"[7]:1011, On February 17, 1894, Hardin was released from prison, having served seventeen years of his twenty-five-year sentence. Back. Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and woolly west!!! He is believed to have killed a total of 44 men over the course of his lifetime, all of them before he reached the age of 23. Hahaha! It was war to the knife for me, and I brought it on by opening the fight with a double-barreled shotgun and ended it with a cap and ball six-shooter. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete, Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest, "A Basic Record Library: The Fifties and Sixties", "The Bob Dylan Who's Who/ Harding, John Wesley", "Dylan's Col. 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[7]:119, Hardin was tried for Webb's killing, and on June 5, 1878, was sentenced to serve 25 years in Huntsville Prison. John Wesley Hardin, (born May 26, 1853, Bonham county, Texas, U.S.died Aug. 19, 1895, El Paso, Texas), most notorious killer and quick-draw gunman of the Texas frontier. [7]:101[49][notes 5] After this, Hardin and Jim Taylor parted ways for good.Hardin would claim that he twice drove away men connected to the feud who had come after him, killing a man in each encounter. We made this shoulder holster for John Wesley Hardin in 1895. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019. June 1, 1871: Hardin killed three Mexican cowboys in Park City, Kansas. "[7]:44 Later that night, Hardin was confronted by Hickok, who told him that he was wearing guns in violation of town ordinance and ordered him to hand over his guns, which he did but in a quite surprising way:[32] Hardin reached down, picked his revolvers up from the holsters, and handed the guns to Wild Bill butts forward, then swiftly rolled them over in his hands and suddenly Wild Bill was staring right into their muzzles. Hardin spotted Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb entering the premises. Despite this, Hardin became involved in criminal activity at a young age and was known for his quick temper and penchant for violence. Hickok had no knowledge that Hardin was a wanted man, and he advised Hardin to avoid problems while in Abilene. Well, it ain't true. Dylan had arrived in Nashville with a set of songs similar to the feverish yet pithy compositions that came out of The Basement Tapes. In fact, Dixon's mother had been divorced in 1851. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album Bob Dylan's portrait is shown in the top right corner, overlooking the rest of the pack.. Six months Later December 27, 1967 Bob Dylan released the album John Wesley Harding. Many people came to know of Hardin through the TV ad for Time-Life Books "Old West" series. John Wesley Hardin [J W Hardin] Birth. State Seals were found on Joseph Hardin after his lynching. Although Carson was a law officer, he did not have any interactions with Hardin, Hardin claimed that after killing Green Paramore in October 1871, he forced an African-American. Some accounts state that Hardin pistol-whipped the younger man. The two entrepreneurs had painted a picture of a bull with a large erect penis on the side of their establishment as an advertisement. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder. As Hardin lay on the floor, Selman fired three more shots into him. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868-77. [13] Original CD editions from the 1980s and 1990s have the copyright year of 1968. Hardin escaped, but the soldiers apprehended Polk and jailed him temporarily. 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City & Area Directories. 25-Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas; 12 June 1860; P.O. The Life of John Wesley Hardin, As Written by Himself is an autobiography by the famous outlaw. John Wesley Harding Singer, Songwriter With the release of his first major label album, Here Comes the Groom, in 1990, John Wesley Harding quickly became a favorite singer-songwriter among music critics. "And since that point, I more or less had amnesia It took me a long time to get to do consciously what I used to be able to do unconsciously.". $7.00 + $4.50 shipping. I was as amazed as anybody."[11]. Hardin threw money on the ground and shot the would-be thief when he bent over to pick it up. 17: Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (19961997). [7]:13[notes 1][See [11]][12] Hardin further wrote that his father did not believe he would receive a fair hearing in the Union-occupied state (where more than a third of the state police[13] were former slaves), so he ordered him into hiding. He had reconciled with his estranged parents. 2.69. After his appearance at Woody Guthrie's memorial concert, 1968 would see little, if any, musical activity from Bob Dylan. Court records show that Hardin carried a Colt "Lightning" revolver at the time of his death. It is reported that the hanging ropes were deliberately left too long (in order to cause death through slow strangulation), as grass was found between their toes. [38] Years later, Hardin made a casual reference to the episode: "They tell lots of lies about me," he complained. p. 238. Hickok saw Hardin, who was 16 years younger than he, as a youthful, budding killer to whom he could offer guidance in the savage world of the Old West. John Wesley Hardin's legacy as an outlaw has made him a colorful character and the subject of various media works from his own time up to the present day. 15: Travelin Thru 19671969. [7]:92, The death of the popular Webb resulted in the quick formation of a lynch mob. They suggested he could make money by driving cattle to Kansas as a cowboy. (This is not to say that there wasn't a shooting incident. 10: Another Self Portrait (19691971), Vol. The Colt was accompanied by a tooled leather holster, marked with a barely visible stamp of an El Paso maker. His autobiography was published posthumously in 1925 by Bandera publisher, historian, and journalist J. Marvin Hunter, who founded both the Frontier Times magazine and the Frontier Times Museum. "Now, I believed," Hardin wrote, "that if Wild Bill found me in a defenseless condition he would take no explanation, but would kill me to add to his reputation. During most of the recording, the rhythm section of drummer Kenneth A. Buttrey and bassist Charlie McCoy were the only ones supporting Dylan, who handled all harmonica, guitar, piano, and vocal parts. [citation needed]. Updates? Two Texas state policemen, Captain Edward T. Stakes and an officer named Jim Smalley,[7]:3031[21] were assigned to escort Hardin to Waco for trial. En svart man som Wes pstod skulle sl honom med en kpp. Pepper. They played only three songs ("Grand Coulee Dam", "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt", and "I Ain't Got No Home"), and it would be another eighteen months before Dylan would again perform in concert.[25]. Picks on Rebels, especially Texans, to kill." See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ".p.117. The first instance was when an Indian tried to shoot an arrow at him on the South Canadian River. Lining standard; 6 cartridge loops standard; Available for most Single Actions and Double Actions *Note: All fields must be filled in and/or selected before proceeding to add order to shopping cart. While recuperating from his wounds, Hardin decided he wanted to settle down. His holsters were sewn into his vest so that the butts of his pistols pointed inward across his chest. According to a contributor here by the name of RobertoArredondo, who researched this release atated that cccording to the Brian Hinton who wrote the book "Bob Dylan Complete Discography," on page 65, confirms that the "John Wesley Harding" LP was released in January 1968 in the USA, and February 23, 1968 in the UK. [7]:60 The next day, Hardin left for Texas, never to return to Abilene. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed. "I didn't intentionally come out with some kind of mellow sound," Dylan said in 1971. He claims he was left alone with Smalley, who began to taunt and beat the then 17-year-old prisoner with the butt of a pistol. A reward of $100 was offered for his re-capture. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense.. [20], After killing Bradley, Hardin claimed that when a posse of fifteen men came after him, he captured two of them and took a shotgun, two six-shooters, a rifle, and two derringers from his captives. John Wesley Hardin, (born May 26, 1853, Bonham county, Texas, U.S.died Aug. 19, 1895, El Paso, Texas), most notorious killer and quick-draw gunman of the Texas frontier. :1114[16], Hardin knew that he would be arrested if he returned home. Be the first to learn about new releases! May 26, 1874: Hardin killed Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in Comanche, Texas. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. [53] An undercover Texas Ranger named Jack Duncan intercepted a letter sent to Hardin's father-in-law by Hardin's brother-in-law, Joshua Robert "Brown" Bowen. [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine iTUNES 4. Sponsored. Hardin claimed that after killing Maje, he shot three, Hardin said he shot one of the two soldiers killed in 1869 in "Richland Bottom", the other having been shot by his cousin, Simpson "Simp" Dixson, a member of the. John Wesley Harding Reis Rmst ed. Artist: John Wesley Harding , Venue: The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center , Old Saybrook, CT, USA. October 6, 1871: Hardin killed Texas Special Policeman Green Paramore and wounded policeman John Lackey. [7]:109, In March 1876, Hardin wounded a man, in Florida, who had tried to mediate a quarrel between him and another man. On January 9, 1895, Hardin married a 15-year-old girl named Callie Lewis. : John Wesley Harding 1967 8 LP's 2 1 RIAA 5002012303 [1] [ ] 1967 Preview This 1967 album transcended easy categorization as Bob Dylan moved from the experimentation and rock of his few previous releases. The Mexican fired his gun at Hardin, putting a hole through Hardin's hat. I said fine, but also suggested we add a steel guitar, which is how Pete Drake came to be on that record. Finally, in flight from Texas, he was caught in a Pensacola, Fla., train depot and returned to Austin, Texas, for trial in September 1877. "John Wesley Harding" by Bob DylanListen to Bob Dylan: https://BobDylan.lnk.to/ss_followYD Subscribe to the official Bob Dylan YouTube channel: https://BobDy. For his part, Hardin (still using his alias) was fascinated by Wild Bill and reveled in being seen on intimate terms with such a celebrated gunfighter. After hearing of Woody Guthrie's passing (two weeks before John Wesley Harding's first session), Dylan contacted Harold Leventhal, Guthrie's longtime friend and manager, and extended an early acceptance to any invitation for any memorial show that might be planned. He then stole a horse and rode to a cow camp 35 miles outside town. [17] Hardin also briefly taught school in Pisgah. This time, Hickok allowed Hardin to carry his pistols into town - something he had never allowed others to do. The Civil War broke out when Hardin was eight years old. "[6] Later, in his contradictory 1896 autobiography, Hardin completely omitted the "snoring man" from the story, and he related not only a wrong date (July 7 instead of August 6) but claimed the shooting was a case of self-defense, saying that the man he killed had first tried to stab him with a dirk[7]:58 and was a burglar who tried to make off with his pants. [43][44][45] On the run again in June 1873, Hardin assisted in the escape of his brother-in-law, Joshua Bowen, from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail where he was imprisoned on an 1872 murder charge. Someone had discovered little pictures of The Beatles and the hand of Jesus in the tree trunk. Tired of the feuding, the two were planning to leave the area for good. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, Vol. https://www.wildwestextra.com/I. The next year, when he was nine, he tried to run away with his cousin and join the Confederate army. "[10] However, in a 1995 interview, Berg clarified that although the images seem to resemble the Beatles, this was not done intentionally, nor was he aware of the resemblance until it was pointed out to him after the album's release: "Later on, I got a call from Rolling Stone magazine in San Francisco. No more than 300 hundred journalists received advance CDs of Harding's new record, while only a handful of radio stations received the single "Negative Love." No other physical copies existed. A long contract negotiation ended in a lucrative new deal, allowing Dylan to stay with Columbia Records. referencing John Wesley Harding (2LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180G Vinyl) MFSL 2-423 incredible album and version from MOFI. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's . [5][10] Hardin was nearly expelled over the incident. " A negro named Mage" gets his face a little scratched in a wrestling match with the 15-year-old John Wesley Hardin and does not handle it in a very mature way, as we can learn from Hardin's posthumously published autobiography The Life Of John Wesley Hardin, "as written by himself . In February 1871, while the herd was being collected for the drive to Kansas, a freedman, Bob King, attempted to cut a beef cow out of the herd. Hardin, having by then recovered from the injuries sustained in Sublett's attack, admitted that there were reports that he had led the fights in which these men were killed but would neither confirm nor deny his involvement: "as I have never pleaded to that case, I will at this time have little to say"[7]:81, Hardin's main notoriety in the SuttonTaylor feud came from his part in the killing of two lawmen known to be Sutton family allies. [7]:79[42]:30 Later that day, Hardin killed Helm in the town square of Albuquerque, Texas. xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx Oklahoma, USA. [8] Sloter charged at Hardin with a knife, but Hardin stabbed him with his own knife, almost killing him. When he refused to obey Hardin's demand to stop, Hardin hit him over the head with his pistol. As a fugitive, he initially traveled with outlaw Frank Polk in the Pisgah area of Navarro County, Texas. [7]:105107 [50] On November 18, 1875, the leader of the Suttons,[51] ex-Cuero, Texas, town marshal Reuben Brown was shot and killed by five men in Cuero along with a negro named Tom Freeman, with another negro being wounded. A contemporary newspaper account did report a fight in Union Hill, Texas, between circus "canvasmen" and "roughs" who tried to get in without paying, although the outcome did not conclude the way Hardin claimed it did. [22] After the Bell County shootings, Hardin found refuge with his cousins, the Clements, who were then living in Gonzales, in south Texas. He crossed his arms to draw. by Robert Walsh T exas. WARNING!!! 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack, Vol. Hardin was the second surviving son of ten children. Hardin then claimed that while on the run he was "arrested" by three men named Smith, Jones, and Davis; but in Bell County, Texas, he killed all three with their own guns, after they became drunk and careless, and escaped again. Pursued by lawmen for most of his life, in 1877 at the age of 23, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison for murder. Hardin hit over the head an Indian who he claimed had stolen a silver bridle from him. Shortly before midnight, Selman Sr. entered the saloon, walked up to Hardin from behind, and shot him in the head, killing him instantly. [6]:238. [54], On August 24, 1877,[4][notes 6] Rangers and local authorities confronted Hardin on a train in Pensacola, Florida. John Wesley Harding came as a shock to fans, and decades later, it stands alone in Dylan's discography - a hard pivot away from the revolutionary rock & roll masterpieces that preceded it, and. "Destroying the Hardin Gang. Pepper, Their Satanic Majesties Request, After Bathing at Baxter's, somebody must have had a lot of confidence in what he was doing Dylan seems to feel no need to respond to the predominate [sic] trends in pop music at all. City & Area Directories. BOB DYLAN JOHN WESLEY HARDING LP RECORD VG++. He was just getting warmed up. Return to his roots for Dylan and such a clean version. Save a Little Room for Me. Hardin was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison. See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. He also gained a substantial following with his solo acoustic performances and popular videos. Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding is an album of half-spoken secrets, hushed whispers, illegible writings, and missing pages. People who viewed this item also viewed. Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and principal songwriter of The Band, recalled that "it was just on a kind of whim that Bob went down to Nashville. Upon the album's release, rumors circulated that the faces of the Beatles were hidden on the front cover in the knots of the tree. His wife, Sara, had given birth to their daughter, Anna, earlier that summer. Hardin was born in Bonham, Texas in 1853. He was said to be "the meanest man alive", having once killed a man just for snoring. He led a life of gun slinging, dueling, gambling and drinking. John Doe is best known as a co-founder and singer/bassist of the LA punk rock band X. Half-dressed and still drunk, he and Clements exited through a second-story window onto the roof of the hotel. After being wounded by Sublett in August 1872, Hardin claimed that in September he either killed or drove off one or two members of the. John Wesley Harding (1967). Hardin claimed that, following his January 1871 escape from Stakes and Smalley, he killed a Mr. Smith, a Mr. Jones, and a Mr. Davis in. [30][31] Hardin admitted to being involved in the shooting of the Mexican. John Wesley Harding shares many stylistic threads with, and was recorded around the same time as, the prolific series of home recording sessions with The Band, partly released in 1975 as The Basement Tapes, and released in complete form in 2014 as The Bootleg Series Vol. Thinking he could get out of Texas long enough for his pursuers to lose interest, Hardin worked with his cousins, rustling cattle for Jake Johnson and Columbus Carol. Start by following John Wesley Hardin. 1849-1873, March 11, 1871, Image 1", The Weekly Democratic Statesman August 28, 1873 p.2 Library of Congress August 13,2020, "Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas", "Fort Worth gazette. "[14], In the February 3, 1968 issue of Melody Maker, the album was reviewed and announced for release in Britain on February 23. Hardin said he was unarmed and excused himself but claimed that later that night, Bradley came looking for him. home the secret series news events music albums archival releases dynablobs EPs shop. [7]:1011, In 1867[7]:7 while attending his father's school, Hardin was taunted by another student, Charles Sloter. Hardins career and exploits were self-advertised in an autobiography published posthumously, The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by Himself (1896). at Sumpter; p: 1; Dwelling 6, Family 6. A All along this countryside, E He opened a many a door, A But he was never known D To hurt an. [4] In 2003, it was ranked number 301 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, moving to 303 in the 2012 version of that list,[5] then to 337 in the 2020 version. See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ".p.25. [citation needed], On January 20, 1875, the Texas Legislature authorized Governor Richard B. Hubbard to offer a $4,000 reward for Hardin's arrest. The argument against. After surrendering to Sheriff Reagan (brother of John Henninger Reagan) of Cherokee County, Texas, he was wounded in the right knee by an accidental gunshot from a nervous deputy. Around this time, there were also major changes in Dylan's private life: his father died from a heart attack, prompting Dylan to return to Hibbing to attend the funeral. A murderer to most, a folk hero to some, but one of the true legends of the Old West was the violent gunslinger John Wesley Hardin. in Hill County, Texas. The marriage ended quickly, although it was never legally dissolved. This may not have been the first killing Hardin Was involved in: A US Congressional record reports that "No.302 Kaufman county, August 1867.- John Love, L.T.Nash, Joe Hardin, and J. Hardin {white} murdered Tom {colored}. However, before the retrial could be organized Selman was killed in a shootout with US Marshal George Scarborough on April 6, 1896, during an argument following a card game. Omissions? When Thompson and Coe refused his request to remove the bull, Hickok altered it himself. Hardin killed his first man at age 15. [7]:23 Less than a week after this incident, in nearby Kosse, Texas, Hardin was accompanying a prostitute home when they were accosted by her pimp, who demanded money. He then forced a war party to flee after he shot a second Indian who had killed a beef cow. "Keeping Score on John Wesley Hardin. While there, he read theological books, becoming the superintendent of the prison Sunday School, and studied law. John Wesley Harding is clearly inspired by the life of a real-life outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. Dylan Bob : John Wesley Harding CD Value Guaranteed from eBay's biggest seller! Reaching adolescence as the defeated South entered the Reconstruction period, Hardin was virulently antiblack and anti-Yankee and, in 1868 at the age of 15, killed his first man, an ex-slave. His last murder in Texas was the killing of the sheriff of Comanche county. C $10.85 + C $15.00 shipping. The other group, consisting of locals from El Paso, sought to prevent the move. On November 6, 1892, during Hardin's stay in prison, his first wife, Jane, died. On May 15, 1873, Jim Cox and Jake Christman were killed by the Taylor faction at Tumlinson Creek. He was shot by Phil Sublett, who had lost money to him in a poker game. John Wesley "Wes" Hardin (1853-1895), son of James "Gip" Gibson Hardin (1823 - 1876) and Mary Elizabeth Dixon (1826 - 1885), was a notorious outlaw and gunfighter in nineteenth-century Texas. John Wesley Harding (1967) Buy it now Amazon iTunes track 1. Hardin admitted that he and his brother Joseph had been involved (along with both Taylors) in the killings. His father, a Methodist preacher, named his son after the founder of the Methodist denomination. Infuriated, Thompson tried to incite his new acquaintance, Hardin, by exclaiming to him: "He's a damn Yankee. Follow Author John Wesley Hardin > Quotes (?) Hardin claimed this was the fastest way to draw, and he practiced every day. [39], Following his escape, Hardin claimed to have been involved in the following gunfights:[7]:6267, In early 1872, Hardin was in southcentral Texas, in the area around Gonzales County. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393. / "We Better Talk This Over", "Union Sundown" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground", "I and I" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground", "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" / "Emotionally Yours", This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 13:06. Both sides accused the other parties of seeking the tourist revenue generated by the location of the body. "A Guide to the John Wesley Hardin Collection, 1874-1931 (Bulk: 1874-1895)", "Memphis daily appeal. Hardin had numerous confirmed clashes with the law: Hardin's autobiography is filled with statements which can either not be confirmed independently from his book, or differ wildly from the historical record:[7]:1011. Another claim was that he killed a man in Abilene, Kansas, in the summer of 1871. In 1862, at age nine, Hardin tried to run away from home and join the Confederate army. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to semi-acoustic instrumentation and folk-influenced songwriting after three albums of lyrically abstract, blues-indebted rock music. A witty but more straightforward wordsmith than Mr. C, he pens concise, catchy tunes, fancies himself . January 22, 1871: Hardin killed Texas State Policeman John Smalley. Subsequently tried, Selman was acquitted of murder. In Hardin's version of the killing, he names the murdered cattleman as "Billy Coran" and the Mexican as "Bideno". "[7]:5 Hardin's father traveled over much of central Texas on his preaching circuit until he settled his family in Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas, in 1859. [7]:14, Locals hid the victims in the creekbed about 100 yards from the ambush. [citation needed], "One day I was half-stepping, and the lights went out," Dylan would recall ten years later. John Wesley Hardin earned himself a reputation as one of the Wild West's most pernicious killers. "Gunfighters of the Real West: John Wesley Hardin. Born in 1853 in Bonham, Texas, Hardin was the son of a Methodist minister and grew up in a strict, religious household. Hardin then met up with his "gang" on May 26, 1874, in a Comanche, Texas, saloon to celebrate his 21st birthday. As I Went Out One Morning iTUNES 3. 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