A Timeline:
1958 The 10 O’ Clock Scholar opens in Dinkytown on 14th Avenue.
1958-1959 Robert Zimmerman makes frequent trips from his home in Hibbing to visit friends in the Twin Cities—friends he met at Jewish Camp during the summers.
1958 Dave Morton plays the first “concert” at the 10 O’ Clock Scholar.
1958-1959 Dave Morton and Dave Ray, both students at nearby University High, develop a friendship, play guitars. They hang out frequently at the Scholar. John Pankake and Paul Nelson begin collecting records and hanging out with other enthusiasts.
1958-1959 Dave Ray, Spider John Koerner, and Tony Glover meet and hang out at the Minnesota Folk Society which gives them access to other folk enthusiasts and recordings at the Library of Congress.
Spring 1959 Robert Zimmerman graduates from Hibbing High School.
Summer 1959 Bobby travels to Fargo from Hibbing to audition for Bobby Vee’s band.
Autumn 1959 Bobby enrolls at the University of Minnesota. He rushes Sigma Alpha Mu—the University’s Jewish fraternity.
Spring 1960 Bobby Zimmerman starts introducing himself as “Bob Dylan.” Friends know better, but indulge him.
Summer 1960 Bob Dylan learns to play the harmonica, gets a guitar lesson with John Koerner from Rolf Cahn—the only one in his life?
January, 1961 Bob Dylan leaves for Madison, Chicago, and New York City. He makes frequent trips back to visit family and friends during the next year.
Autumn, 1961 Dylan records his first album in New York.