I took photos of Blind Arvella Gray singing on the street (Grand Ave. and State Street) in Chicago about 1966 or '67. They can be viewed at my 40 years of folk scene photos website at:

http://rudegnu.com/art_thieme.html

I can't imagine Dylan learning that song from Arvella. Maybe the other way around.

On the folk scene of the 1960s, this was ALWAYS Dave Van Ronk's song ----- and his alone. It was from Dave that we all learned it. Dylan was no part of that that I could attest to.

Art Thieme