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    • Jan 24, 1961
    Bob Dylan arrives in Manhattan, where he gains acclaim as a folk singer/songwriter. Inspired in part by Woody Guthrie, he is eventually inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Feb 19, 1961
    Bill Black's Combo performs an instrumental medley on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The medley includes a version of "Don't Be Cruel," a song on which Black played bass for his former employer, Elvis Presley
    Mar 27, 1961
    "Gotta Travel On" songwriter Pete Seeger goes on trial in New York for contempt of Congress. His attorney argues his rights were violated during a 1956 investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee
    Apr 2, 1961
    Connie Francis records the pop hit "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" in New York. Margo Smith revives it for the country audience in 1977
    Apr 3, 1961
    Folk figure Pete Seeger is sentenced in New York to 10 one-year prison terms for contempt of Congress, after a lengthy investigation into Communist activities. The conviction is overturned in 1962. Two years earlier, Seeger's "Gotta Travel On" became a country hit for Billy Grammer
    Apr 11, 1961
    Bob Dylan becomes a pro, opening for John Lee Hooker at New York's Gerde's Folk City. A number of Dylan's songs become country successes, including "It Ain't Me, Babe," "You Ain't Going Nowhere" and "To Make You Feel My Love"
    Jul 4, 1961
    "Don't Fence Me In" songwriter Cole Porter ends an eight-month stay at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
    Sep 13, 1961
    Cissy Houston is hired by producer Henry Glover as a vocalist on a New York session for Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks, later to become The Band. It's a stepping stone on her way to working with Elvis Presley's backing group, The Sweet Inspirations
    Oct 4, 1961
    Bob Dylan, destined to write a number of country hits, appears at New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall for the first time. His audience numbers just 50 people
    Oct 29, 1961
    The Everly Brothers appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show," along with comedian George Gobel and Broadway star Robert Goulet
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