JOHN R. HARDIN, our ancestor, came to this country at about an age of 16 years with a brother. on Beatles Sgt. Like a Prayer. "Gunfighters of the Real West: John Wesley Hardin. 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. And there, with just a couple of guys, he put those songs down on tape. City & Area Directories. The album is named after Texas outlaw John Wesley Hardin, whose name was misspelled. Despite this, Hardin became involved in criminal activity at a young age and was known for his quick temper and penchant for violence. 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 J.W.H.". 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. $35.00 + $4.35 shipping. Hahaha! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Another claim was that he killed a man in Abilene, Kansas, in the summer of 1871. Allegedly, Hardin was also involved in this killing of Thomas Holderman. 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? He saw Hickok arrive with four policemen. WARNING!!! John Doe is best known as a co-founder and singer/bassist of the LA punk rock band X. 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. Cut between 9pm and 12 midnight, "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and "Down Along the Cove" would be the only two songs featuring Drake's light pedal steel guitar. Both sides accused the other parties of seeking the tourist revenue generated by the location of the body. According to Hardin, they tied him on a horse with no saddle for the trip. Hardin found that his own weapon, a worn-out cap-and-ball pistol with a loose cylinder, would not fire. Hardin leapt from the roof into the street and hid in a haystack for the rest of the night. I mean, if you wanted to see it, you could see it. In 1894 he was pardoned and retired to a peaceful life in Gonzales, Texas, with his three children (the wife whom he married in 1872 had died while he was in prison). Hardin threw money on the ground and shot the would-be thief when he bent over to pick it up. Contradictory release dates have been claimed for John Wesley Harding. [6] It was voted number 203 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's book All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[7]. 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. Hardin exchanged words with the man in charge of the other herd; both men were on horseback. The Life of John Wesley Hardin, As Written by Himself is an autobiography by the famous outlaw. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense. 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). The Mexican fired his gun at Hardin, putting a hole through Hardin's hat. Clive Davis urged Dylan to pull a single, but even then Dylan refused, preferring to maintain the album's low-key profile. Hardin claimed this was the fastest way to draw, and he practiced every day. This time, Hickok allowed Hardin to carry his pistols into town - something he had never allowed others to do. 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. John Wesley Harding (1967). The liner notes to the Dylan mono box states December 17, 1967 as the original date of release. Around this time, there were also major changes in Dylan's private life: his father died from a heart attack, prompting Dylan to return to Hibbing to attend the funeral. The veteran musician and writer performs more . In 1862, at age nine, Hardin tried to run away from home and join the Confederate army. The Colt, with a .38-caliber .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.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}2+12" barrel, is nickel-plated, with blued hammer, trigger, and screws. 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. If you wish to be successful in life, be temperate and control your passions; if you don't, ruin and death is the result. 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. Edit setlist. He was famous as one of the most profligate killers in the Old West. Hardin drew his revolver and shot Maje five times. A Savannah newspaper claimed the killer was John Wesley Hardin on a cattle drive in central Florida but offered no proof Hardin was involved. John Wesley (Wes) Hardin, outlaw, son of James G. and Elizabeth Hardin, was born in Bonham, Texas, on May 26, 1853. I waylaid them, as I had no mercy on men whom I knew only wanted to get my body to torture and kill. John Wesley Harding came as a shock to fans, and decades later, it stands alone in Dylan's discography - a hard pivot away from the revolutionary rock & roll masterpieces that preceded it, and. "[6] 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[7]:58 and was a burglar who tried to make off with his pants. 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. John Wesley Harding. "[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. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). 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. Polk had killed a man named Tom Brady, and a detachment of soldiers sent from Corsicana, Texas, were pursuing the duo. . "[24], The critical stature of John Wesley Harding has continued to grow. 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. John Wesley Harding discography and songs: Music profile for John Wesley Harding, born 22 October 1965. John W Hardin Instead, Dylan used a different set of songs for John Wesley Harding. 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. One of Hardin's men yelled out a warning,[7]:92 and in the ensuing gunfight, Webb was shot dead. Subsequently tried, Selman was acquitted of murder. May 26, 1874: Hardin killed Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb in Comanche, Texas. John Wesley, (born June 17, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, Englanddied March 2, 1791, London), Anglican clergyman, evangelist, and founder, with his brother Charles, of the Methodist movement in the Church of England. 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. Trachtman, Paul (1974). The memorial came on January 20, 1968, with a pair of shows at New York's Carnegie Hall. Sometime between the second and third session, Dylan approached Robertson and keyboardist/saxophonist Garth Hudson to furnish overdubs on the basic tracks, but as Robertson recalled: "We did talk about doing some overdubbing on it, but I really liked it when I heard it and I couldn't really think right about overdubbing on it. From Newport to the Ancient Empty Street in L.A. [7]:30 Following his arrest, he was held temporarily in a log jail in the town of Marshall, awaiting transfer to Waco for trial. 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. John Wesley Harding Friends - A Bloody Show Live at Bumbershoot 2005 DVD Used. [55][56][57] Hardin claimed that he was captured while smoking his pipe and that Duncan found Hardin's pistol under his shirt only after his arrest. 17: Fragments Time Out of Mind Sessions (19961997). https://www.wildwestextra.com/I. Corrections? So it ended up coming out the way he brought it back.". Free Postage. June 17, 1873: Hardin assisted in the escape of his brother-in-law, outlaw Joshua "Brown" Bowen, from the Gonzales County, Texas, jail. 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 fled Abilene to the Cottonwood Trail. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. [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. (This is not to say that there wasn't a shooting incident. Joe Tomlinson. The letter mentioned that Hardin was hiding out on the Alabama-Florida border using the name "James W. Swain". [7]:14, Locals hid the victims in the creekbed about 100 yards from the ambush. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. $9.99 + $4.00 shipping. " 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 . On November 6, 1892, during Hardin's stay in prison, his first wife, Jane, died. 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. "Six Telegrams That Tell a Story: The Arrest of John Wesley Hardin. Hardin made the claim to have outdrawn "Wild Bill" Hickok. And he is the only major pop artist about whom this can be said. He was just getting warmed up. 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. The Bull's Head Tavern, in Abilene, Kansas, had been established as a partnership between ex-lawman Ben Thompson and gambler Phil Coe. I said fine, but also suggested we add a steel guitar, which is how Pete Drake came to be on that record. John Wesley Hardin entered the world near Bonham, Texas in 1853. The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest iTUNES 6. "[8] Those sessions took place in the autumn of 1967, requiring less than twelve hours over three stints in the studio. See Chuck Parsons "A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West ".p.117. El Paso may not have been big enough for both of them, but the graveyard had room to spare. The album was remastered and re-released in 2003 using a new technology, SACD. The first session, held on October 17 at Columbia's Studio A, lasted only three hours, with Dylan recording master takes of "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine", "Drifter's Escape", and "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest". [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. "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. Between escape attempts, Hardin, son of a preacher, read theology and studied law. Citizens complained to town marshal "Wild Bill" Hickok. [58] Hardin made several attempts to escape. 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. ", Parsons, Chuck. It features mother-of-pearl grips, and the back-strap is hand-engraved "J.B.M. magazine, "For an album of this kind to be released amidst Sgt. When Webb replied he had not, Hardin invited him into the hotel for a drink. After he was pardoned in 1894 he moved to El Paso, Texas, to establish a law practice. [7]:60 The next day, Hardin left for Texas, never to return to Abilene. He was the son of James Hardin, a Methodist preacher, who had named him after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Before he went to prison, upwards of 40 men had fallen to his guns,. Years later, Hardin referred to the episode: June 1, 1871: Hardin killed three Mexican cowboys in Park City, Kansas. He then forced a war party to flee after he shot a second Indian who had killed a beef cow. John Wesley Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. [54] He was forty years old when he returned to Gonzales, Texas. Pepper. . Hardin then met up with his "gang" on May 26, 1874, in a Comanche, Texas, saloon to celebrate his 21st birthday. [7]:20[18][19] Hardin eventually admitted killing two men in Hill County. Sponsored. He dismounted and managed to discharge the gun by steadying the cylinder with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other. He was sentenced to 25 years at hard labour in the state prison at Huntsville. [7]:109, In March 1876, Hardin wounded a man, in Florida, who had tried to mediate a quarrel between him and another man. John Wesley Hardin ( Bonham, Texas, [ 1] 26 de maio de 1853 [ 2] - El Paso, Texas, 19 de agosto de 1895 [ 2] ). A brother was killed, but in 1868 during the Lee-Peacock feud. 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. 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 Harding is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on December 27, 1967, by Columbia Records. 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. Thus it was by the fall of 1868 I had killed four men and was myself wounded in the arm. A firefight between the rival camps ensued. C $10.85 + C $15.00 shipping. Hardin was the second surviving son of ten children. [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. Born in central Texas on May 26, 1853, Hardin killed. [100], Hardin's weapons of choice, and several of his personal effects, have been well documented and auctioned to private collectors. [citation needed], "One day I was half-stepping, and the lights went out," Dylan would recall ten years later. I only killed one man for snoring. His holsters were sewn into his vest so that the butts of his pistols pointed inward across his chest. [5][10] Hardin was nearly expelled over the incident. The second incident, at Bluff Creek, Kansas, occurred when Indians wanted to collect a "tax" on the cattle. Prior to December 9, 1868: Hardin shot and mortally wounded "Maje" (Major) Holshousen near Moscow, Polk County, Texas. 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). Start by following John Wesley Hardin. "Destroying the Hardin Gang. While there, he read theological books, becoming the superintendent of the prison Sunday School, and studied law. [citation needed], On January 20, 1875, the Texas Legislature authorized Governor Richard B. Hubbard to offer a $4,000 reward for Hardin's arrest. July 1895: Fined $25 for gaming, relating to the May 1 incident, where he lost and took back $100 at the Gem Saloon. Residence. Trilogy of Bloody Guts DVD Alex Wesley gore horror Legless Corpse Films ltd. ed. Shortly before midnight, Selman Sr. entered the saloon, walked up to Hardin from behind, and shot him in the head, killing him instantly. Hardins career and exploits were self-advertised in an autobiography published posthumously, The Life of John Wesley Hardin as Written by Himself (1896). We have no further record of his brother. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. The track durations cited here are those of the remastered version released September 16, 2003, and re-released June 1, 2004. xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx Oklahoma, USA. A subsequent lawsuit ruled in favor of keeping the body in El Paso.[64]. [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. 16: Springtime in New York 19801985, Vol. 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. Some accounts state that Hardin pistol-whipped the younger man. Picks on Rebels, especially Texans, to kill." Born May 26, 1853, in Bonham, Texas, John Wesley Hardin was the son of a Methodist preacher and schoolteacher. Clements and Hardin shared one room, with Couger in the adjacent room. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. John Wesley Hardin was a notorious Old West outlaw and gunslinger, hailing from America. Un bandido con nombre de predicador. 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. home the secret series news events music albums archival releases dynablobs EPs shop. Bob Dylan's iconic song, "John Wesley Harding" is based on the life of the gunfighter-turned lawyer John Wesley Hardin. Bowen had been charged with the December 17, 1872, killing of Thomas Holderman. 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. After his appearance at Woody Guthrie's memorial concert, 1968 would see little, if any, musical activity from Bob Dylan. [citation needed], On August 7, 1872, Hardin was wounded by a shotgun blast in a gambling dispute at the Gates Saloon in Trinity, Texas. 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). The next year, when he was nine, he tried to run away with his cousin and join the Confederate army. [4] While in prison, Hardin studied law and wrote an autobiography. See more John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan (CD, 1989) Share | Add to Watch list. John Wesley Hardin earned himself a reputation as one of the Wild West's most pernicious killers. Hardin killed his first man at age 15. After six years of education . 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. Box 130011, Spring, TX 77393. 1895 "Hardin" - Shoulder Rig $ 259.00. In mid-1877, two former slaves of his father's, "Jake" Menzel and Robert Borup tried to capture Hardin in Gainesville, Florida. Two buckshot pellets penetrated Hardin's kidney and for a time it looked as if he would die. 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. Free Postage. This gun and its holster were once sold at auction for $168,000. Attached is a Memorial cdv image of John Wesley Hardin, previously unknown, or undocumented. 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. 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. 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". Follow Author John Wesley Hardin > Quotes (?) From then on he led a life of gunslinging, dueling, gambling, and drinking. 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. Hardin met up with Hickok again while on a cattle drive in August 1871. 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. The Colt was accompanied by a tooled leather holster, marked with a barely visible stamp of an El Paso maker. 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. 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). All songs are written by Bob Dylan. 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 was winning almost every hand, which angered Bradley, who threatened to cut out Hardin's liver if he won again. "[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'. (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. xxxx xxxxxxx Texas, USA. A long contract negotiation ended in a lucrative new deal, allowing Dylan to stay with Columbia Records. 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. September 1872: Hardin surrendered to Sheriff Reagan, but escaped in October 1872. [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. Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and woolly west!!! [notes 12] He also carried an Elgin watch[101] when he was shot and killed. A state famous and notorious in equal measure for its outlaws. 1860 U S Census of Free Inhabitants; Subdivision No. Hardin was born in Bonham, Texas in 1853. Hardin killed one and blinded the other. Dylan went to work on John Wesley Harding in the fall of 1967. John Wesley Harding (1967) Buy it now Amazon iTunes track 1. [15] It first charted there on March 2, at number 25, before achieving a run of 13 weeks at number 1. [30][31] Hardin admitted to being involved in the shooting of the Mexican. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense.. November 19, 1872: Hardin mysteriously escaped from the sheriff of Gonzales County, Texas, despite a guard of six men. 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. "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. Stakes and 12 citizens in, July 26, 1872: Texas State Policeman Sonny Speights was wounded in the shoulder by Hardin in. It has the feel of antiquity settled on. While locked up, he bought a revolver from another prisoner. C $12.21 + C $19.76 shipping. On May 15, 1873, Jim Cox and Jake Christman were killed by the Taylor faction at Tumlinson Creek. Order your copy of "Texas Depression Era Desperadoes." by mailing a check for $24.00 to Bartee Haile, P.O. [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". John Wesley Harding was written and recorded by Dylan in six weeks between October and November of 1967, in the collective aftermath of Sgt. "[10] However, in a 1995 interview, Berg clarified that although the images seem to resemble the Beatles, this was not done intentionally, nor was he aware of the resemblance until it was pointed out to him after the album's release: "Later on, I got a call from Rolling Stone magazine in San Francisco. September 1873, in Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, a former slave named Allen May was shot and killed. 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