On July 29, 1966, Bob Dylan crashed his motorcycle in or around Woodstock, New York. Nobody called the police, so there was no official report of the accident, or even a press release—just a two-sentence item a few days later on page 30 of The New York Times.
In the four years leading up to the crash, Dylan had released seven albums and played more than 150 shows. Now he was laid up with a spinal injury in the Victorian home of a country doctor, his future uncertain. A promised book and concert documentary were in limbo. A 64-date international tour was canceled. When his next LP would arrive, only Dylan knew, and maybe not even him.
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