Bob Dylan's 'Mr. Tambourine Man' Draft Lyrics Sell for $508,000 at Auction
The typewritten drafts, featuring annotations by Dylan, were part of a $1.5 million auction of items from the late journalist Al Aronowitz's collection.
- The auction included 60 Bob Dylan-related items, with 50 coming from the personal collection of late music journalist Al Aronowitz.
- The drafts of 'Mr. Tambourine Man' were typed in 1964 at Aronowitz's New Jersey home and feature three versions of the lyrics with handwritten edits by Dylan.
- The two yellow sheets sold for $508,000, exceeding their estimated price range of $400,000 to $600,000.
- Other notable sales included a 1968 oil painting by Dylan for $260,000 and a 1983 Fender Telecaster guitar for $222,250.
- The auction coincided with renewed interest in Dylan following the release of the biopic 'A Complete Unknown,' starring Timothée Chalamet.
Billboard 
Associated Press 
The Telegraph 
NME 
Rolling Stone 
South China Morning Post 
Deadline 
The Independent 
The Guardian 
