I only killed one man for snoring. While there, he claimed he shot a man's eye out to win a bottle of whiskey in a bet. 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. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Born May 26, 1853, in Bonham, Texas, John Wesley Hardin was the son of a Methodist preacher and schoolteacher. [7]:20[18][19] Hardin eventually admitted killing two men in Hill County. 16: Springtime in New York 19801985, Vol. 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. by Robert Walsh T exas. p. 238. 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. Dylan Bob : John Wesley Harding CD Value Guaranteed from eBay's biggest seller! October 6, 1871: Hardin killed Texas Special Policeman Green Paramore and wounded policeman John Lackey. Infuriated, Thompson tried to incite his new acquaintance, Hardin, by exclaiming to him: "He's a damn Yankee. [34] Couger was hit in the heart by one of the bullets as he lay in bed and was killed instantly. 1895 "Hardin" - Shoulder Rig $ 259.00. After his appearance at Woody Guthrie's memorial concert, 1968 would see little, if any, musical activity from Bob Dylan. [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. [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. There was very little songwriting activity, as well. Updates? His great-grandfather was North Carolina provincial Congressman Colonel Joseph Hardin the father of Congressman Martin D. Hardin of Kentucky and father of Congressman John J. Hardin; relatives included Congressman Benjamin Hardin and Colonel John Hardin of Virginia. The Truth. "Keeping Score on John Wesley Hardin. John Wesley Harding Reis Rmst ed. Western Outlaw. "[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. It features mother-of-pearl grips, and the back-strap is hand-engraved "J.B.M. xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx Oklahoma, USA. Albums include High Fidelity, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson, and Here Comes the Groom. [8]:1[9] The Hardins were Southerners and politically prominent. 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. Hardin claimed this was the fastest way to draw, and he practiced every day. ", DeMattos, Jack. John Wesley Harding Friends - A Bloody Show Live at Bumbershoot 2005 DVD Used. Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding, The Definitive Collection Part 8 Sealed Vinyl. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. He was well known for exaggerating or fabricating stories about his life and claimed credit for many killings that cannot be corroborated. [7]:4649[notes 4]. Hardin threw money on the ground and shot the would-be thief when he bent over to pick it up. Polk had killed a man named Tom Brady, and a detachment of soldiers sent from Corsicana, Texas, were pursuing the duo. Blair prevented a gunfight between two well-armed parties, one of which was headed by John Hardin and the other headed by Capt. Within a year of his 1894 release from prison, Hardin was killed by John Selman in an El Paso saloon. Whiting, Ala., August 21. A truce was declared, and both parties went their separate ways. [notes 12] He also carried an Elgin watch[101] when he was shot and killed. Another claim was that he killed a man in Abilene, Kansas, in the summer of 1871. "Six Telegrams That Tell a Story: The Arrest of John Wesley Hardin. On January 9, 1895, Hardin married a 15-year-old girl named Callie Lewis. By the middle of the following year, most of Dylan's LPs would be released solely in stereophonic. John Wesley Harding iTUNES 2. 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. 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. 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 . 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. We have no further record of his brother. 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. Hardin says he feigned crying and huddled against his pony's flank. 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. July 1895: Fined $25 for gaming, relating to the May 1 incident, where he lost and took back $100 at the Gem Saloon. A man called "Judge Moore", who held Hardin's stakes of money and a pistol, refused to give them up without Bradley's consent and later "vanished". John Wesley Hardin was a notorious Old West outlaw and gunslinger, hailing from America. He was well known for fabricating or wildly exaggerating stories about his life. Harding recently launched a side career as a novelist, for which he uses his given name: Wesley Stace. In November 1876, in Mobile, Alabama, Hardin was arrested briefly for having marked cards. 25-Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas; 12 June 1860; P.O. Hardin exchanged words with the man in charge of the other herd; both men were on horseback. Trilogy of Bloody Guts DVD Alex Wesley gore horror Legless Corpse Films ltd. ed. in Hill County, Texas. Son of a Methodist preacher, John Wesley Hardin was only 15 years old when he first had a price placed on his head. Pepper. Old West: The Gunfighters. at Sumpter; p: 1; Dwelling 6, Family 6. January 22, 1871: Hardin killed Texas State Policeman John Smalley. He then stole a horse and rode to a cow camp 35 miles outside town. 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. 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. On July 18, 1873[41] in Cuero, Texas, Hardin killed DeWitt County Deputy Sheriff J.B. Morgan, who served under County Sheriff Jack Helm (a former captain in the Texas State Police and leader of the Sutton force at that time). "John Wesley Hardin and the Texas Rangers. While the media would never lose interest, Dylan maintained a low enough profile that kept him out of the spotlight. 2.69. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. 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. 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. Born in 1853 in Bonham, Texas, Hardin was the son of a Methodist minister and grew up in a strict, religious household. 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 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. [7]:30 Following his arrest, he was held temporarily in a log jail in the town of Marshall, awaiting transfer to Waco for trial. [30][31] Hardin admitted to being involved in the shooting of the Mexican. 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. As Webb followed him inside, Hardin claimed Webb drew his gun. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. [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. "[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'. When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. Edit setlist. Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding is an album of half-spoken secrets, hushed whispers, illegible writings, and missing pages. July 20, 1871: Hardin was involved in the killing of Mexican outlaw in Sumner City, Kansas. In the song, Dylan accepts Hardin's own account of himself as a good citizen who was more sinned against than a sinner: As Dylan sings, "He was never known to hurt an honest man." 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. According to Hardin, he did not kill them but forced them to remove all their clothing and walk back to Abilene. [67], A century later, on August 27, 1995, there was a confrontation between two groups at the site of Hardin's grave. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall, Vol. According to Hardin, they tied him on a horse with no saddle for the trip. Hardin killed his first man at age 15. John Wesley Hardin [John Wesely Hardin] Birth. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, Vol. This time, Hickok allowed Hardin to carry his pistols into town - something he had never allowed others to do. 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. 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. After recovering from the worst effects of his motorcycle accident, Dylan spent a substantial amount of time recording the informal basement sessions with The Band in West Saugerties, New York. John Wesley Hardin Jr. was a notorious outlaw and gunfighter in the American Old West. June 1, 1871: Hardin killed three Mexican cowboys in Park City, Kansas. Sponsored. A reward of $100 was offered for his re-capture. [7]:14, Locals hid the victims in the creekbed about 100 yards from the ambush. [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. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868-77. [38] Years later, Hardin made a casual reference to the episode: "They tell lots of lies about me," he complained. Hardin was a pioneer of the North Carolina territories west of the Appalachian Mountains, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, and the Patriarch of a large family, being the progenitor of many westward pioneering families of the late-18th and 19th centuries. The two entrepreneurs had painted a picture of a bull with a large erect penis on the side of their establishment as an advertisement. This article is about the Bob Dylan album. 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]. The marriage ended quickly, although it was never legally dissolved. He attempted to draw a .44 Colt cap-and-ball pistol but it got caught up in his suspenders. His father, a Methodist preacher, named his son after the founder of the Methodist denomination. They suggested he could make money by driving cattle to Kansas as a cowboy. Shortly afterwards, on July 30, 1968, Sara gave birth to their third child, Samuel Isaac Abram. [7]:73 Hardin made a sick-bed surrender to authorities, handing over his guns to Sheriff Reagan and asking to be tried for his past crimes in order "to clear the slate". "They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. As noted above, Hardin claimed to have captured Abilene law officer Tom Carson and other officers and humiliated them sans clothing. Hahaha! En svart man som Wes pstod skulle sl honom med en kpp. June 19, 1872: Hardin is wounded in a gunfight in. "A Guide to the John Wesley Hardin Collection, 1874-1931 (Bulk: 1874-1895)", "Memphis daily appeal. 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? Bowen had been charged with the December 17, 1872, killing of Thomas Holderman. His wife, Sara, had given birth to their daughter, Anna, earlier that summer. The Colt was accompanied by a tooled leather holster, marked with a barely visible stamp of an El Paso maker. [18] On January 5, 1870, Hardin was playing cards with Benjamin Bradley in Towash, Hill County, Texas. [citation needed], "One day I was half-stepping, and the lights went out," Dylan would recall ten years later. 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. Despite this, Hardin became involved in criminal activity at a young age and was known for his quick temper and penchant for violence. 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. 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. : John Wesley Harding 1967 8 LP's 2 1 RIAA 5002012303 [1] [ ] 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". Index to miscellaneous documents of the House of Representatives for the Second Session of the Fortieth Congress 1867-68 .p.18 {Texas} 1868", Hardin misspells Stakes name as "Stokes" and Smalley name as "Smolly". WARNING!!! U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019. January 5, 1870: Hardin killed Benjamin Bradley and claimed to have brought about the "disappearance" of a "Judge Moore." Between escape attempts, Hardin, son of a preacher, read theology and studied law. On November 1, 2019, Dylan released several new outtakes from this album and Nashville Skyline on The Bootleg Series, Vol. Hardin fled Abilene to the Cottonwood Trail. It is grainy black and white. Some accounts state that Hardin pistol-whipped the younger man. The album sleeve is also notable for its liner notes, written by Dylan himself. [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. ", Parsons, Chuck. [8]:214217 Afterward, Hardin moved to El Paso, Texas. John W Hardin All songs are written by Bob Dylan. The incident earned Hardin a reputation as a man "so mean, he once shot a man for snoring". "[7]:1011, On February 17, 1894, Hardin was released from prison, having served seventeen years of his twenty-five-year sentence. When Thompson and Coe refused his request to remove the bull, Hickok altered it himself. Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. In 1862, at age nine, Hardin tried to run away from home and join the Confederate army. John Wesley Hardin was one of the most violent and heartless gunslingers of the Old West. 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. [54] He was forty years old when he returned to Gonzales, Texas. Citizens complained to town marshal "Wild Bill" Hickok. media listen watch subscribe about contact Open Menu Close Menu. Dylan had arrived in Nashville with a set of songs similar to the feverish yet pithy compositions that came out of The Basement Tapes. [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. Kill the Messenger. November 19, 1872: Hardin mysteriously escaped from the sheriff of Gonzales County, Texas, despite a guard of six men. 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. [5][10] Hardin was nearly expelled over the incident. To-day as a train was leaving Pensacola, the sheriff, with a posse, boarded the cars to assist Texan officers to arrest the notorious John Wesley Hardin, who is said to have committed twenty-seven murders, and for whose body $1,000 reward has been offered by an act of the Legislature of Texas. A relative smuggled a hacksaw to Hardin, who escaped after cutting through the bars of a prison window. A Savannah newspaper claimed the killer was John Wesley Hardin on a cattle drive in central Florida but offered no proof Hardin was involved. Never had Dylan constructed an album-as-an-album so self-consciously. Hardin denied writing the poetry, claiming in turn that Sloter was the author. [7]:pp.5456[33]. The second incident, at Bluff Creek, Kansas, occurred when Indians wanted to collect a "tax" on the cattle. [13] Original CD editions from the 1980s and 1990s have the copyright year of 1968. John Wesley Harding was written and recorded by Dylan in six weeks between October and November of 1967, in the collective aftermath of Sgt. [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. State Seals were found on Joseph Hardin after his lynching. Hardin's father was a circuit-riding Methodist preacher and named his son after the founder of the Methodist sect. John Wesley Harding was Dylan's last LP to be issued simultaneously in both monophonic (CL 2804) and stereophonic (CS 9604) formats. 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