(CNN) A collection of Bob Dylan memorabilia including letters, unpublished lyrics and handwritten lyrics to "Blowin' in the wind" have sold for nearly half a million dollars, auctioneers say. The "Blowin' in the wind" lyrics, dated 2011 and signed by Dylan, fetched the highest price, $108,253.75, RR Auction Company saidBob Dylan recording in 1961 or 1962. RR Auction Company said the lyrics were about Dylan's experiences with blues legend Big Joe Williams. We were talking about Big Joe Williams. Cause he'd met Big Joe in Chicago, and I played with Big Joe Williams [too]...And I thought [the lyrics] really summed up Big Joe Williams, you know, and Bob's attitude towards it too."

Source: CNN November 23, 2020 00:33 UTC