It has the feel of antiquity settled on. Hardin claimed he ambushed lawman Tom Carson and two other deputies there. 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. Hahaha! Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393. [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. The Truth. On Aug. 19, 1895, while standing at the bar of the Acme Saloon, he was shot in the back of the head by John Selman, Sr., an El Paso policeman and thief, with whom he had had a long feud. August 6, 1871: Hardin killed Charles Couger in Abilene, Kansas. Edit setlist. The marriage ended quickly, although it was never legally dissolved. He claimed credit for many murders that cannot be corroborated. While recuperating from his wounds, Hardin decided he wanted to settle down. The Mexican fired his gun at Hardin, putting a hole through Hardin's hat. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. John Wesley Hardin [J W Hardin] Birth. [citation needed], On August 7, 1872, Hardin was wounded by a shotgun blast in a gambling dispute at the Gates Saloon in Trinity, Texas. 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. [17], "I asked Columbia to release it with no publicity and no hype, because this was the season of hype," Dylan said. " 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 . by Robert Walsh T exas. 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 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. He wrote that he and Jim Clements prevented the rest of the vaqueros aside from those who were already killed from firing on them by deliberately stampeding the Mexican herd. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. "[14], In the February 3, 1968 issue of Melody Maker, the album was reviewed and announced for release in Britain on February 23. "The 'album concept' and progressive-pop movement, which was virtually unearthed with Pepper, was indeed the order of the day. 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. [citation needed], On January 20, 1875, the Texas Legislature authorized Governor Richard B. Hubbard to offer a $4,000 reward for Hardin's arrest. As a fugitive, he initially traveled with outlaw Frank Polk in the Pisgah area of Navarro County, Texas. At an unknown date between 1871 and 1872, Hardin claimed that 45 miles outside Corpus Christie, Texas, he was followed by two Mexicans; that he killed one and the other fled. 1891-1898, May 03, 1895, MAILABLE EDITION., Image 8", "The Law Catches Up with John Wesley Hardin", "Nogalus Prairie Texas, Nogales Prairie Texas, Nogallis Prairie Texas", Website, Early Hernando County History. March 1876: Hardin shot and wounded W.C. Overbey in Gainesville, Florida. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. They suggested he could make money by driving cattle to Kansas as a cowboy. Well, I had a proof of the cover on my wall, so I went and turned it upside down and sure enough . 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? A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. Save a Little Room for Me. 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. The memorial came on January 20, 1968, with a pair of shows at New York's Carnegie Hall. 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. This gun and its holster were once sold at auction for $168,000. Citizens complained to town marshal "Wild Bill" Hickok. ", Parsons, Chuck. All three had been drinking heavily. According to Hardin, they tied him on a horse with no saddle for the trip. People who viewed this item also viewed. Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. 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. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. 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. Hardin then met up with his "gang" on May 26, 1874, in a Comanche, Texas, saloon to celebrate his 21st birthday. Hardin wrote that he was first exposed to violence in 1861 when he saw a man named Turner Evans stabbed by John Ruff. Another claim was that he killed a man in Abilene, Kansas, in the summer of 1871. Hardin spotted Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb entering the premises. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed. 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. One of Hardin's men yelled out a warning,[7]:92 and in the ensuing gunfight, Webb was shot dead. "[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. 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. "I would have liked more steel guitar, more piano. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [6] It was voted number 203 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[7]. 2 on the U.S. charts and topping the UK charts. John Wesley Hardin was one of the Old West's most notorious killers: a ruthless outlaw who once killed a man just for snoring. John Wesley Harding is clearly inspired by the life of a real-life outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. A All along this countryside, E He opened a many a door, A But he was never known D To hurt an. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019. ", Ellison, Douglas W. "Rivals in Texas: Hardin and Longley. Back. "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. Hardin threw money on the ground and shot the would-be thief when he bent over to pick it up. 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. [7]:3032, A Texas Historical Marker notes that in the 1870s, Hardin hid out in the vicinity of Pilgrim, Texas. [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. 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. From Newport to the Ancient Empty Street in L.A. John Wesley Hardin ( Bonham, Texas, [ 1] 26 de maio de 1853 [ 2] - El Paso, Texas, 19 de agosto de 1895 [ 2] ). City & Area Directories. [38] Years later, Hardin made a casual reference to the episode: "They tell lots of lies about me," he complained. BOB DYLAN JOHN WESLEY HARDING LP RECORD VG++. Hidden by the animal, he pulled out a gun, fatally shot Smalley, and used his horse to escape. Sponsored. 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. [15] It first charted there on March 2, at number 25, before achieving a run of 13 weeks at number 1. Between escape attempts, Hardin, son of a preacher, read theology and studied law. See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. It is grainy black and white. The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest iTUNES 6. Hardin confronted Selman and the two men argued. 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. As for Hardin, History claimed he took pride in his newfound association with an older, more famous gunslinger. Finally, in flight from Texas, he was caught in a Pensacola, Fla., train depot and returned to Austin, Texas, for trial in September 1877. 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. Hardin made the claim to have outdrawn "Wild Bill" Hickok. C $36.61 John Doe is best known as a co-founder and singer/bassist of the LA punk rock band X. [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. One group, representing several of Hardin's great-grandchildren, sought to relocate his body to Nixon, Texas, to be interred next to the grave of his first wife, Jane. He attempted to draw a .44 Colt cap-and-ball pistol but it got caught up in his suspenders. I said fine, but also suggested we add a steel guitar, which is how Pete Drake came to be on that record. :1114[16], Hardin knew that he would be arrested if he returned home. 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). 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. 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. Sponsored. He also gained a substantial following with his solo acoustic performances and popular videos. He had reconciled with his estranged parents. His songs continued to be a major presence, appearing on landmark albums by Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, and the Band, but Dylan himself would not release or perform any additional music. 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. 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 returned for one last session on November 29, completing all of the remaining work. Hardin claimed that Dixon's mother, sisters, and brother had been tortured and killed by Union soldiers during the Civil War. Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. John Wesley Hardin Quotes (Author of The Life of John Wesley Hardin) Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors. "Keeping Score on John Wesley Hardin. However, when Hardin learned of how many murders Reagan was going to charge him with, he changed his mind. All Along the Watchtower iTUNES 5. A state famous and notorious in equal measure for its outlaws. Another Colt revolver (known as a .41-caliber "Thunderer"), which was owned by Hardin and used by him to rob the Gem Saloon, was sold at the same auction for $100,000. Like a Prayer. [7]:17 Allegedly, Hardin killed a black man in Leon County, Texas. ", Parsons, Chuck. Johnston recalls that "he was staying in the Ramada Inn down there, and he played me his songs and he suggested we just use bass and guitar and drums on the record. 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