Handwritten lyrics to Bob Dylan's “Blowin' in the Wind” are up for sale for $85,000.
A unique piece of history for Dylan fans and music memorabilia collectors is currently up for auction: Dylan's own handwritten lyrics to “Blowin' in the Wind” are being sold. According to To TMZ. The lyrics are currently: purchase It's listed for sale on Momentsintime.com for $85,000.
Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to “Blowin' in the Wind” are up for sale | Read more here 👇 https://t.co/th6xAgGAJn
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Dylan wrote the lyrics for the collector in a hotel room in 2011. To add to its authenticity and value, Dylan also signed the paper. Dylan reportedly wrote the lyrics, handed them to the collector without saying a word, and then walked away. According to TMZ, the 1962 song was once named one of the greatest songs of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. (Related: Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler auctions off guitar collection; some pieces sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars more than expected)
The music area of Roskilde Festival opens with American musician Bob Dylan performing on the Orange Stage on July 3, 2019 in OUT, Denmark (Photo by HELLE ARENSBAK/AFP via Getty Images)
“Blowin' in the Wind” is a song from Dylan's 1963 album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. The song captures the growing social change and protest of the early 1960s and is widely regarded as one of Dylan's most important works. The song was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1994, according to TMZ.
