Bob Dylan at Caffè Lena — July 7, 1961

Bob Dylan played Caffè Lena in Saratoga Springs on July 7-8, 1961. He was 20 years old and virtually unknown. This is one of the earliest documented Dylan performances outside of Minnesota. Caffè Lena — America’s oldest coffeehouse, still operating today — was a stop on the folk circuit that would lead Dylan to Greenwich Village and world fame. Sixty-five years ago.