Part of the song is heard at the end of the 1939 movie, Jesse James. The song was used in a 1958 episode of the TV western series Lawman, in which the marshal tries to get Robert Ford …

There are dozens of variants on the original song, including several slower, bluesier versions. The first record of the tune was in 1924 by country/roots music legend Bascom Lamar Lunsford, and...

The Ballad of Jesse James Lyrics: Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man / He robbed the Danville train / But that dirty little coward who shot Mr. Howard / Has laid poor Jesse in his...

Cat. #0969 (MFH #325) - As sung by Almeda Riddle, Greers Ferry, Arkansas on February 10, 1970. Your browser does not support playing the audio file.

Jesse James Lyrics by Pete Seeger from the American Favorite Ballads album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man …

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This song tells of the effect the American Civil War had on the James Brothers and the reason why they became outlaws, "It was all the same to Frank and Jesse James".

Jesse James - Chords and lyrics, plus a recording and an explanation of this folk song's origins.

"The Ballad of Jesse James", or simply "Jesse James", is a 1882 American folk song about the outlaw of the same name, first recorded by Bentley Ball in 1919 and...

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