Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, the boxer that inspired Bob Dylan's 1975 song 'Hurricane' passed away this morning in Toronto after a battle with prostate cancer. Skip to main content Skip to site footer.

Bob Dylan was more than a decade past his protest-song period when he came across Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s book The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472 in the summer ...

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer whose wrongful imprisonment inspired Bob Dylan‘s stirring 1975 song “Hurricane,” died on Sunday morning at the age of 76. He had been suffering from ...

In 1975, Bob Dylan retold the story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the famous African-American boxer who was wrongfully convicted in 1966 of triple homicide. Carter passed away on Sunday, April 20.

But before that, Carter was immortalized in a 1975 Bob Dylan song, also called “Hurricane.” There’s a rich history of athletes-as-song-subjects. Some of the other top hits.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the boxer who was the subject of Bob Dylan's iconic 1975 song "Hurricane", has died following a battle with prostate cancer, USA Today reports. He was 76.

In 1976, Bob Dylan released a single about a middleweight boxing champion who had been convicted of a triple murder in New Jersey in 1966. The song, "Hurricane," was so long it took up both sides ...

It’s not often, but every now and again, Bob Dylan bases an entire song on a real-life person without couching their identity. Comedian Lenny Bruce, boxer Rubin Carter, and Dylan’s friend ...

Former U.S. professional boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 19 years in prison for murder and then was released after it was determined he did not get a fair trial, died on Sunday at the ...

Former U.S. professional boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 19 years in prison for murder and then was released after it was determined he did not get a fair trial, died on Sunday at the ...