Bob Dylan’s cultural staying power is proving as potent as ever, with a huge auction featuring historic artifacts from the crooner’s life and career set for Jan. 18.
3 things to know:
- The collection is from the oft-called “godfather” of rock journalism, Al Aronowitz, whose credentials include being the original manager of The Velvet Underground and introducing Dylan to a little unknown indie band called The Beatles back in 1964.
- The auction lot includes more than 50 items and features early handwritten notes on Dylan’s hit, “Mr. Tambourine Man,” as well as photographs, posters and a signed harmonica.
- There’s also some original art from the bard himself, including a painting inspired by the work of Marc Chagall, according to the detail-rich item descriptions (that are worth perusing if you want to know more about this guy’s old stuff).
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