Bob Dylan Record Harmonica For Harry Belafonte On April 24, 1961

On April 24th of 1961 Bob Dylan recorded harmonica for Harry Belafonte's album Midnight Special. This was the very first recording of Bob Dylan on a professional recording. He was paid $50 for his services as a harmonica player.

Belafonte is best known for his 1956 album Calypso which introduced America to calypso music and became the first album in American history to sell over one million copies. It spent 31 weeks at #1 on the charts.