 Dylan 's parents , <unk> Zimmerman and <unk> " Beatty " Stone , were part of a small but close @-@ knit Jewish community . They lived in Duluth until Robert was six , when his father had <unk> and the family returned to his mother 's hometown , Hibbing , where they lived for the rest of Robert 's childhood . In his early years he listened to the radio — first to blues and country stations from Shreveport , Louisiana and later , when he was a teenager , to rock and roll . He formed several bands while attending Hibbing High School . In the Golden <unk> , he performed covers of songs by Little Richard and Elvis Presley . Their performance of Danny & the Juniors ' " Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay " at their high school talent show was so loud that the principal cut the microphone . In 1959 , his high school <unk> carried the caption " Robert Zimmerman : to join ' Little Richard ' . " The same year , as <unk> <unk> [ sic ] , he performed two dates with Bobby <unk> , playing piano and clapping . 
