Bob Dylan archives land in Oklahoma, near Guthrie museum
- 8 years ago
More than 6,000 items of Bob Dylan memorabilia such as handwritten lyrics to Tangled Up In Blue and his first contract with a music publisher have found a home in Oklahoma near a museum honoring one of his major influences, folk singer Woody Guthrie.
The archives from Dylan's six-decade career, acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa for between $15 million and $20 million, also include early recordings from 1959 and a wallet that contains Johnny Cash's former address and phone number.
Dylan, who's originally from Minnesota, said he's glad the archives found a home and the Tulsa location makes a lot of sense, "to be included with the works of Woody Guthrie and especially alongside all the valuable artifacts from the Native American Nations."
"It's a great honor," Dylan said in a statement.
The archives from Dylan's six-decade career, acquired by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa for between $15 million and $20 million, also include early recordings from 1959 and a wallet that contains Johnny Cash's former address and phone number.
Dylan, who's originally from Minnesota, said he's glad the archives found a home and the Tulsa location makes a lot of sense, "to be included with the works of Woody Guthrie and especially alongside all the valuable artifacts from the Native American Nations."
"It's a great honor," Dylan said in a statement.