which almost always met with their scorn and derision, but Bob was dead set on moving on to his next phase and bringing his audience with him. In his latest article for the Strange Brew, which is Part 1 of 2, music historian Scott G. Shea tells the story of the Hawks, who would later change their name to the Band, how they came together as a unit and hooked up with Dylan.
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