Who got a No. 1 hit with an electric version of a Dylan composition first, the Byrds or Bob Dylan?
The Byrds were the first to get a hit by rearranging (from 2/4 to 4/4 time) a Dylan written song “Mr. Tambourine Man,” and recording it with Rickenbacker electric 12-string guitar, electric piano, electric rhythm guitars, bass, and drums. This, then unknown folk flavored song, was recorded by the Byrds in January of 1965, (see contract) and had reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts before Dylan shocked the folk community later that year by plugging in at the Newport Folk festival. This article is in the Byrds FAQ to correct the ubiquitous misconception that the Byrds followed Dylan’s lead in mixing elements of Folk and Rock. The timing was close, but the Byrds were first. There was clearly something in the air in the mid 60s regarding the mixing of genres; The Animals had gotten a No. 1 hit with “The House Of The Rising Sun” on August 15, 1964, and even though the song had been on a Dylan album, it was a public domain Blues. Blues had long been a staple of rock music. Some will say tha
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