Younger's father was a Union supporter, but he was shot dead by a Union soldier from Kansas. "[5], In the episode ‘’The Younger Brothers’ Younger Brother’’ (Season 13, Episode 23) of the western television show Bonanza, Cole Younger (Strother Martin) and his brothers are released from prison and again take up a life of crime that has them cross paths with Hoss Cartwright, who is then mistaken for one of the brothers.[6]. Jesse followed suit by joining “Bloody” Bill Anderson’s guerrilla band. Quite a load of work, that. Cole himself denied it when asked about it. (Unless indicated the title is always “Cole Younger”), 1. WOW Genres: Cowboy, Old-Time. By 1862, the Confederate Army had been forced to withdraw from the state, and most of the fighting involved pro-Union and pro-Confederate partisans rather than regular armies. As always, many thanks for the fine work and sharing. Cole Younger is a major character in Wildwood Boys (William Morrow, 2000; New York), a biographical novel of "Bloody Bill" Anderson by James Carlos Blake. Thank you for this great posting. Chords: C, F, G, A, A#, Em. He was a son of Henry Washington Younger, a prosperous farmer from Greenwood, Missouri and Bersheba Leighton Fristoe, daughter of a prominent Jackson County farmer. All of this, of course, gave me a rather different picture of the ways of folksong than found in those somewhat romanticized books I was reading! Also in 1960, an episode of Bronco, "Shadow of Jesse James", told the story of the Northfield Bank Robbery. Cole was the seventh of fourteen children. And since Belle married a bandit by the name of Jim Reed on November 1, … Pitts was killed, and Cole, Jim, and Bob Younger were badly wounded and captured. —By doing a research on the web, i stumbled across an interview on the Old-time Herald website with Mark Wilson, an old-time music researcher who met Edward L. Crain and talks about him:”Of course, I got The Anthology of American Folk Music and on it there was this fellow, Edward L. Crain, singing “Cowboy Cole Younger,” and I realized he was the same fellow I used to watch a few years before on afternoon television. Released in 1931 on Columbia (catalog no. Cowboy's Home Sweet Home / Bandit Cole Younger, a Single by Edward L. Crain. The link to the Cole Younger variants seems to be broken- Mediafire no longer seems to have it. By the time I met him, Eddie had developed a bad case of emphysema himself and was never able to sing much when I visited in later years. 1997. "[citation needed], Cole, Jim and Bob pleaded guilty to their crimes to avoid being hanged. My family had a letter from Cole that was a lymric version of this “Ballad” from his days in Stillwater prison. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. voiceCollected by Diane Sallee Mr. It’s fantastic what you do. I’m learning so much here. Jim committed suicide in a hotel room in St. Paul, Minnesota, on October 19, 1902. Edward Leroy Crain (December 27, 1903 – March 15, 1975), also known by his stage name, "The Texas Cowboy" or his recording alias, "Cowboy Ed Crain", was an American country blues musician who played guitar, fiddle, and mandolin.He recorded in the 1930s and is perhaps best known for his rendition of the song, "Bandit Cole Younger". He recorded in the 1930s and is perhaps best known for his rendition of the song, "Bandit Cole Younger". Cole Younger [Laws E3] DESCRIPTION: Cole Younger tells of his career as a robber, first with his brother Bob and then as part of the James Gang. I was listening to the Anthology’s 2nd volume song #1, Bandit Cole Younger. Three of the outlaws entered the bank, as the remaining five, led by Cole Younger, remained on the street to provide cover. Now if only I could prove it! [citation needed]. During the American Civil War, savage guerrilla warfare wracked Missouri. Cole Younger. Mom had written it down for me years ago but it seems to be lost to time. He returned after the Southern defeat to find Missouri under the rule of a militant faction of Unionists, the Radicals, who […] With the authenticity of tradition, the proficiency of a conservatory-trained musician and the blood of an outlaw, Michelle’s musicality, her unique style of playing and her new takes on old tunes are what keeps audiences engaged and on the edges of their seats. In "One Way Ticket", a 1962 episode of Cheyenne, Clint Walker, in the title role of Cheyenne Bodie, is a federal marshal escorting Younger, played by Philip Carey, to prison to begin his sentence. He had been raised on a ranch outside Longview, Texas (he learned “Cole Younger” from an elderly ranch hand there) and had made hats until asthma forced him to move to Oregon. Tagged Bandit Queen, Belle Starr, Blue Duck, Bruce Younger, Cole Younger, criminal justice, Frank West, Gene Tierney, Hanging Judge Isaac Parker, horse thief, Jack Spaniard, James Edwin Reed, Jim French, Jim July, Jim Reed, Myra Maybell Shirley, Randolph Scott, Rose Lee "Pearl" Reed, Sam Starr, William Clarke Quantrill, Younger's Bend 3 Comments She was alleged to have borne It was later recorded by The New Lost City Ramblers on their “Songs of the Depression” lp and also by Norman Blake. His own favorite was “Little Blossom.” To this day the picture of Jean Harlow and Eddie Crain appearing on the same show still astonishes me and demonstrates how drastically standards of cultural acceptance have shifted in this country.”. They were sentenced to life in prison at the Minnesota Territorial Prison at Stillwater on November 18, 1876. 5: Bad Man Ballads – Songs of Outlaws and Desperadoes”, 6.Dock Boggs, from “His Folkways Years 1963-1968”, 7.William Edens, from The Max Hunter Folksong Collection, 8.Cole Younger Polka, Ry Cooder, from “The Long Riders (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”, 9.Virgil Lance , from The Max Hunter Folksong Collection, 12.Mrs Ben Daugherty, from Ozark Folksongs, 13.Roger Welsch, from “Sweet Nebraska Land”, 14.Ballad of Cole Younger, Troublesome Creek String Band, from “Fast as Time Can Take Me”, Category: Ballads, Bandit Cole Younger by Edward L. Crain. [citation needed]. 2.Starving To Death On A Government Claim. – the link to Crain ’ s 2nd volume song # 1, Bandit Younger! A malfunctioning tape recorder and went over to Ashland where he lived state militia unit entered the of! For Vinyl, CDs and more from Edward L. Crain at the last minute and,. 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