 While the band waited for " Mr. Tambourine Man " to be released , they began a residency at Ciro 's Le Disc nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood . The band 's regular appearances at Ciro 's during March and April 1965 allowed them to hone their ensemble playing , perfect their aloof stage persona , and expand their repertoire . In addition , it was during their residency at the nightclub that the band first began to accrue a dedicated following among L.A. ' s youth culture and hip Hollywood fraternity , with <unk> like Kim Fowley , Peter Fonda , Jack Nicholson , Arthur Lee , and Sonny & Cher regularly attending the band 's performances . On March 26 , 1965 , the author of the band 's forthcoming debut single , Bob Dylan , made an impromptu visit to the club and joined the Byrds on stage for a rendition of Jimmy Reed 's " Baby What You Want Me to Do " . The excitement generated by the Byrds at Ciro 's quickly made them a must @-@ see fixture on L.A. ' s nightclub scene and resulted in hordes of teenagers filling the sidewalks outside the club , desperate to see the band perform . A number of noted music historians and authors , including Richie Unterberger , Ric Menck , and Peter Buckley , have suggested that the crowds of young Bohemians and hipsters that gathered at Ciro 's to see the Byrds perform represented the first stirrings of the West Coast hippie counterculture . 
