# Who sang the female backing vocals on Bob Dylan’s ‘Hurricane’ in 1975?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/who-sang-the-female-backing-vocals-on-bob-dylans-hurricane-in-1975/
- Published: 2026-10-27T16:44:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T04:50:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/who-sang-the-female-backing-vocals-on-bob-dylans-hurricane-1975/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Ronee Blakley sang backing vocals on “Hurricane”.
- Dylan re-recorded the song with his touring musicians after legal threats.
- Blakley called it a meaningful anthem in 2019.

## Summary

Ronee Blakley sang the female backing vocals on Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane”, helping turn the song into a forceful account of the case of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. Her contribution reflected Dylan’s decision to use more voices to draw attention to an injustice that he wanted to bring to a wider audience.

Blakley was part of Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue backing band in 1975 and 1976. Dylan had first recorded the song before the tour, but legal threats over some lyrics led him to re-record it with his touring musicians, including Blakley. She later said the song remained a meaningful anthem, while Dylan described his aim as spreading the message about Carter.

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