Black Swan
Abord the Yorikke!
William Devereux Zantzinger dies Jan. 3rd at 69.
A story that had moved Bob Dylan to write a song in 1963 about the death of Hattie Carroll, a black barmaid ( acc. to article) who had been caned by a rich 24 year old man at a Baltimore Charity ball. He had ordered a drink and had found the 51 year old waitress to be too slow. Because she died of a stroke, the next day, Mr. Zantzinger's charge was reduced to manslaughter and got 6 months .She was a mother of 11 children ( although the song said 10).
Dylan's song was a thorn in his foot. Though he longed refused interviews, he did speak to Howard Sounes, author of a Dylan bio Down the Highway 2001.
Zantzinger told Sounes " I should have sued him and put him in jail", speaking of Dylan.
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt4R4Hai0BE&feature=related
A story that had moved Bob Dylan to write a song in 1963 about the death of Hattie Carroll, a black barmaid ( acc. to article) who had been caned by a rich 24 year old man at a Baltimore Charity ball. He had ordered a drink and had found the 51 year old waitress to be too slow. Because she died of a stroke, the next day, Mr. Zantzinger's charge was reduced to manslaughter and got 6 months .She was a mother of 11 children ( although the song said 10).
Dylan's song was a thorn in his foot. Though he longed refused interviews, he did speak to Howard Sounes, author of a Dylan bio Down the Highway 2001.
Zantzinger told Sounes " I should have sued him and put him in jail", speaking of Dylan.
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt4R4Hai0BE&feature=related