Bob Dylan

The Golden Chords play at the Winter Frolic Talent Contest in the Little Theatre of the Memorial Building, Hibbing Community College, Hibbing, Minnesota. Their guitarist and singer Bob Zimmerman, will go on to find fame as Bob Dylan.

In New York City, USA, Bob Dylan writes a poem, Talking Folklore Center, for his friend Izzy Young, who runs The Folklore Center, in Greenwich Village.

Bob Dylan plays live on WRVR-FM radio in New York City, USA, as part of a special 21 hour marathon Hootenanny Saturday Special.

In a session for Broadside magazine, Greenwich Village folksinger Gil Turner becomes the first person to record Bob Dylan's song Don't Think Twice, It's Alright.

When Bob Dylan plays a concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, his parents, Abe and Beatrice 'Beatty' Zimmerman, are in the audience.

While in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, filming for CBC's Quest tv, Bob Dylan is interviewed by Helen McNamara of The Toronto Telegram.

Filming begins on The Cage [aka Menagerie], the pilot show for the sci-fi series Star Trek. The show will not only become hugely popular, but will inspire numerous songwriters to compose songs based on the series. Among the most memorable are Where's Captain Kirk?, a 1979 UK hit by punk band SpizzEnergi [covered by R.E.M. in 1992] and Star Trekkin', a UK chart-topping single in 1987 by The Firm. The 1977 album Future Games by Californian psychedelic rockers Spirit is peppered with Star Trek references and audio samples. Even the so-called spokesman of his generation, known to have adapted lines from an episode of Star Trek for his song All Along The Watchtower.

The Byrds' version of the Bob Dylan song All I Really Want To Do enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA, in a race with Cher's rival version. Cher will reach No15 while The Byrds stall at No40.

The Top Ten Singles on WABC Radio in New York City, USA, on this date is as follows :

1. Yesterday - The Beatles (Capitol)

2. A Lover's Concerto - The Toys (DynoVoice)

3. Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys (Bang)

4. Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire (Dunhill)

5. 1-2-3 - Len Barry (Decca)

6. Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (London)

7. The "In" Crowd - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)

8. You Were On My Mind - We Five (A+M)

9. Let's Hang On! - The 4 Seasons (Philips)

10. Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan (Columbia)

Bob Dylan plays at Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Bob Dylan plays at the Kiel Opera House, St Louis, Missouri, USA.

The Top Ten Singles in the More Music Survey on Radio WIXY, Cleveland, Ohio, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :

1. Monday Monday The Mamas & The Papas
2. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals
3. Rainy Day Women Nos12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
4. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
5. Leaning On A Lampost - Herman's Hermits
6. Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds
7. A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders
8. Message To Michael - Dionne Warwick
9. Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
10. I Can't Let Go - The Hollies

Bob Dylan is in Columbia Recording Studio E, New York City, USA, working on Alligator Man, Oh Lonesome Me and other songs.

At Village Recorders, Santa Monica, California, USA, Bob Dylan records House Of The Rising Sun and Nobody 'Cept You, with The Band as his backing group.

Traffic in San Francisco, California, USA, is backed up for five blocks from one post office, because of mail-order demand for Bob Dylan concert tickets, which have gone on sale today.

Bob Dylan releases his 14th studio album, Planet Waves, on Asylum Records, simultaneously in the USA and United Kingdom.

The first phase of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour comes to a close at Madison Square Garden, New York City, with a benefit show for jailed boxer Ruben 'Hurricane' Carter.

Bob Dylan plays the last of five nights at The Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.

Bob Dylan plays at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bob Dylan plays the last concert of a mammoth 62-date tour at The Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida, USA.

On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the fifth of fourteen nights at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California, USA.

On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the tenth of fourteen nights at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.

On his Slow Train Coming Tour, Bob Dylan plays the tenth of fourteen nights at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.

During his third gospel tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays the first of four nights at the Le Theatre Saint-Denis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

During sessions for the album Shot Of Love, Bob Dylan is in Clover Studios, Los Angeles, working on mixes of songs including Caribbean Wind, Heart Of Mine, Watered Down Love and Shot Of Love.

UK music weekly Melody Maker reports that Elvis Costello might be the producer of Bob Dylan's next album. He won't be. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits will.

Bob Dylan rehearses in Verona, Italy, for his first live show in two and half years, which will take place the next day in the Arena Di Verona, at the start of a European tour. The tour is a double-header with Carlos Santana.

Bob Dylan is filming in Colston Hall, Bristol, UK, for his role as Billy Parker in the film Hearts Of Fire.

Bob Dylan and Van Morrison play at Panathanaikos Stadio, Athens, Greece, Europe.

Bob Dylan plays the fifth of six nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK.

Bob Dylan plays the last of three nights at Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bob Dylan plays at the opening ceremony for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

A cover version of Bob Dylan's Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Dunblane reaches No1 the UK singles chart. The song has a new verse added by musician Ted Christopher to include mention of the children who died in the Dublane massacre.

US President Bill Clinton presents Bob Dylan with the Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award in the East Room of the White House, Washington, DC., USA

Bob Dylan plays the second of five nights at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California. In his Never-ending Tour schedule this is concert No933.

In New York City, USA, Bob Dylan records his version of the Dean Martin hit Return To Me, for use in the tv series The Sopranos.

Bob Dylan is reported to be under fire from his neighbours due to a noxious odour emanating from a portable toilet on Dylan's property in Point Dume, Malibu, California, USA.

Bob Dylan plays at The Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.

Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler play at the Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Europe.

Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler play at the PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy, Europe.

Bob Dylan plays at The Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.