The Death of Emmett Till

    "The Death of Emmett Till", also known as "The Ballad of Emmett Till", is a song by Bob Dylan about the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American, who was killed on August 28, 1955, by two white men, after being accused of disrespecting a white woman. In the song's lyrics, Dylan recounts the murder and trial.
    While the song never appeared on any of Dylan's studio albums, it did appear on a number of bootlegs. Dylan's performance of the song was released on the 1972 album Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion, under the artist name Blind Boy Grunt. Another recording, taped as a demo for music publisher M. Witmark & Sons and also bootlegged for many years, was released on THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.9 - THE WITMARK DEMOS: 1962–1964 in October 2010.

Below: USA, 1963, M.Witmark & Sons, images Julien's Auctions. Thank you to Jürgen Wasser. [1224]