Stace co-wrote all of the songs on Personal Record with Friedberger. See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ...".p.25. Working acoustically and as a trio, Dylan makes a sharp turn from his vital but troubled 1966 output. While many specifics are shrouded in mystery, a majority of songs are tied to … Clements and Hardin shared one room, with Couger in the adjacent room. 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. [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.[53]. The song was also sung by Steve Earle on the 2002 Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash tribute album. [5]:24[14], In January 1871, Hardin was arrested for the murder of Waco, Texas, city marshal Laban John Hoffman; however, he denied committing this crime. (Dallas, Tex.) Occupation: Oil Salesman in Texas. John Wesley Harding Was a friend to the poor He trav'led with a gun in ev'ry hand All along this countryside He opened a many a door But he was never known To hurt a honest man. A month later, he killed three pursuing Union soldiers searching for him, and Hardin’s relatives hid the bodies, so that no one would know that Hardin had killed them. If I Had a Song: Songs of Pete Seeger Vol. [15], Ouelette, Dan. Hardin hit over the head an Indian who he claimed had stolen a silver bridle from him. [5]:20 Dozens of people saw this fight, and from them there is a good record of how Hardin had used his guns. [1], Stace took his stage name from the Bob Dylan 1967 album John Wesley Harding, for which Dylan misspelled the outlaw John Wesley Hardin's name, adding a final 'g'.[1]. According to Hardin, they tied him on a horse with no saddle for the trip. Hardin … In 2005, he published his first novel, Misfortune, under his real name, Wesley Stace. His autobiography was published posthumously in 1925 by Bandera publisher, historian, and journalist J. Marvin Hunter, founder of Frontier Times magazine and the Frontier Times Museum. The instrumentation makes more sense to me mastered this way. 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. [57] In 1879, Hardin and 50 other convicts were stopped within hours of successfully tunneling into the prison armory. [Extracted from a biography by Kit and Morgan Benson] Born in Bonham, Texas on 26 May 1853, John Wesley Hardin's father was a Methodist minister and circuit rider who named him for the founder of the Methodist Church. On May 15, 1873, Jim Cox and Jake Christman were killed by the Taylor faction at Tumlinson Creek. His given name, Wesley, comes from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who preached one of his last sermons near the town where Harding was born. Birth of John Wesley Hardin, III. 1860 U S Census of Free Inhabitants; Subdivision No. I waylaid them, as I had no mercy on men whom I knew only wanted to get my body to torture and kill. Recorded around the same time as the sessions that yielded The Basement Tapes, John Wesley Harding came together after just three studio sessions and approximately 12 hours of time. 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. June 19, 1872: Hardin is wounded in a gunfight in. its runtime is 90 Min. It was war to the knife for me, and I brought it on by opening the fight with a double-barreled shotgun and ended it with a cap and ball six-shooter. [51] 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,[5]:87 and that Brown had been among the leaders of a Sutton "posse" that had been out to "get" him in Gonzales County, Texas. [5]:79[60], Hardin eventually adapted to prison life. The John Wesley Harding album is filled with ironies, but the most notable one, possibly, is the fact that Dylan decided to reach way, way back for more of his subject matter. He crossed his arms to draw. [34] Although Hardin may not have intended to kill Couger, he had violated an ordinance prohibiting firing a gun within the city limits. Dylan has stated that he chose John Wesley Hardin for his protagonist over other badmen because his name "[fit] in the tempo" of the song. Stakes and 12 citizens in, July 26, 1872: Texas State Policeman Sonny Speights was wounded in the shoulder by Hardin in. (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. Sloter accused Hardin of being the author of graffiti on the schoolhouse wall that insulted a girl in his class. ", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Jersey Rain: Robert Pinsky and Bruce Springsteen in conversation with John Wesley Harding", Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson. In the Spring of 2013, the two writers taught a course at Princeton University entitled "How To Write A Song". 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 Wesley Harding is Bob Dylan's 8th studio album, released by Columbia Records in 1967. His name was rendered as "John Wesley Harding" on the Dylan song and album. He saw Hickok arrive with four policemen. It’s surprising, refreshing, and exciting. January 22, 1871: Hardin killed Texas State Policeman John Smalley. 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. 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. [5]: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". July 1895: Fined $25 for gaming, relating to the May 1 incident, where he lost and took back $100 at the Gem Saloon. He comes back here as a totally different artist whose insights were bent by a different frame of mind. [5]:30 Following his arrest, he was held temporarily in a log jail in the town of Marshall, awaiting transfer to Waco for trial. The murderer escaped. Hardin admitted that he and his brother Joseph had been involved (along with both Taylors) in the killings. Citizens complained to Town Marshal "Wild Bill" Hickok. [17] On January 5, 1870, Hardin was playing cards with Benjamin Bradley in Towash, Hill County, Texas. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West, Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash, "A Guide to the John Wesley Hardin Collection, 1874-1931 (Bulk: 1874-1895)", "Memphis daily appeal. in Hill County, Texas. He then stole a horse and rode to a cow camp 35 miles outside town. Joe Tomlinson. The letter mentioned that Hardin was hiding out on the Alabama-Florida border using the name "James W. Swain". On November 6, 1892, during Hardin's stay in prison, his first wife, Jane, died. [notes 12] He also carried an Elgin watch[98] when he was shot and killed. Hardin's father traveled over most of central Texas on his preaching circuit unti… [citation needed], On January 20, 1875, the Texas Legislature authorized Governor Richard B. Hubbard to offer a $4,000 reward for Hardin's arrest. Live shows continue in New York City and across the country. Wesley Stace (born 22 October 1965) is an English folk/pop singer-songwriter and author, who has used the stage name John Wesley Harding. At the time of sentencing, Hardin claimed to have killed 42 men,[3] while contemporary newspaper accounts attributed 27 deaths to him. John Wesley Harding Was a friend to the poor He trav’led with a gun in ev’ry hand All along this countryside He opened many a door But he was never known To hurt an honest man ’Twas down in Chaynee County A time they talk about With his lady by his side He took a stand And soon the situation there Was all but straightened out For he was always known Recorded in 1967 after the by-then-unreleased Basement Tapes, John Wesley Harding is much more than a mere return to simplicity. He asked Webb if he had come to arrest him. 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. 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. 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 bass is definitely up, but I feel like the bass was understated in the original mix which isn’t ideal for a three piece. 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? Some accounts state that Hardin pistol-whipped the younger man. It features mother-of-pearl grips, and the back-strap is hand-engraved "J.B.M. Hardin would claim that he twice drove away men connected to the feud who had come after him, killing a man in each encounter. 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. The Bob Dylan song "John Wesley Harding" is the lead track of his 1967 album of the same name. Share on Pinterest. A subsequent lawsuit ruled in favor of keeping the body in El Paso.[63]. [33] Couger was hit in the heart by one of the bullets as he lay in bed and was killed instantly. He killed at least 21 men in gun duels and ambushes in the period 1868–77. Hardin shot him and then had the body buried to avoid retribution from the man's tribe. Hardin was the second surviving son of ten children. 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. Hardin spotted Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb entering the premises. Hardin claimed six vaqueros died in the exchanges (five of them reportedly shot by him),[7][5]:39–42[notes 3] although this claim appears exaggerated—only three Mexican vaqueros were killed. 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. John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. According to Hardin, he did not kill them but forced them to remove all their clothing and walk back to Abilene. Stace was born in Hastings, East Sussex, England. Birth of John Wesley Hardin, II. Bowen had been charged with the December 17, 1872, killing of Thomas Holderman. 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. 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. [11] Stace reveals the new album is autobiographical in nature, one of the reasons he chose not to release the new material under the moniker of John Wesley Harding. I saw Dylan do it in concert once (he did all the verse), and it's always been a … 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. In 1892, Hardin was described as 5.9 feet (1.8 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg), with a fair complexion, hazel eyes, dark hair, and wound scars on his right knee, left thigh, right side, hip, elbow, shoulder, and back. Artists in the series included Andrew Bird, Tift Merritt, and David Wax Museum. "[5]: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:[31] 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. He is also a university teacher and the curator of Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders. Hardin met up with Hickok again while on a cattle drive in August 1871. While making camp along the way, Hardin escaped when Stakes went to procure fodder for the horses. [12] The self-reflective songs are also influenced by Stace's love of Seventies singer-songwriters, the softer sound a change he felt was a natural transition in his career. 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. "Keeping Score on John Wesley Hardin. See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ...".p.117. He was the son of James Hardin, a Methodist preacher, who had named him after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. [37] Years later, Hardin made a casual reference to the episode: "They tell lots of lies about me," he complained. 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 and the Texas Rangers. While there, he read theological books, becoming the superintendent of the prison Sunday School, and studied law. [citation needed]. Tired of the feuding, the two were planning to leave the area for good. [52] 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. [5]:13[notes 1][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. The two entrepreneurs had painted a picture of a bull with a large erect penis on the side of their establishment as an advertisement. John Wesley Hardin was another late-19th century outlaw. 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. Hardin denied writing the poetry, claiming in turn that Sloter was the author. [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. August 26, 1873: Cuero Texas Sherriff D.J. 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. [5]:16 Hardin also claimed that he and his cousin, "Simp" Dixon, encountered a group of soldiers and each killed a man. [2] His mother, Molly Townson, was for many years, the director of the Hastings Musical Festival. view all John Wesley Hardin, II's Timeline. His subsequent album, "The Sound of His Own Voice", featured members of that band as well as The Decemberists and was released in 2011. Hardin is referenced in the Colter Wall song "Wild Bill Hickok", from his 2018 Songs of the Plains album. A certain description of a mental, emotional and intuitive place in the mind that is both new and old. [5]:101[48][notes 5] After this, Hardin and Jim Taylor parted ways for good. The second incident, at Bluff Creek, Kansas, occurred when Indians wanted to collect a "tax" on the cattle. He was shot by Phil Sublett, who had lost money to him in a poker game. Infuriated, Thompson tried to incite his new acquaintance, Hardin, by exclaiming to him: "He's a damn Yankee. [10][1] Two of the tracks are co-written with The Fiery Furnaces' Eleanor Friedberger, and alternative versions also appear on her album Personal Record. Hardin wrote in his autobiography that he rode to get help for the wounded man, but Maje died three days later. 5, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. March 1876: Hardin shot and wounded W.C. Overbey in Gainesville, Florida. [7]:238 In his autobiography, Hardin described his mother as "blond, highly cultured ... [while] charity predominated in her disposition. [5]:46–49[notes 4]. When Thompson and Coe refused his request to remove the bull, Hickok altered it himself. Old West: The Gunfighters. However, Hardin borrowed a pistol from a friend and went looking for the Mexican, this time fatally shooting him through the head. His second novel, By George, was published in August 2007; it was one of the New York Public Library's "Books To Remember" of 2007, and Booklist Editor's Choice for books of the year. [5]:14, Hardin knew that he would be arrested if he returned home. ", Ellison, Douglas W. "Rivals in Texas: Hardin and Longley. [5]:86–87, After a brief visit to Florida—where he claimed to have been involved in three incidents against Negroes, including a lynching—Hardin met with his wife, Jane, and their young daughter, with whom he had relocated under the assumed name "Swain". 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. Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. 'John Wesley Hardin was the son of the famous John Wesley "Wes" Hardin. ' His holsters were sewn into his vest so that the butts of his pistols pointed inward across his chest. Polk had killed a man named Tom Brady, and a detachment of soldiers sent from Corsicana, Texas, were pursuing the duo. ", DeMattos, Jack. Hardin escaped, but the soldiers apprehended Polk and jailed him temporarily. Well, it ain't true. "John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. May 26, 1874: Hardin killed Brown County Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in Comanche, Texas. Download John Wesley Harding: Don’t Look Back Now – The Film (2021) Torrent Movie In HD. [5]:60 Carson denied the incident ever took place. Hidden by the animal, he pulled out a gun, fatally shot Smalley, and used his horse to escape. Misfortune, translated as L'infortunée, became a best-seller in France,[citation needed] and has also been translated into many languages including Hebrew, Chinese, and Japanese. He led a life of gun slinging, dueling, gambling and drinking. "Renegade Folk: John Wesley Harding Finds Inspiration of the Beaten Track. New York: Time Life. 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. [5]:105–107 [49] On November 18, 1875, the leader of the Suttons,[50] 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 hit the Mexican in the thigh. [45], On March 11, 1874, the Sutton–Taylor feud intensified when Jim and Bill Taylor gunned down Billy Sutton and Gabriel Slaughter[46] as they waited on a steamboat platform in Indianola, Texas. August 6, 1871: Hardin killed Charles Couger in Abilene, Kansas. He was well known for wildly exaggerating, or completely making up, stories about his life. One lot—containing a deck of his playing cards, a deck of his business cards, and a contemporary newspaper account of his death—sold for $15,250. Hardin was winning almost every hand, which angered Bradley, who threatened to cut out Hardin's liver if he won again. 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In January 1870, Hardin claimed he killed a circus hand at Horn Hill, Texas. The other group, consisting of locals from El Paso, sought to prevent the move. Under his legal name, he has written four novels. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. [5]:28–37, After arriving in Abilene, Hardin claimed that he and a companion named Pain got into an argument in a restaurant with an anti-Texan, which left Pain wounded in one arm and the stranger shot in the mouth by Hardin's bullet. His essay, "Listerine: The Life and Opinions of Laurence Sterne," published in Post Road No. [42][43][44] 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. As John Wesley Harding, he has released 17 albums, including 2009's Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead which he recorded with The Minus 5. [5]:20[17][18] Hardin eventually admitted killing two men in Hill County. The Colt, with a .38-caliber 2.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap} 1⁄2" barrel, is nickel-plated, with blued hammer, trigger, and screws. [21] After the Bell County shootings, Hardin found refuge with his cousins, the Clements, who were then living in Gonzales, in south 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. Hardin made the claim to have outdrawn "Wild Bill" Hickok. Hickok had no knowledge that Hardin was a wanted man, and he advised Hardin to avoid problems while in Abilene. However, both men did back down. Mid 1877: "Jake" Menzel and Robert Borup tried to capture Hardin in. On January 9, 1895, Hardin married a 15-year-old girl named Callie Lewis. [2][6]:108–100 He was named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist denomination of the Christian church. While there, he claimed he shot a man's eye out to win a bottle of whiskey in a bet. The movie rights to "Misfortune" were sold in 2008. Misfortune was also chosen by Amazon.com as one of the Ten Best Novels of 2005, and was one of the Washington Post's Books of the Year. A group of local men broke into the jail in July 1874 and hanged Joe, Bud, and Tom. Amazon; iTunes; track. 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. 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. There, Hardin's father established and taught at the school that John Hardin and his siblings attended. March 12, 2012 Phil Spangenberger We’ve long held a fascination for the gunmen of the Wild West, and firearms enthusiasts have been especially interested in … The series also included a presentation by Harding and Paul Muldoon on their collaboration. [5]: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. "[5]:45–58[35] A newspaper reported, "A man was killed in his bed at a hotel in Abilene, Monday night, by a desperado called 'Arkansas'. Allegedly, Hardin was also involved in this killing of Thomas Holderman. "They say I killed six or seven men for snoring. Evans died of his injuries and Ruff was jailed. [8]:214–217 Afterward, Hardin moved to El Paso, Texas. A relative smuggled a hacksaw to Hardin, who escaped after cutting through the bars of a prison window. 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: 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. One of Hardin's men yelled out a warning,[5]:92 and in the ensuing gunfight, Webb was shot dead. He claimed credit for many murders that cannot be corroborated. When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. 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). Born in central … Two Texas state policemen, Captain Edward T. Stakes and an officer named Jim Smalley,[5]:30–31[20] were assigned to escort Hardin to Waco for trial. "[36] Hardin leapt from the roof into the street and hid in a haystack for the rest of the night. As a fugitive, he initially traveled with outlaw Frank Polk in the Pisgah area of Navarro County, Texas. After surrendering to Sheriff Reagan (brother of John Henninger Reagan) of Cherokee County, Texas, he was wounded in the right knee by an accidental gunshot from a nervous deputy. 20 More Explosive Fantastic Rockin' Mega Smash Hit Explosions! ", This page was last edited on 1 April 2021, at 21:33. 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. It was down in Chaynee County A time they talk about With his lady by his side He took a stand And soon the situation there Was all but straightened out For he was always known Previous. While recuperating from his wounds, Hardin decided he wanted to settle down. [22][notes 2][23][24] Hardin writes that he was made trail boss for the herd. 1894: After his release from prison, Hardin won a $5.00 bet when he used a pistol shot to knock a sleeping Mexican off a box (victim was killed by the fall). October 6, 1871: Hardin killed Texas Special Policeman Green Paramore and wounded policeman John Lackey. Texas, United States. "[5]: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. Instead, John Wesley Harding is informed by the rustic sound of country, as well as many rural myths, with seemingly simple songs like "All Along the Watchtower," "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," and "The Wicked Messenger" revealing several layers of meaning with repeated plays. A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. "[7] Later, in his contradictory 1896 autobiography, Hardin completely omitted the "snoring man" from the story, and he related not only a wrong date (July 7 instead of August 6) but claimed the shooting was a case of self-defense, saying that the man he killed had first tried to stab him with a dirk[5]:58 and was a burglar who tried to make off with his pants. John Wesley Harding is an album that's quite surprising in its depth and maturity. In Hardin's version of the killing, he names the murdered cattleman as "Billy Coran" and the Mexican as "Bideno". I only killed one man for snoring. The Mexican fired his gun at Hardin, putting a hole through Hardin's hat. [14] On 24 February 2017 Yep Roc Records released Wesley Stace’s John Wesley Harding, backed by The Jayhawks. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. To do, Barbara Bestar, Fred Sherman sent from Corsicana,,. 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