1961: Columbia Records signs Bob Dylan to his first recording contract.
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1961: It was Saturday on this day in 1961 and a customer named Raymond Jones entered the Liverpool record store of Brian Epstein. Jones is looking for a copy of “My Bonnie,” a record cut by a local rock band known as The Beatles, yet available only as an import (as The Beatles cut the record in Germany).
Intrigued that a local band could have a German record, Epstein decides to investigate further. After learning that the band performs regularly at the Cavern Club, Epstein enters that famous “cellar full of noise,” likes what he sees (apparently, liking John Lennon, in particular) and offers to manage them.
1961: Columbia Records signs Bob Dylan to his first recording contract.
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