Hardin claimed he ambushed lawman Tom Carson and two other deputies there. 15: Travelin Thru 19671969. Residence. His wife, Sara, had given birth to their daughter, Anna, earlier that summer. 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. Thus it was by the fall of 1868 I had killed four men and was myself wounded in the arm. C $36.61 While legend has it that Dylan recorded John Wesley Harding after finishing The Basement Tapes sessions with members of the Band, several biographers and discographers have argued that the final reel of basement recordings actually postdates the first John Wesley Harding session. As 1967 came to a close, Dylan's lifestyle became more stable. However, Hardin borrowed a pistol from a friend and went looking for the Mexican, this time fatally shooting him through the head. A relative smuggled a hacksaw to Hardin, who escaped after cutting through the bars of a prison window. According to Hardin, they tied him on a horse with no saddle for the trip. The album is named after Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin, whose name was misspelled. We do not know from what country they came , nor the date of landing, but suppose it was about 1745. [8], In November 1868, when he was 15, Hardin challenged his uncle Holshousen's former slave, Major "Maje" Holshousen, to a wrestling match, which Hardin won. Sponsored. Hardin's parents and wife were taken into protective custody, while his brother Joe and two cousins, brothers Bud and Tom Dixon, were arrested on outstanding warrants. Updates? ", Whittington, Michael. 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. John Wesley Harding (1967) Buy it now Amazon iTunes track 1. 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. [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. Bob Dylan, John Wesley Harding, Columbia, LP. In November 1876, in Mobile, Alabama, Hardin was arrested briefly for having marked cards. His last murder in Texas was the killing of the sheriff of Comanche county. The album was released at the end of a year marked by what came to be known as the psychedelic era of contemporary rock and, in in its spare instrumentation and tradition-influenced songwriting, was diametrically opposed to the kaleidoscopic likes of Jimi . on Beatles Sgt. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019. All songs are written by Bob Dylan. It features mother-of-pearl grips, and the back-strap is hand-engraved "J.B.M. Dear Landlord iTUNES 8. ", DeMattos, Jack. Picks on Rebels, especially Texans, to kill." [8]:1[9] The Hardins were Southerners and politically prominent. John Selman was laid to rest in the same cemetery that held the last remains of John Wesley Hardin. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 186877. At the time of sentencing, Hardin claimed to have killed 42 men,[3] while contemporary newspaper accounts attributed 27 deaths to him. ", Ellison, Douglas W. "Rivals in Texas: Hardin and Longley. July 1895: Fined $25 for gaming, relating to the May 1 incident, where he lost and took back $100 at the Gem Saloon. As noted above, Hardin claimed to have captured Abilene law officer Tom Carson and other officers and humiliated them sans clothing. Shortly afterwards, on July 30, 1968, Sara gave birth to their third child, Samuel Isaac Abram. In Hardin's version of the killing, he names the murdered cattleman as "Billy Coran" and the Mexican as "Bideno". Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. 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. John Wesley Hardin [J W Hardin] Birth. "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. 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. Polk had killed a man named Tom Brady, and a detachment of soldiers sent from Corsicana, Texas, were pursuing the duo. "A Guide to the John Wesley Hardin Collection, 1874-1931 (Bulk: 1874-1895)", "Memphis daily appeal. 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. 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. 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. [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]. [7]:17 Allegedly, Hardin killed a black man in Leon County, Texas. John Wesley Hardin met his fate The El Paso Times in August 1895 reported Hardin's death and printed witness statements: Abrupt End of a Bad Man's Career The Tragedy at the Acme Saloon. 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. I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine iTUNES 4. He was shot by Phil Sublett, who had lost money to him in a poker game. They would be given an austere sound that he and his producer Bob Johnston thought sympathetic to their content. As for Hardin, History claimed he took pride in his newfound association with an older, more famous gunslinger. [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. The cover photograph of John Wesley Harding shows a squinting Dylan flanked by brothers Luxman and Purna Das, two Bengali Bauls, Indian musicians brought to Woodstock by Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman. John Wesley Hardin earned himself a reputation as one of the Wild West's most pernicious killers. Hardin admitted that he and his brother Joseph had been involved (along with both Taylors) in the killings. Western Outlaw. [7]:60 The next day, Hardin left for Texas, never to return to Abilene. Residence. An El Paso lawman, John Selman Jr., arrested Hardin's acquaintance and part-time prostitute, the "widow" M'Rose (or Mroz), for "brandishing a gun in public". He was well known for fabricating or wildly exaggerating stories about his life. [citation needed], On January 20, 1875, the Texas Legislature authorized Governor Richard B. Hubbard to offer a $4,000 reward for Hardin's arrest. Never had Dylan constructed an album-as-an-album so self-consciously. 25-Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas; 12 June 1860; P.O. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 19892006, Vol. Some Rumors says Bob Dylan puts the faces of The Beatles on the album cover hidden in the knots on the tree, intentionally Drifter's Escape iTUNES 7. [17], "I asked Columbia to release it with no publicity and no hype, because this was the season of hype," Dylan said. 1967 Preview This 1967 album transcended easy categorization as Bob Dylan moved from the experimentation and rock of his few previous releases. 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). (Dallas, Tex.) [79][102], In 2002, an auction house in San Francisco, California, auctioned three lots of John Wesley Hardin's personal effects. John Doe is best known as a co-founder and singer/bassist of the LA punk rock band X. [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. 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). Finally, in flight from Texas, he was caught in a Pensacola, Fla., train depot and returned to Austin, Texas, for trial in September 1877. Many people came to know of Hardin through the TV ad for Time-Life Books "Old West" series. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall, Vol. After Bowen's execution in the summer of 1878, Hardin was implicated in Holderman's death as well. While in the area, he also renewed his acquaintance with some of his cousins who were allied with a local family, the Taylors, who had been feuding with the rival Sutton faction for several years. The murderer escaped. 2 on the U.S. charts and topping the UK charts. He attempted to draw a .44 Colt cap-and-ball pistol but it got caught up in his suspenders. John Wesley Hardin was one of the most violent and heartless gunslingers of the Old West. 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. 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. Court records show that Hardin carried a Colt "Lightning" revolver at the time of his death. I Am A Lonesome Hobo iTUNES 9. By the middle of the following year, most of Dylan's LPs would be released solely in stereophonic. The two entrepreneurs had painted a picture of a bull with a large erect penis on the side of their establishment as an advertisement. Old West: The Gunfighters. 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 entered the world near Bonham, Texas in 1853. by Robert Walsh T exas. More music I didn't sit down and plan that sound.". From Newport to the Ancient Empty Street in L.A. As a fugitive, he initially traveled with outlaw Frank Polk in the Pisgah area of Navarro County, Texas. Order your copy of "Texas Depression Era Desperadoes." by mailing a check for $24.00 to Bartee Haile, P.O. John Wesley Hardin was a notorious Old West outlaw and gunslinger, hailing from America. He is an accomplished musician, actor, and poet. 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. [8] Sloter charged at Hardin with a knife, but Hardin stabbed him with his own knife, almost killing him. It was about this time that Hardin married Jane Bowen and started to keep regular company with her brother, cattle rustler Robert Bowen. Hardin's father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher and named his son after the founder of the Methodist sect. Hardin shot him and then had the body buried to avoid retribution from the man's tribe. $7.00 + $4.50 shipping. 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]. A witty but more straightforward wordsmith than Mr. C, he pens concise, catchy tunes, fancies himself . [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". Bradley drew a knife and a six-shooter. Between escape attempts, Hardin, son of a preacher, read theology and studied law. Hardin met up with Hickok again while on a cattle drive in August 1871. Update 2018-2019: For an absolutely amazing John Wesley Hardin and Jesse Woodson James connection, please read my chapter titled: Jesse James and the Deadliest in Texas ***** Outlaw-Attorney John Wesley Hardin. He claimed credit for many murders that cannot be corroborated. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense.. He was plagued by recurring poor health, especially when the wound he had received from Sublett became re-infected in 1883, causing him to be bedridden for almost two years. According to Hardin, he did not kill them but forced them to remove all their clothing and walk back to Abilene. Clive Davis urged Dylan to pull a single, but even then Dylan refused, preferring to maintain the album's low-key profile. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. "[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. There, Hardin's father established and taught at the school that John Hardin and his siblings attended. 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. 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. wesley stace. 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. Like a Prayer. John Wesley Harding Friends - A Bloody Show Live at Bumbershoot 2005 DVD Used. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868-77. Hardin wrote in his autobiography that he rode to get help for the wounded man, but Maje died three days later. It is not known when these songs were actually written, but none of them have turned up in the dozens of basement recordings that have since surfaced. Hardin said he was unarmed and excused himself but claimed that later that night, Bradley came looking for him. 2.69. Soon afterwards, on August 6, 1871, Hardin, his cousin Gip Clements, and a rancher friend named Charles Couger put up for the night at the American House Hotel after an evening of gambling. He had reconciled with his estranged parents. In his autobiography, Hardin described his mother as "blond, highly cultured [while] charity predominated in her disposition. 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. 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As I Went Out One Morning iTUNES 3. EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND GRAPHIC CONTENT!!! After his appearance at Woody Guthrie's memorial concert, 1968 would see little, if any, musical activity from Bob Dylan. [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. 1860 U S Census of Free Inhabitants; Subdivision No. July 20, 1871: Hardin was involved in the killing of Mexican outlaw in Sumner City, Kansas. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Wesley-Hardin, Spartacus Educational - John Wesley Hardin, Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of John Wesley Hardin. [23], In a year when psychedelia dominated popular culture, the agrarian-themed John Wesley Harding was seen as reactionary. The next year, when he was nine, he tried to run away with his cousin and join the Confederate army. He was just getting warmed up. [7]:16 Hardin also claimed that he and his cousin, "Simp" Dixon, encountered a group of soldiers and each killed a man. John Wesley was the second son of Samuel, a former Nonconformist (dissenter from the Church of England) and rector at Epworth, and Susanna Wesley. So it ended up coming out the way he brought it back.". 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. Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding, The Definitive Collection Part 8 Sealed Vinyl. Dylan - John Wesley Harding - Used cd - E1450A. While making camp along the way, Hardin escaped when Stakes went to procure fodder for the horses. John Wesley (Wes) Hardin, outlaw, son of James G. and Elizabeth Hardin, was born in Bonham, Texas, on May 26, 1853. 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. Free Postage. [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. The reckless, gunslinging outlaw was a force to be reckoned with and left a trail of trouble . xxx xxxx. The liner notes tells the story of three kings and three characters (Terry Shute, Frank, and Frank's wife, Vera), incorporating details from the album's songs. He then ordered the two men to join the other members of the posse at Jim Page's and wait for him to come along, stating, "I reckon they are waiting for me yet. 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. 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? "I would have liked more steel guitar, more piano. From then on he led a life of gunslinging, dueling, gambling, and drinking. We made this shoulder holster for John Wesley Hardin in 1895. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Bradley allegedly fired a shot at Hardin and missed; Hardin drew both his pistols and returned fire, one shot striking Bradley in the head and the other in his chest. 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}. The January 20 issue of Billboard reported on the "blockbuster response" to the LP, saying: "In stores less than a week, the record is reported to have sold more than 250,000 copies. A truce was declared, and both parties went their separate ways. 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. There are conflicting accounts of Hardin's death Wikimedia Commons Shortly before midnight, Selman Sr. entered the saloon, walked up to Hardin from behind, and shot him in the head, killing him instantly. Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding is an album of half-spoken secrets, hushed whispers, illegible writings, and missing pages. 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. His father, a Methodist preacher, named his son after the founder of the Methodist denomination. 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. 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. [35] Although Hardin may not have intended to kill Couger, he had violated an ordinance prohibiting firing a gun within the city limits. We have no further record of his brother. However, both men did back down. The Devil in Me. [52] In his autobiography, Hardin made only two references to Brown: that "Rube" Brown had arrested William Taylor before sending him to Galveston, Texas, for trial,[7]:87 and that Brown had been among the leaders of a Sutton "posse" that had been out to "get" him in Gonzales County, Texas. magazine, "For an album of this kind to be released amidst Sgt. He was sentenced to 25 years at hard labour in the state prison at Huntsville. Five Bloody Graves - Al Adamson DVD - John Carradine. 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. 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