{"product_id":"where-the-music-had-to-go-how-bob-dylan-and-the-beatles-changed-each-other-and-the-world-9781668075562","title":"Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other--And the World","description":"\u003cb\u003ePersuasive, captivating, and bursting with insight, this dual biography by acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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 \u003ci\u003eGet Back\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Music Had to Go\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep-focus portrait of a heretofore unexamined relationship, one full of camaraderie, competition, and mutual evolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e More than a music biography\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Windolf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.15w x 1.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668075562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Windolf is a features editor at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published articles, reviews, essays, and humor pieces in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. Additionally, his short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eOntario Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e3: AM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePuerto del Sol\u003c\/i\u003e and other literary journals. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jim Windolf \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47858857771165,"sku":"9781668075562","price":47.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_299d2a6d-689d-4586-8188-410615e825c3.jpg?v=1776862137","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/where-the-music-had-to-go-how-bob-dylan-and-the-beatles-changed-each-other-and-the-world-9781668075562","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}