He said that the prosecution had been 'based on racism rather than reason and concealment rather than disclosure.” The judge apparently never listened to the song, which did have some factual inaccuracies. The 1963 release of The Freewheelin Bob Dylan marked Dylans emergence as one of the most original and poetic voices in the history of American popular music. Lee Sarokin of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, ruled that Carter had not received a fair trial and overturned the conviction, resulting in Carter's release. Released early in 1962, Bob Dylan contained only two original songs, but showcased Dylans gravelly-voiced singing style in a number of traditional folk songs and covers of blues songs. Dylan’s song (and a few benefit concerts) drew attention to the Carter’s plight. In the next few years, controversy emerged over the case, ranging from allegations of faulty evidence and questionable eyewitness testimony to an unfair trial. The following year they were found guilty of the murders. Carter and another man, John Artis, had been charged with a triple murder at the Lafayette Grill in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1966. In that context, I am returning with this letter an overdue item (by my count, approximately 17,480 days overdue as of this writing)….it’s quite late, and I’m quite sorry!”Īlso included in the package was a “replacement fee” of $175 due to the album being overdue and the sleeve being in poor shape and a copy of Western Reserve, an album Simon recorded to maybe be added to the library’s collection.īy the ‘70s, Dylan wasn’t writing protest songs anymore, but when he read about the story of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, he was moved to write this. Part of Simon’s letter read, “As a recent retiree, I am taking the opportunity to turn my attention to some of the many vignettes of life that by dint of career and family have been neglected these many years. RELATED: Bob Dylan Sells Entire Songwriting Catalog in Estimated 9-Figure Deal

Simon included a note with the package stating he found the record while going through his LP collection recently. The record in question was 1973’s Self Portrait, which was checked out by Howard Simon, who was only in the eighth grade at the time. Bob Dylan lyrics - 508 song lyrics sorted by album, including 'Forever Young', 'Blowin In The Wind', 'Dont Think Twice Its All Right'.

University Heights Library detailed this special delivery on their website with branch manager Sara Philips saying, “I got a package in the mail from San Francisco that was record-shaped and – lo and behold! – it contained a record from our collection that was due back in June 1973!” An Ohio library received a random package recently that ended up being a Bob Dylan album that was finally returned after being checked out 48 years ago.

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