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and His Role ... 2008 -- Page 218 "From the widely spread folk song "Jesse James," Benton selected two of the outlaw's most remembered actions: the robbery of a bank and of a train together with his gang. The story of Jesse James appeared in the St. Joseph, Missouri,
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The composer of the song is unknown, but it is attributed in the lyrics of some versions to "Billy
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156:The song was recorded in 1924 by
810:The James Brothers of Missouri
622:List of recordings of the song
385:They robbed the Glendale train
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850:The True Story of Jesse James
568:– via Internet Archive.
514:"Jesse James (trad.) (1800s)"
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482:"The Top 100 Western Songs"
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949:The Legend of Jesse James
465:jesse james song history.
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1080:Jesse James Home Museum
826:The Great Missouri Raid
786:Jesse James Rides Again
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770:Days of Jesse James
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488:on 19 October 2010.
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564:25 November
528:25 November
322:Robert Ford
234:Walter Hill
224:(played by
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211:Jesse James
202:Mungo Jerry
170:Eddy Arnold
166:Pete Seeger
147:Robert Ford
126:Jesse James
116:Description
102:Mungo Jerry
98:Liam Clancy
94:Johnny Cash
42:Pete Seeger
18:Jesse James
1106:1924 songs
1100:Categories
1026:Literature
734:(assassin)
725:Associates
586:2020-07-05
425:References
288:repertoire
182:The Pogues
122:Robin Hood
50:The Pogues
24:about the
705:(brother)
244:Nick Cave
230:Ry Cooder
194:Bob Seger
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22:folk song
699:(mother)
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637:Archived
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372:Gallatin
333:(chorus)
311:Glendale
1073:Related
265:by the
1007:Comics
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971:(1924)
952:(1965)
944:(1958)
925:(2007)
917:(2001)
909:(1994)
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893:(1972)
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869:(1959)
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684:Family
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298:Lyrics
217:Lawman
961:Music
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754:Film
566:2017
553:ISBN
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