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. He hit the Mexican in the thigh. All songs are written by Bob Dylan. "They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. 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 . Behind Dylan is Charlie Joy, a local stonemason and carpenter. $35.00 + $4.35 shipping. : John Wesley Harding 1967 8 LP's 2 1 RIAA 5002012303 [1] [ ] 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. 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. 15: Travelin Thru 19671969. [7]:79[60], Hardin eventually adapted to prison life. The incident earned Hardin a reputation as a man "so mean, he once shot a man for snoring". [30][31] Hardin admitted to being involved in the shooting of the Mexican. 1895 "Hardin" - Shoulder Rig $ 259.00. Trilogy of Bloody Guts DVD Alex Wesley gore horror Legless Corpse Films ltd. ed. 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. Contradictory release dates have been claimed for John Wesley Harding. Sponsored. As Hardin lay on the floor, Selman fired three more shots into him. John Wesley Harding (1967). So it ended up coming out the way he brought it back.". in Hill County, Texas. 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. New York: Time Life. 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. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, Vol. The album is named after Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin, whose name was misspelled. Dylan went to work on John Wesley Harding in the fall of 1967. 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. And he is the only major pop artist about whom this can be said. The marriage ended quickly, although it was never legally dissolved. [26][27] Hardin also claimed to have killed two Indians in separate gunfights on the same cattle drive. 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. January 5, 1870: Hardin killed Benjamin Bradley and claimed to have brought about the "disappearance" of a "Judge Moore." John Wesley Harding is clearly inspired by the life of a real-life outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. Picks on Rebels, especially Texans, to kill." He then stole a horse and rode to a cow camp 35 miles outside town. [7]:16 Hardin also claimed that he and his cousin, "Simp" Dixon, encountered a group of soldiers and each killed a man. 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. TO J.W.H.". May 26, 1874: Hardin killed Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in Comanche, Texas. July 26, 1872: Hardin wounded Texas State Policeman Sonny Speights in Hemphill, Texas. 25-Sumpter, Trinity County, Texas; 12 June 1860; P.O. Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding is an album of half-spoken secrets, hushed whispers, illegible writings, and missing pages. Stakes and 12 citizens in, July 26, 1872: Texas State Policeman Sonny Speights was wounded in the shoulder by Hardin in. 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. Prior to December 9, 1868: Hardin shot and mortally wounded "Maje" (Major) Holshousen near Moscow, Polk County, Texas. [7]:119, Hardin was tried for Webb's killing, and on June 5, 1878, was sentenced to serve 25 years in Huntsville Prison. The Life of John Wesley Hardin, As Written by Himself is an autobiography by the famous outlaw. June 1, 1871: Hardin killed three Mexican cowboys in Park City, Kansas. Pepper. Well, I had a proof of the cover on my wall, so I went and turned it upside down and sure enough . "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. ", Parsons, Chuck. The Civil War broke out when Hardin was eight years old. 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. Intro: D D John Wesley Harding A Was a friend to the poor, D He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand. "[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'. [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. John Wesley Hardin [J W Hardin] Birth. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393. 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 Hardin earned himself a reputation as one of the Wild West's most pernicious killers. 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. [citation needed], On August 7, 1872, Hardin was wounded by a shotgun blast in a gambling dispute at the Gates Saloon in Trinity, Texas. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. / "We Better Talk This Over", "Union Sundown" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground", "I and I" / "Angel Flying too Close to the Ground", "When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" / "Emotionally Yours", This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 13:06. John Wesley Harding Friends - A Bloody Show Live at Bumbershoot 2005 DVD Used. [61], While in prison, he wrote an autobiography. [2][5]:108100 He was named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist denomination of the Christian church. 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. His holsters were sewn into his vest so that the butts of his pistols pointed inward across his chest. A All along this countryside, E He opened a many a door, A But he was never known D To hurt an. 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. I said fine, but also suggested we add a steel guitar, which is how Pete Drake came to be on that record. Simply put, he is an amazingly talented artist. 16: Springtime in New York 19801985, Vol. 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. [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. [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. After Bowen's execution in the summer of 1878, Hardin was implicated in Holderman's death as well. The bullet that killed Hardin sold for $80,000.[103]. De ese disco de Bob Dylan. 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. 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. 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 . After his appearance at Woody Guthrie's memorial concert, 1968 would see little, if any, musical activity from Bob Dylan. Allegedly, Hardin was also involved in this killing of Thomas Holderman. "Keeping Score on John Wesley Hardin. Wesley Stace On Mountain Stage. After he was pardoned in 1894 he moved to El Paso, Texas, to establish a law practice. A truce was declared, and both parties went their separate ways. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed. 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. As noted above, Hardin claimed to have captured Abilene law officer Tom Carson and other officers and humiliated them sans clothing. El Paso may not have been big enough for both of them, but the graveyard had room to spare. 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]. Follow Author John Wesley Hardin > Quotes (?) [22] After the Bell County shootings, Hardin found refuge with his cousins, the Clements, who were then living in Gonzales, in south Texas. August 6, 1871: Hardin killed Charles Couger in Abilene, Kansas. 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. 10: Another Self Portrait (19691971), Vol. The first instance was when an Indian tried to shoot an arrow at him on the South Canadian River. [13] Original CD editions from the 1980s and 1990s have the copyright year of 1968. Hardin claimed this was the fastest way to draw, and he practiced every day. When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. In mid-1877, two former slaves of his father's, "Jake" Menzel and Robert Borup tried to capture Hardin in Gainesville, Florida. In fact, Dixon's mother had been divorced in 1851. [7]:20[18][19] Hardin eventually admitted killing two men in Hill County. Son of a Methodist preacher, John Wesley Hardin was only 15 years old when he first had a price placed on his head. The Colt was accompanied by a tooled leather holster, marked with a barely visible stamp of an El Paso maker. 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). His wife, Sara, had given birth to their daughter, Anna, earlier that summer. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 19892006, Vol. [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". 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. Hardin had a quick temper, which often got him into trouble. While making camp along the way, Hardin escaped when Stakes went to procure fodder for the horses. 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. Previous versions differ. Bradley drew a knife and a six-shooter. 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 . My Least Favorite Things. Someone had discovered little pictures of The Beatles and the hand of Jesus in the tree trunk. Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding, The Definitive Collection Part 8 Sealed Vinyl. [7]:79[42]:30 Later that day, Hardin killed Helm in the town square of Albuquerque, Texas. When he refused to obey Hardin's demand to stop, Hardin hit him over the head with his pistol. [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. He is the great-grandfather of legendary Texas outlaw and gunslinger, John Wesley Hardin. 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. He was shot by Phil Sublett, who had lost money to him in a poker game. 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}. On November 6, 1892, during Hardin's stay in prison, his first wife, Jane, died. Um dos mais brutais, mais certeiros e mais rpidos atiradores de todos os tempos, Hardin foi um fora-da-lei do perodo da histria dos Estados Unidos da Amrica conhecido como "Velho Oeste". He was well known for fabricating or wildly exaggerating stories about his life. Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. [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. September 1872: Hardin surrendered to Sheriff Reagan, but escaped in October 1872. Showing 1-2 of 2 "A bullet to the front of the head demonstrates good marksmanship. 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. 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. A firefight between the rival camps ensued. "And since that point, I more or less had amnesia It took me a long time to get to do consciously what I used to be able to do unconsciously.". (Dallas, Tex.) 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. After hearing of Woody Guthrie's passing (two weeks before John Wesley Harding's first session), Dylan contacted Harold Leventhal, Guthrie's longtime friend and manager, and extended an early acceptance to any invitation for any memorial show that might be planned. John Wesley Harding was well received by critics and sold well, reaching No. by Robert Walsh T exas. For his part, Hardin (still using his alias) was fascinated by Wild Bill and reveled in being seen on intimate terms with such a celebrated gunfighter. At age nine he tried to run away from home to join the Confederate Army, and at age 14 some kid in his school wrote a nasty thing about a girl in their class on the side of a barn so Hardin fucking shanked that kid with a knife and almost killed him. [7]:1011, In 1867[7]:7 while attending his father's school, Hardin was taunted by another student, Charles Sloter. But he's continued to release music under his alias, a name he shares with a 1967 Bob. [79][102], In 2002, an auction house in San Francisco, California, auctioned three lots of John Wesley Hardin's personal effects. Wes Hardin skt sin frsta person vid 15 rs lder. However, both men did back down. John R. Hardin came to this country from England about 1745. :1114[16], Hardin knew that he would be arrested if he returned home. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019. Sharing the bill with his folk contemporaries like Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, and Guthrie's son, Arlo, Dylan gave his first public performances in twenty months, backed by the Band (billed then as the Crackers). He led a life of gun slinging, dueling, gambling and drinking. He saw Hickok arrive with four policemen. (This is not to say that there wasn't a shooting incident. It is grainy black and white. 17: Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (19961997). As Webb followed him inside, Hardin claimed Webb drew his gun. The letter mentioned that Hardin was hiding out on the Alabama-Florida border using the name "James W. Swain". [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. Later that year, on March 16, Hardin was pardoned, and, on July 21, he passed the state's bar examination, obtaining his license to practice law. 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. "Six Telegrams That Tell a Story: The Arrest of John Wesley Hardin. [citation needed] In 1879, Hardin and 50 other convicts were stopped within hours of successfully tunneling into the prison armory. Hardin's violent career started in 1867 with a schoolyard squabble in which he stabbed another youth. Hardin was the second surviving son of ten children. We have no further record of his brother. ", Whittington, Michael. [citation needed]. It was reported at the time that Webb was shot as he was pulling out an arrest warrant for one of Hardin's group. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's . [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. Some accounts state that Hardin pistol-whipped the younger man. Bob Dylan's iconic song, "John Wesley Harding" is based on the life of the gunfighter-turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin. "[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 found that his own weapon, a worn-out cap-and-ball pistol with a loose cylinder, would not fire. Albums include High Fidelity, Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson, and Here Comes the Groom. 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". Order your copy of "Texas Depression Era Desperadoes." by mailing a check for $24.00 to Bartee Haile, P.O. A calm, reflective album, John Wesley Harding strips away all of the wilder tendencies of Dylan's rock albums -- even the then-unreleased Basement Tapes he made the previous year -- but it isn't a return to his folk roots. For its title track, see, The Bootleg Series Vol. Hardin was a prime example of that special breed of men known collectively as "gunfighters." Given the . John Wesley Hardin was one of the most prolific American killers living in the wild and lawless days of Texas. The other group, consisting of locals from El Paso, sought to prevent the move. "I didn't intentionally come out with some kind of mellow sound," Dylan said in 1971. "A Guide to the John Wesley Hardin Collection, 1874-1931 (Bulk: 1874-1895)", "Memphis daily appeal. [67], A century later, on August 27, 1995, there was a confrontation between two groups at the site of Hardin's grave. xxx xxxx. Hardin wrote in his autobiography that he rode to get help for the wounded man, but Maje died three days later. See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. [15] It first charted there on March 2, at number 25, before achieving a run of 13 weeks at number 1. 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. April 25, 2014 Stace is better known to some as John Wesley Harding, the name under which he released 17 albums. Hardin was born in Bonham, Texas in 1853. The murderer escaped. This article is about the Bob Dylan album. While locked up, he bought a revolver from another prisoner. 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). 1860 U S Census of Free Inhabitants; Subdivision No. There are conflicting accounts of Hardin's death Wikimedia Commons 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. [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. ", DeMattos, Jack. 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. In his autobiography, Hardin described his mother as "blond, highly cultured [while] charity predominated in her disposition. He crossed his arms to draw. [48] Two of Hardin's accomplices in the shooting were cousin Bud Dixon and Jim Taylor. Trachtman, Paul (1974). [7]:46, On July 4, 1871, a Texas trail boss named William Cohron[28] was killed on the Cottonwood Trail (40 miles (64km) south of Abilene) by an unnamed Mexican, who "fled south"[29] and was subsequently killed by two cowboys in a Sumner County, Kansas, restaurant on July 20. home the secret series news events music albums archival releases dynablobs EPs shop. 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. Hardin says he feigned crying and huddled against his pony's flank. The reckless, gunslinging outlaw was a force to be reckoned with and left a trail of trouble . 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