When the Law Doesn't Work

Authors

Richard H. Underwood, University of Kentucky College of Law

Keywords

Bob Dylan

Abstract

This Article looks at Dylan songs and traces them back to "true crime" to relate Dylan to the law. It looks at "Ballad of Hollis Brown," "Ballad of Donald White," "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," "Hurricane," "Percy's Song," and "Talking Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues." Part I looks at Dylan's traditional songs. Part II looks at Dylan's finger-pointing songs. Finally, part III looks at "Bad Judge Ballads."

Recommended Citation

Richard H. Underwood, When the Law Doesn't Work, 38 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1495 (2012).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol38/iss5/12