https://youtube/watch?v=tAVPJH7IQxc Oxford Town is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in 1962. It was recorded in Columbias Studio A on December 6, 1962 for his second album, The Freewheelin Bob Dylan. The song was composed in response to an open invitation from Broadside magazine for songs about one of the top news events of 1962: the enrollment of a black student, James Meredith, in the University of Mississippi on October 1. Among other submissions was Phil Ochs song Ballad of Oxford, Mississippi.[2] The lyrics and music from Dylans song were printed December 1962 in Broadsides issue #17. Except that the University of Mississippi is located in Oxford, Mississippi, Oxford Town does not mention either Meredith or the university by name. Later, in an interview with Studs Terkel, Dylan said, It deals with the Meredith case, but then again it doesnt... I wrote that when it happened, and I could have written that yesterday. Its still the same. Why doesnt somebody investigate soon thats a verse in the song. James Howard Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure, writer, and political adviser. In 1962, he was an Air Force veteran and the first African-American student admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi, Richie Havens recorded Oxford Town in 1966 for his second album, Electric Havens.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 06:34:58 +0000
Trending Topics
© 2015