John Hardy (Leadbelly version)
~ Song
Wikipedia
"John Hardy" or "Old John Hardy" is a traditional American folk song based on the life of a railroad worker living in McDowell County, West Virginia in the Spring of 1893. The historical John Hardy is believed to have gotten into a drunken dispute during a craps game held near Keystone, and subsequently killed a man named Thomas Drews. Hardy was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and was hanged on January 19, 1894, with 3,000 people allegedly in attendance.
Relationships
| writer: | [traditional] (special purpose artist) |
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| arranger: | Huddie William Ledbetter |
| Wikidata: | Q17015891 [info] |
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| arrangement of: | John Hardy (traditional) |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1940-12-12 | WNYC Radio Program: Folk Songs of America (December 12, 1940) | medley | Woody Guthrie | 16:29 |
| 1943-10 | John Hardy | Lead Belly | 4:18 | |
| 1944-02-17 | John Hardy (5133-Mus 311) | Lead Belly | 3:14 | |
| 1989-06-30 | John Hardy | cover and live | Uncle Tupelo | 3:17 |
| John Hardy | Uncle Tupelo | 2:23 | ||