
It was recorded during the course of three relatively quick sessions spread over a month. John Wesley Harding is a low-key folk-rock album cut with a tiny crew of Nashville pros. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Summer of Love and the Monterey Pop Festival. Psychedelic music was everywhere and many expected Dylan to further stretch his boundaries with his next release.Īs usual, Dylan completely defied expectations.

A little over a year after a motorcycle accident removed Bob Dylan from the public eye, the singer-songwriter headed down to Nashville to record his long-awaited follow-up to Blonde on Blonde.
