Links to Song: The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
What you should know about this song: Once again, Dylan drew from real world events to write this piece. “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” was inspired by the malicious attack (and resulting homicide) against a black maid by a wealthy white man. To this day, Dylan still is known to often include this song in his live music repertoire.
“‘Hattie Carroll’ is a classic. It’s an absolutely wonderful song, written, I’m quite sure, in a rage, but also with a great sense of form. He’s a proper writer.” – Martin Carthy*
Photo Source: 1964 yearbook of St. Lawrence University
