5 Facts About Bob Dylan’s ‘Hurricane’
- The song tells the story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a middleweight boxer convicted of murder in 1967.
- Dylan wrote the song to advocate for Carter’s innocence.
- It details the events leading to Carter’s arrest and trial.
- The song became one of Dylan’s most famous protest songs.
- Carter was eventually released in 1985 after his convictions were overturned.