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American Masters - "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan"

Timeline

NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN

Here is a timeline of relevant dates from the life and career of Bob Dylan, and the film No Direction Home:

May 24, 1941
* Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota. Family resides in Hibbing, Minnesota.

1957
* Debuts with his rock and roll group, the Golden Chords, at the high school in Hibbing.

1959
* Joins Bobby Vee's The Shadows as rock and roll piano player.
* Moves to University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
* April-August: Stays with a stripper while performing with the likes of Judy Collins at Exodus Coffee House in Central City, Colorado.
* September: Discovers Woody Guthrie.

1961
* January 24: Arrives in New York City and goes to Caf


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