Updates? The Bull's Head Tavern, in Abilene, Kansas, had been established as a partnership between ex-lawman Ben Thompson and gambler Phil Coe. His last murder in Texas was the killing of the sheriff of Comanche county. For its title track, see, The Bootleg Series Vol. Drifter's Escape iTUNES 7. September 1872: Hardin surrendered to Sheriff Reagan, but escaped in October 1872. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 - August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon.Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. Corrections? 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. And he is the only major pop artist about whom this can be said. The Mexican fired his gun at Hardin, putting a hole through Hardin's hat. See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ".p.25. July 18, 1873: Hardin killed Dewitt Sheriff, March 11, 1874: Hardin was involved in Jim Taylor and William Taylor's killing of William Sutton and Gabriel Slaughter. He eventually submitted nearly all of them for copyright, but declined to include any of them in his next studio release (Dylan would not release any of those recordings to the commercial market until 1975's The Basement Tapes, by which time some of them had been bootlegged, usually sourced from an easy-to-find set of publisher's demos). While there, he claimed he shot a man's eye out to win a bottle of whiskey in a bet. 15: Travelin Thru 19671969. They would be given an austere sound that he and his producer Bob Johnston thought sympathetic to their content. By the middle of the following year, most of Dylan's LPs would be released solely in stereophonic. (Dallas, Tex.) "They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. [7]:5051 Hardin alleged that when his cousin, Mannen Clements, was jailed for the killing of two cowhands (Joe and Dolph Shadden) in July 1871, Hickok at Hardin's request arranged for his escape. 1894: After his release from prison, Hardin won a $5.00 bet when he used a pistol shot to knock a sleeping Mexican off a box (victim was killed by the fall). John W Hardin It has the feel of antiquity settled on. Less than three months after its release, John Wesley Harding was certified gold by the RIAA. John Wesley Harding discography and songs: Music profile for John Wesley Harding, born 22 October 1965. He attempted to draw a .44 Colt cap-and-ball pistol but it got caught up in his suspenders. "Cases argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas, Volume 4", during 1878 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Wesley_Hardin&oldid=1142285787, In September 1871, Hardin was involved in a gunfight with two, On June 19, 1872, Hardin was involved in a gunfight in, On July 26, 1872, Hardin wounded Texas state policeman Sonny Speights in the arm with a derringer pistol, in, January 9, 1871: Arrested by Constable E.T. His father dissuaded him . The Truth. Join the club in our final episode of the season as we discuss Fables in a Foreign Land, the LA punk rock scene, and Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding. As a fugitive, he initially traveled with outlaw Frank Polk in the Pisgah area of Navarro County, Texas. Picks on Rebels, especially Texans, to kill." EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND GRAPHIC CONTENT!!! wesley stace. albums archival releases . At least two other relatives of Hardin were also killers: One relation was a law officer killed in the line of duty: The memorable circumstances and the sheer number of Hardin's life events, real or exaggerated, made him a legend of the Old West and an icon of American folklore. The reckless, gunslinging outlaw was a force to be reckoned with and left a trail of trouble . Artist: John Wesley Harding , Venue: The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center , Old Saybrook, CT, USA. The Colt's serial number was 84304: the gun was recorded in Colt factory ledgers as shipped on July 16, 1891, to Hartley & Graham, New York City. A Savannah newspaper claimed the killer was John Wesley Hardin on a cattle drive in central Florida but offered no proof Hardin was involved. He was just getting warmed up. 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. "All Along the Watchtower" became one of his most popular songs after Jimi Hendrix's rendition was released in the autumn of 1968. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall, Vol. [6] It was voted number 203 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[7]. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete. The officers knocked Hardin unconscious. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868-77. On November 6, 1892, during Hardin's stay in prison, his first wife, Jane, died. 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}. January 22, 1871: Hardin killed Texas State Policeman John Smalley. Reissued, Remastered Bob Dylan Format: Audio CD 784 ratings Amazon's Choice for "john wesley harding bob dylan" $798 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns See all 59 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 $9.99 Listen with our Free App Audio CD "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. [40] In November 1872, Hardin escaped from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail despite a guard of six men; a $100 reward was offered for his arrest. The other group, consisting of locals from El Paso, sought to prevent the move. October 1873: Hardin was indicted in Hill County, Texas, for the 1870 death of Benjamin Bradley, but was never tried. John Selman was laid to rest in the same cemetery that held the last remains of John Wesley Hardin. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Most of all he was a coldblooded killer. 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. [8]:1[9] The Hardins were Southerners and politically prominent. Contradictory release dates have been claimed for John Wesley Harding. [7]:3334, In the summer of 1871, while driving cattle on the Chisholm Trail to Abilene, Kansas, Hardin is reputed to have fought Mexican vaqueros and cattle rustlers. The veteran musician and writer performs more . He was said to be "the meanest man alive", having once killed a man just for snoring. At the cemetery, the group representing Hardin's descendants presented a disinterment permit for the body, while the El Pasoans presented a court order prohibiting its removal. According to a Kosse Texas Webmaster, there is a tradition that this killing took place in a hotel beside the towns railroad station). [6]:238. September 1873, in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, a former slave named Allen May was shot and killed. He was well known for exaggerating or fabricating stories about his life and claimed credit for many killings that cannot be corroborated. Trilogy of Bloody Guts DVD Alex Wesley gore horror Legless Corpse Films ltd. ed. BOB DYLAN JOHN WESLEY HARDING LP RECORD VG++. In May 2002, Disney pulled the plug on Mammoth Records just weeks before the June 25th release date of John Wesley Harding's The Man with No Shadow. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. 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. The album was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981). Hardin was born in Bonham, Texas in 1853. 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. In Hardin's autobiographical version of the gunfight, he claims the first fatality was the Mexican he had previously wounded, "Hosea", and that he was the boss vaquero. July 17, 1873: Hardin killed J.B. Morgan in Cuero, Texas. [34] Couger was hit in the heart by one of the bullets as he lay in bed and was killed instantly. While the media would never lose interest, Dylan maintained a low enough profile that kept him out of the spotlight. Hardin leapt from the roof into the street and hid in a haystack for the rest of the night. Hardin then met up with his "gang" on May 26, 1874, in a Comanche, Texas, saloon to celebrate his 21st birthday. Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. [100], Hardin's weapons of choice, and several of his personal effects, have been well documented and auctioned to private collectors. 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. [62][63] Hardin was buried the following day[64] in Concordia Cemetery, in El Paso. As Webb followed him inside, Hardin claimed Webb drew his gun. John Wesley Hardin was a notorious Old West outlaw and gunslinger, hailing from America. He also gained a substantial following with his solo acoustic performances and popular videos. According to Hardin, he did not kill them but forced them to remove all their clothing and walk back to Abilene. [23][notes 2][24][25] Hardin writes that he was made trail boss for the herd. John Wesley Hardin ( Bonham, Texas, [ 1] 26 de maio de 1853 [ 2] - El Paso, Texas, 19 de agosto de 1895 [ 2] ). [61], While in prison, he wrote an autobiography. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack, Vol. Bob Dylan's iconic song, "John Wesley Harding" is based on the life of the gunfighter-turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin. In a vintage 1924 article, John Hunter quotes John Wesley Hardin's midwife as predicting he would either turn out to be a "great hero" or a "monumental villain." In truth, he was wholly neither and a little of both. C $10.85 + C $15.00 shipping. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Old West: The Gunfighters. [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. Although there are no contemporary newspaper reports of this shooting, this killing is mentioned in a 1924 account by Texas cattleman George N. Steen, who reported: The Alachua county coroner (who was allegedly part of the mob according to Hardin) afterward rendered the verdict that "Eli" had died after setting fire to the jail himself. [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. Hardins career and exploits were self-advertised in an autobiography published posthumously, The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by Himself (1896). 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. John Wesley Harding. July 26, 1872: Hardin wounded Texas State Policeman Sonny Speights in Hemphill, Texas. Harding is Johnny Cash 's outlaw figure, "he was never known to hurt an honest man" folk-hero of a different kind, John Wesley Harding "a friend to the poor." Call him Robin Hood if it. TO J.W.H.". As for Hardin, History claimed he took pride in his newfound association with an older, more famous gunslinger. As I Went Out One Morning iTUNES 3. 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. As Hardin lay on the floor, Selman fired three more shots into him. If you wish to be successful in life, be temperate and control your passions; if you don't, ruin and death is the result. [48] Two of Hardin's accomplices in the shooting were cousin Bud Dixon and Jim Taylor. It was reported at the time that Webb was shot as he was pulling out an arrest warrant for one of Hardin's group. ", Whittington, Michael. John Wesley Hardin [J W Hardin] Birth. 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 Hill County, Texas. And there, with just a couple of guys, he put those songs down on tape. He saw Hickok arrive with four policemen. Hardin threw money on the ground and shot the would-be thief when he bent over to pick it up. He claimed self-defense, stating that he witnessed Hardin attempting to draw his pistol upon seeing him enter the saloon, and a hung jury resulted in his being released on bond, pending a retrial. The Civil War broke out when Hardin was eight years old. [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. . Tired of the feuding, the two were planning to leave the area for good. On May 15, 1873, Jim Cox and Jake Christman were killed by the Taylor faction at Tumlinson Creek. Another claim was that he killed a man in Abilene, Kansas, in the summer of 1871. Infuriated, Thompson tried to incite his new acquaintance, Hardin, by exclaiming to him: "He's a damn Yankee. June 17, 1873: Hardin assisted in the escape of his brother-in-law, outlaw Joshua "Brown" Bowen, from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail. Subsequently tried, Selman was acquitted of murder. [8] According to a newspaper article in 1900, shortly after being released from prison, Hardin committed negligent homicide when he made a $5 bet that he could "at the first shot" knock a Mexican man off the soapbox on which the man was "sunning" himself, winning the bet and leaving the man dead from the fall and not the gunshot.[54]. John Wesley was the second son of Samuel, a former Nonconformist (dissenter from the Church of England) and rector at Epworth, and Susanna Wesley. The Life of John Wesley Hardin, As Written by Himself is an autobiography by the famous outlaw. He is an accomplished musician, actor, and poet. 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. [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. Kill the Messenger. [7]:2837, After arriving in Abilene, Hardin claimed that he and a companion named Pain got into an argument in a restaurant with an anti-Texan, which left Pain wounded in one arm and the stranger shot in the mouth by Hardin's bullet. He claimed credit for many murders that cannot be corroborated. "[24], The critical stature of John Wesley Harding has continued to grow. November 19, 1872: Hardin mysteriously escaped from the sheriff of Gonzales County, Texas, despite a guard of six men. 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. 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. Albums include High Fidelity, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson, and Here Comes the Groom. Genres: Singer-Songwriter, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock. "[8] Those sessions took place in the autumn of 1967, requiring less than twelve hours over three stints in the studio. The incident earned Hardin a reputation as a man "so mean, he once shot a man for snoring". "Keeping Score on John Wesley Hardin. [7]:60 The next day, Hardin left for Texas, never to return to Abilene. [citation needed], On August 7, 1872, Hardin was wounded by a shotgun blast in a gambling dispute at the Gates Saloon in Trinity, Texas. 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. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. A firefight between the rival camps ensued. Hardin found that his own weapon, a worn-out cap-and-ball pistol with a loose cylinder, would not fire. Hardin killed one and blinded the other. [38] Years later, Hardin made a casual reference to the episode: "They tell lots of lies about me," he complained. Hardin, then under the assumed name "Wesley Clemmons" (but better known to the townspeople by the alias "Little Arkansaw"), seemed to have had respect for Hickok, and replied, "If Bill needs killing why don't you kill him yourself? Texas Convict Ledgers and Conduct Registries, 1849-1970; An Urban legend claims there was a question if Hardin was shot first in the back of the head or in front in the chest: supposedly the answear was: If he was shot in the chest it was good markmanship; if he was shot in the head it was good judgement, Texas State Police arrest reports for 18701871; he is listed as "Hardin, J.R.", "Executive Documents Printed by order of the House of Representatives, 18681869"; Summary of Reports for the, On December 9, 1868, Lt Charles Schmidt, the. 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. [7]:8687, After a brief visit to Floridawhere he claimed to have been involved in three incidents against Negroes, including a lynchingHardin met with his wife, Jane, and their young daughter, with whom he had relocated under the assumed name "Swain". (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, November 19, 1875, Image 1", "Daily Fort Worth Standard - Google News Archive Search", "Billings v. Concordia Heritage Association, Inc", "Dallas herald. Intro: D D John Wesley Harding A Was a friend to the poor, D He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand. The album is named after Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin, whose name was misspelled. "[7]:4558[36] A newspaper reported, "A man was killed in his bed at a hotel in Abilene, Monday night, by a desperado called 'Arkansas'. Citizens complained to town marshal "Wild Bill" Hickok. One lotcontaining a deck of his playing cards, a deck of his business cards, and a contemporary newspaper account of his deathsold for $15,250. 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. But he's continued to release music under his alias, a name he shares with a 1967 Bob. I said fine, but also suggested we add a steel guitar, which is how Pete Drake came to be on that record. Jim Taylor was shot and killed January 1, 1875; Bill Taylor was tried twice and acquitted-one report is that he died about 1890 in Sonora Texas another report is that he was reportedly killed about 1895 in Oklahoma. Behind Dylan is Charlie Joy, a local stonemason and carpenter. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. July 20, 1871: Hardin was involved in the killing of Mexican outlaw in Sumner City, Kansas. [12] Reproduced in the liner notes to the eleventh volume of the Dylan Bootleg Series is an article by Al Aronowitz for The New York Times, date stamped December 23, 1967, in which he states that John Wesley Harding would be released "within the next two weeks". Years later, Hardin referred to the episode: When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. 2.69. 1967 Preview This 1967 album transcended easy categorization as Bob Dylan moved from the experimentation and rock of his few previous releases. A truce was declared, and both parties went their separate ways. 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