Bob Dylan’s original handwritten lyrics for the 1965 epic Like a Rolling Stone will lead
Sotheby’s inaugural rock and roll history sale in New York on June 24. Since ushering in a new musical era inthe 1960’s Like a Rolling Stone has remained enduringly popular and topped Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song transformed Dylan from a folk singer into a rock icon. The near complete four page working draft is estimated at $1-2 million.
The sale will include significant pieces related to The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones.
Dylan, Bob
Original working autograph manuscript with corrections, revisions and additions, comprising the essential final draft lyrics for “Like a Rolling Stone.” [June 1965]. 4 long stanzas including lyrical rewordings of the chorus, on 4 pages of Dylan’s holograph with doodles and marginal notes, written in pencil on The Hotel Roger Smith letterhead stationery. From the album Highway 61 Revisited. The only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem, with alternate rhyme schemes for the iconic “How does it feel…” chorus.
($1/2 million) UPDATE: IT SOLD FOR $2.045,000
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