The original manuscript of the lyrics for Bob Dylan's 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' has fetched almost half a million dollars at auction. The handwritten notes for the singer-songwriter's 1964 classic went under the hammer at Sotherby's in New York, where hedge fund manager Adam Sender placed the winning bid at $422,500 (£267,400), reports BBC News. Written on notepaper, the script contains no musical notation and had belonged to singer-songwriter Kevin Krown, a friend of Dylan. Sotherby's had expected the manuscript to fetch between £128,000 and £193,000. Latest music and film news on Uncut.co.uk. Uncut have teamed up with Sonic Editions to curate a number of limited-edition framed iconic rock photographs, featuring the likes of Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan and The Clash. View the full collection here.
The original manuscript of the lyrics for Bob Dylan‘s ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” has fetched almost half a million dollars at auction.
The handwritten notes for the singer-songwriter’s 1964 classic went under the hammer at Sotherby’s in New York, where hedge fund manager Adam Sender placed the winning bid at $422,500 (£267,400), reports BBC News.
Written on notepaper, the script contains no musical notation and had belonged to singer-songwriter Kevin Krown, a friend of Dylan.
Sotherby’s had expected the manuscript to fetch between £128,000 and £193,000.
Latest music and film news on Uncut.co.uk.
Uncut have teamed up with Sonic Editions to curate a number of limited-edition framed iconic rock photographs, featuring the likes of Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan and The Clash. View the full collection here.
