10: Another Self Portrait (19691971), Vol. Hardin claimed that in a saloon on election night in November 1876, he and a companion, Hardin claimed to have met two notorious fellow outlaws during his life: in 1870, he supposedly gambled with, James "Gip" Hardinhis brother-killed Deputy Sheriff Deputy Sherriff John Turman March 28, 1898, for which he served a jail term, Bourne, McNeal. He crossed his arms to draw. The liner notes to the Dylan mono box states December 17, 1967 as the original date of release. [13] Original CD editions from the 1980s and 1990s have the copyright year of 1968. All Along the Watchtower iTUNES 5. The album sleeve is also notable for its liner notes, written by Dylan himself. at Sumpter; p: 1; Dwelling 6, Family 6. After Bowen's execution in the summer of 1878, Hardin was implicated in Holderman's death as well. The marriage ended quickly, although it was never legally dissolved. "Destroying the Hardin Gang. Not tempted to incorporate even later basement visions like 'Going to Acapulco' and 'Clothesline Saga,' Dylan managed in less than six weeks to construct his most perfectly executed official collection."[25]. It was about this time that Hardin married Jane Bowen and started to keep regular company with her brother, cattle rustler Robert Bowen. $35.00 + $4.35 shipping. [8]:214217 Afterward, Hardin moved to El Paso, Texas. On November 6, 1892, during Hardin's stay in prison, his first wife, Jane, died. Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and woolly west!!! There was very little songwriting activity, as well. John Wesley Harding Reis Rmst ed. City & Area Directories. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. When Thompson and Coe refused his request to remove the bull, Hickok altered it himself. A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. C $36.61 [citation needed], On January 20, 1875, the Texas Legislature authorized Governor Richard B. Hubbard to offer a $4,000 reward for Hardin's arrest. Both sides accused the other parties of seeking the tourist revenue generated by the location of the body. When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. After the early 19th century saw the glorification of frontier folk heroes like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, a new breed of folk icons inhabited the Wild West, and one of the most notorious and controversial of them all is John Wesley Hardin, still regarded today as Texas' most deadly . Dear Landlord iTUNES 8. [4] While in prison, Hardin studied law and wrote an autobiography. 16: Springtime in New York 19801985, Vol. John Wesley Hardin, one of the bloodiest killers of the Old West, is murdered by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. Save a Little Room for Me. [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. Well, it ain't true. [35] Although Hardin may not have intended to kill Couger, he had violated an ordinance prohibiting firing a gun within the city limits. His father dissuaded him . 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. The Life of John Wesley Hardin, As Written by Himself is an autobiography by the famous outlaw. And he is the only major pop artist about whom this can be said. Album Review: "John Wesley Harding" by Bob Dylan Advertisement via jon jon jon/YouTube Country Flavor After Bob Dylan's motorcycle accident, he went on an exile and that downtime spawned numerous compositions which ended up on "The Basement Tapes" and his slow, quiet, and country-flavored LP "John Wesley Harding." That same month, Hardin may have wounded three Mexicans in an argument over a Three-card Monte card game, pistol-whipping one man over the head, shooting one man in the arm, and shooting the third man in the lung. Before he went to prison, upwards of 40 men had fallen to his guns,. [26], Regardless of when this session actually occurred, the Band did accompany Dylan for at least one performance in the months following John Wesley Harding. Order your copy of "Texas Depression Era Desperadoes." by mailing a check for $24.00 to Bartee Haile, P.O. 1895 "Hardin" - Shoulder Rig $ 259.00. The Devil in Me. A subsequent lawsuit ruled in favor of keeping the body in El Paso.[64]. Court records show that Hardin carried a Colt "Lightning" revolver at the time of his death. 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. 15: Travelin Thru 19671969. 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. 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. However, when Hardin learned of how many murders Reagan was going to charge him with, he changed his mind. "[7]:1011, On February 17, 1894, Hardin was released from prison, having served seventeen years of his twenty-five-year sentence. It is grainy black and white. "[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. A state famous and notorious in equal measure for its outlaws. He was said to be "the meanest man alive", having once killed a man just for snoring. (This is not to say that there wasn't a shooting incident. When contacted by Rolling Stone magazine in 1968, album cover photographer John Berg "acknowledged their presence but was reluctant to talk about it. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Dylan returned to the studio on November 6, recording master takes for "All Along the Watchtower", "John Wesley Harding", "As I Went Out One Morning", "I Pity the Poor Immigrant", and "I Am a Lonesome Hobo". [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". "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. He then stole a horse and rode to a cow camp 35 miles outside town. Hardin claimed he ambushed lawman Tom Carson and two other deputies there. Residence. [7]:106 It is not known if Hardin was directly or indirectly involved in the killing of Reuben Brown, as he makes no further mention of the incident in his life story. [15] It first charted there on March 2, at number 25, before achieving a run of 13 weeks at number 1. [7]:14, Locals hid the victims in the creekbed about 100 yards from the ambush. So it ended up coming out the way he brought it back.". Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, Columbia, LP. John Wesley Hardin entered the world near Bonham, Texas in 1853. The second incident, at Bluff Creek, Kansas, occurred when Indians wanted to collect a "tax" on the cattle. [54] He was forty years old when he returned to Gonzales, Texas. [6]:238. The letter mentioned that Hardin was hiding out on the Alabama-Florida border using the name "James W. Swain". 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. In his autobiography, Hardin admitted that he had "adopted" this alias from Brenham, Texas, Town Marshal Henry Swain, who had married a cousin of Hardin's named Molly Parks. John Selman was laid to rest in the same cemetery that held the last remains of John Wesley Hardin. ", Parsons, Chuck. Instead, Dylan used a different set of songs for John Wesley Harding. In the course of his career he outgunned and killed at least eight Union soldiers and four black policemen pursuing him on various murder charges. Residence. By the middle of the following year, most of Dylan's LPs would be released solely in stereophonic. 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. A Savannah newspaper claimed the killer was John Wesley Hardin on a cattle drive in central Florida but offered no proof Hardin was involved. "I would have liked more steel guitar, more piano. July 20, 1871: Hardin was involved in the killing of Mexican outlaw in Sumner City, Kansas. accessed September 21, 2018, "Boastful Bill Longley: Cold-blooded Texas Killer - HistoryNet", Fastest draw at the auction house: Collectors snap up antique firearms, Old West memorabilia, (Note: Internet Archive digitized 1896 edition is available). 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. Dylan - John Wesley Harding - Used cd - E1450A. "John Wesley Hardin and the Texas Rangers. The Mexican fired his gun at Hardin, putting a hole through Hardin's hat. [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. More music I didn't sit down and plan that sound.". Hardin said he was unarmed and excused himself but claimed that later that night, Bradley came looking for him. July 26, 1872: Hardin wounded Texas State Policeman Sonny Speights in Hemphill, Texas. See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ".p.117. While making camp along the way, Hardin escaped when Stakes went to procure fodder for the horses. John Wesley Hardin, one of the deadliest men in the history of the Old West, arrives in Abilene, Kansas, where he briefly becomes friends with Marshal Wild Bill Hickok.. Hardin revealed a tendency . 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). The memorial came on January 20, 1968, with a pair of shows at New York's Carnegie Hall. John Wesley Harding is clearly inspired by the life of a real-life outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. Hickok had no knowledge that Hardin was a wanted man, and he advised Hardin to avoid problems while in Abilene. Can't Make Love to Bob Dylan. He first shouted several times for the man to "rollover" and then, irritated by the lack of response, drunkenly fired several bullets through the shared wall, in an apparent effort to awaken him. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 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. 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. [7]:92, The death of the popular Webb resulted in the quick formation of a lynch mob. (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. He had reconciled with his estranged parents. Sometime between the second and third session, Dylan approached Robertson and keyboardist/saxophonist Garth Hudson to furnish overdubs on the basic tracks, but as Robertson recalled: "We did talk about doing some overdubbing on it, but I really liked it when I heard it and I couldn't really think right about overdubbing on it. [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. 1967 Preview This 1967 album transcended easy categorization as Bob Dylan moved from the experimentation and rock of his few previous releases. Wesley Stace On Mountain Stage. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. ", This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 15:29. August 1877: Reported to have been under indictments in five Texas counties: May 1, 1895: Hardin used a pistol to get back money that he lost in gambling at El Paso's Gem Saloon. [citation needed], "One day I was half-stepping, and the lights went out," Dylan would recall ten years later. John R. Hardin came to this country from England about 1745. Hardin shot him and then had the body buried to avoid retribution from the man's tribe. [16], The album was re-released as one of the 15 Dylan titles remastered for Hybrid SACD on September 16, 2003, and was reissued again as part of The Original Mono Recordings on October 10, 2010. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019. Citizens complained to town marshal "Wild Bill" Hickok. [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. C $10.85 + C $15.00 shipping. Some Rumors says Bob Dylan puts the faces of The Beatles on the album cover hidden in the knots on the tree, intentionally [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]. They arrested two of his companions, and Ranger John B. Armstrong killed a third, a man named Mann, who had a pistol in his hand. June 17, 1873: Hardin assisted in the escape of his brother-in-law, outlaw Joshua "Brown" Bowen, from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail. 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. "[7]:22, Later that month, on January 20 in Horn Hill, Limestone County, Texas, Hardin claimed he killed a man in a gunfight after an argument at the circus. While recuperating from his wounds, Hardin decided he wanted to settle down. 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. Updates? Hardin claimed that Dixon's mother, sisters, and brother had been tortured and killed by Union soldiers during the Civil War. As for Hardin, History claimed he took pride in his newfound association with an older, more famous gunslinger. All three had been drinking heavily. This time, Hickok allowed Hardin to carry his pistols into town - something he had never allowed others to do. Free Postage. He then forced a war party to flee after he shot a second Indian who had killed a beef cow. [7]:3032, A Texas Historical Marker notes that in the 1870s, Hardin hid out in the vicinity of Pilgrim, Texas. August 26, 1873: Cuero Texas Sherriff D.J. Son of a Methodist preacher, John Wesley Hardin was only 15 years old when he first had a price placed on his head. September 1873, in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, a former slave named Allen May was shot and killed. The two entrepreneurs had painted a picture of a bull with a large erect penis on the side of their establishment as an advertisement. A long contract negotiation ended in a lucrative new deal, allowing Dylan to stay with Columbia Records. In January 1870, Hardin claimed he killed a circus hand at Horn Hill, Texas. Harding recently launched a side career as a novelist, for which he uses his given name: Wesley Stace. [7]:119, Hardin was tried for Webb's killing, and on June 5, 1878, was sentenced to serve 25 years in Huntsville Prison. Selman's 56-year-old father, Constable John Selman Sr. (himself a notorious gunman and former outlaw), approached Hardin on the afternoon of August 19, 1895, and the two men exchanged heated words. [46], On March 11, 1874, the SuttonTaylor feud intensified when Jim and Bill Taylor gunned down Billy Sutton and Gabriel Slaughter[47] as they waited on a steamboat platform in Indianola, Texas. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack, Vol. In mid-1877, two former slaves of his father's, "Jake" Menzel and Robert Borup tried to capture Hardin in Gainesville, Florida. Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding, The Definitive Collection Part 8 Sealed Vinyl. magazine, "For an album of this kind to be released amidst Sgt. Hardins career and exploits were self-advertised in an autobiography published posthumously, The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by Himself (1896). [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. Hardin's father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher and named his son after the founder of the Methodist sect. Finally, in flight from Texas, he was caught in a Pensacola, Fla., train depot and returned to Austin, Texas, for trial in September 1877. As Webb followed him inside, Hardin claimed Webb drew his gun. It features mother-of-pearl grips, and the back-strap is hand-engraved "J.B.M. Well, I had a proof of the cover on my wall, so I went and turned it upside down and sure enough . See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. Allegedly, Hardin was also involved in this killing of Thomas Holderman. 17: Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (19961997). Dylan Bob : John Wesley Harding CD Value Guaranteed from eBay's biggest seller! John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. 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. His father, a Methodist preacher, named his son after the founder of the Methodist denomination. This was his sixth murder. Dylan was once again recording with a band, but the instrumentation was very sparse. Years later, Hardin referred to the episode: People who viewed this item also viewed. Bob Dylan's eighth studio album John Wesley Harding (released 12/27/67) may be the most singular piece of work he's ever created. on Beatles Sgt. In May 1874, while in Gainesville, Florida, Hardin confessed to having knocked down a black man and shooting another during a disturbance outside the, Hardin claimed that on July 1, 1874, he drove off 17, Later, Hardin and Mac Young were supposedly stopped near, Hardin claimed to have been involved in the killing of two. xxx xxxx. Hardin claimed this was the fastest way to draw, and he practiced every day. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. Born in 1853 in Bonham, Texas, Hardin was the son of a Methodist minister and grew up in a strict, religious household. John Wesley Hardin was one of the Old West's most notorious killers: a ruthless outlaw who once killed a man just for snoring. 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. [7]:20[18][19] Hardin eventually admitted killing two men in Hill County. Gunfighter John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious killers to come out of the Old West (while staying overnight at a hotel, he was awakened by the snoring of a man in the next room; Hardin reached over, grabbed his pistol and fired a shot through the wall, killing the man). John Wesley Hardin was born on May 26, 1853 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, the second of James Gibson and Elizabeth Cartwright Dixon Hardin's eight children. 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. Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. En svart man som Wes pstod skulle sl honom med en kpp. November 1876: Hardin (under the alias of "Swain") and Gus Kennedy were arrested in Mobile, Alabama, for having a deck of marked cards, and ordered to leave town. [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. Hardin then met up with his "gang" on May 26, 1874, in a Comanche, Texas, saloon to celebrate his 21st birthday. ", Parsons, Chuck. 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. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. During that time, he stockpiled a large number of recordings, including many new compositions. He was also a narcissistic braggart, a pathological liar, and an unrepentant racist. A reward of $100 was offered for his re-capture. [Verse 3] Thy choicest gifts in store On him be pleased to pour Long may he reign May he defend our laws And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save the king [Verse 4] Not in this . He was shot by Phil Sublett, who had lost money to him in a poker game. All songs are written by Bob Dylan. One of Hardin's men yelled out a warning,[7]:92 and in the ensuing gunfight, Webb was shot dead. [14] Towards the end of the drive, a Mexican herd crowded in behind Hardin's and there was some trouble keeping the two herds apart. 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. Joe Tomlinson. : John Wesley Harding 1967 8 LP's 2 1 RIAA 5002012303 [1] [ ] In 1892, Hardin was described as 5.9 feet (1.8m) tall and 160 pounds (73kg), with a fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair, and wound scars on his right knee, left thigh, right side, hip, elbow, shoulder, and back. Mid 1877: "Jake" Menzel and Robert Borup tried to capture Hardin in. 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