“Blowin’ in the Wind” was written by Bob Dylan in 1962.

Quick answer

  • The song “Blowin’ in the Wind” is credited as being written and composed by Bob Dylan.
  • It first appeared on his 1963 album The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan and has since become one of his most famous protest songs.

A bit of context

  • Dylan wrote the song in 1962 during the American folk revival, and it quickly became associated with the civil rights and anti‑war movements.
  • The melody draws on the older spiritual “No More Auction Block,” a tune Dylan adapted, which is common practice in folk music traditions.

Common confusion

  • There was a 1963 claim that a high-school student named Lorre Wyatt had actually written the song, but this was later debunked, and authorship remains officially and historically with Dylan.

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