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The Legend of Jesse James is a 1980 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 concept album by various artists singing songs by English songwriter Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley

Paul Kennerley is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the United States contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James....
, based on the story of American Old West
American Old West

For cultural influences and their development, see Western .The American Old West or Wild West comprises the history, geography, peoples, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States , most often referring to the period of the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of th...
 outlaw Jesse James
Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American Old West outlaw in the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a grand celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the American Old West after his death....
.

The album features Levon Helm
Levon Helm

Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
 singing the role of Jesse James
Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American Old West outlaw in the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a grand celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the American Old West after his death....
, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
 as Frank James
Frank James

Alexander Franklin James was an American Old West outlaw and older brother of Jesse James....
, Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels is an United States musician famous for his contributions to country music and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written....
 as Cole Younger
Cole Younger

Thomas Coleman Younger was a famous Confederate States of America Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War and an outlaw after the American Civil War....
 and Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris is an United States Country music singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other highly successful, well-known artists....
 as Frank and Jesse James' mother, Zerelda James
Zerelda James

Zerelda James Samuel was the mother of Frank James and Jesse James.Born as Zerelda Elizabeth Cole in Woodford County, Kentucky her parents were James and Sarah Lindsay Cole; she had one younger brother, Jesse Richard Cole....
. Other artists included Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash is an United States singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto....
, Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.Crowell was born in Houston, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby....
 and Albert Lee
Albert Lee

For the city in Minnesota, see Albert Lea, MinnesotaAlbert Lee is a Grammy-winning English people guitarist known for his Fingerpicking and hybrid picking technique....
.

The album was re-released in 1999 in a two-for-one package with Kennerley's 1978 concept album, White Mansions
White Mansions

White Mansions is a 1978 album by various artists documenting life in the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War. The songs on the album were written by Paul Kennerley and are performed by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, John Dillon and Steve Cash....
, about the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America formed as the government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern United States U.S. state of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S....
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The Legend of Jesse James is a 1980 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 concept album by various artists singing songs by English songwriter Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley

Paul Kennerley is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the United States contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James....
, based on the story of American Old West
American Old West

For cultural influences and their development, see Western .The American Old West or Wild West comprises the history, geography, peoples, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States , most often referring to the period of the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of th...
 outlaw Jesse James
Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American Old West outlaw in the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a grand celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the American Old West after his death....
.

The album features Levon Helm
Levon Helm

Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
 singing the role of Jesse James
Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James was an American Old West outlaw in the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a grand celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the American Old West after his death....
, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
 as Frank James
Frank James

Alexander Franklin James was an American Old West outlaw and older brother of Jesse James....
, Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels is an United States musician famous for his contributions to country music and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written....
 as Cole Younger
Cole Younger

Thomas Coleman Younger was a famous Confederate States of America Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War and an outlaw after the American Civil War....
 and Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris is an United States Country music singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other highly successful, well-known artists....
 as Frank and Jesse James' mother, Zerelda James
Zerelda James

Zerelda James Samuel was the mother of Frank James and Jesse James.Born as Zerelda Elizabeth Cole in Woodford County, Kentucky her parents were James and Sarah Lindsay Cole; she had one younger brother, Jesse Richard Cole....
. Other artists included Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash is an United States singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto....
, Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.Crowell was born in Houston, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby....
 and Albert Lee
Albert Lee

For the city in Minnesota, see Albert Lea, MinnesotaAlbert Lee is a Grammy-winning English people guitarist known for his Fingerpicking and hybrid picking technique....
.

The album was re-released in 1999 in a two-for-one package with Kennerley's 1978 concept album, White Mansions
White Mansions

White Mansions is a 1978 album by various artists documenting life in the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War. The songs on the album were written by Paul Kennerley and are performed by Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, John Dillon and Steve Cash....
, about the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America formed as the government set up from 1861 to 1865 by eleven Southern United States U.S. state of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S....
.

Track listing

All songs by Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley

Paul Kennerley is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the United States contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James....
  1. "Ride of the Redlegs" (Rodney Crowell
    Rodney Crowell

    Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.Crowell was born in Houston, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby....
    , Jody Payne
    Jody Payne

    Jody Payne is an United States country music musician and singer. He is probably best-known as a longtime guitarist in Willie Nelson's Musical ensemble....
    , Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
     and Rosanne Cash
    Rosanne Cash

    Rosanne Cash is an United States singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto....
    ) – 3:30
  2. "Quantrill's Guerillas" (Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
    ) – 0:56
  3. "Six Gun Shooting" (Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
    ) – 3:46
  4. "Have You Heard the News?" (Albert Lee
    Albert Lee

    For the city in Minnesota, see Albert Lea, MinnesotaAlbert Lee is a Grammy-winning English people guitarist known for his Fingerpicking and hybrid picking technique....
    ) – 1:42
  5. "Heaven Ain't Ready for You Yet" (Emmylou Harris
    Emmylou Harris

    Emmylou Harris is an United States Country music singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other highly successful, well-known artists....
    ) – 3:58
  6. "Help Him, Jesus" (Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
    ) – 3:39
  7. "The Old Clay County" (Charlie Daniels
    Charlie Daniels

    Charlie Daniels is an United States musician famous for his contributions to country music and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written....
     and Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
    ) – 3:35
  8. "Riding with Jesse James" (Charlie Daniels
    Charlie Daniels

    Charlie Daniels is an United States musician famous for his contributions to country music and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written....
    ) – 3;02
  9. "Hunt Them Down" (Albert Lee
    Albert Lee

    For the city in Minnesota, see Albert Lea, MinnesotaAlbert Lee is a Grammy-winning English people guitarist known for his Fingerpicking and hybrid picking technique....
    ) – 3:33
  10. "Wish We Were back in Missouri" (Emmylou Harris
    Emmylou Harris

    Emmylou Harris is an United States Country music singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other highly successful, well-known artists....
    ) – 4:06
  11. "Northfield: The Plan" (Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
    ) – 4:04
  12. "Northfield: The Disaster" (Charlie Daniels
    Charlie Daniels

    Charlie Daniels is an United States musician famous for his contributions to country music and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written....
    ) – 3:04
  13. "High Walls"(Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
    ) – 3:16
  14. "The Death of Me" (Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
     and Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
    ) – 3:07
  15. "The Plot" (Paul Kennerley
    Paul Kennerley

    Paul Kennerley is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the United States contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James....
    ) – 0:53
  16. "One More Shot" (Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
     and Emmylou Harris
    Emmylou Harris

    Emmylou Harris is an United States Country music singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other highly successful, well-known artists....
    ) – 5:11
The 1999 release includes an additional song, "The Train Robbery", performed by Paul Kennerley
Paul Kennerley

Paul Kennerley is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the United States contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James....
.

Personnel


Cast

  • Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
     as Frank James
    Frank James

    Alexander Franklin James was an American Old West outlaw and older brother of Jesse James....
     (vocals)
  • Rosanne Cash
    Rosanne Cash

    Rosanne Cash is an United States singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto....
     as Ma Samuel (vocals)
  • Doniwan Cowart as Robert Ford
    Robert Ford (outlaw)

    Robert Newton "Bob" Ford was an United States outlaw who gained fame by killing the criminal Jesse James in 1882....
     (vocals)
  • Martin Cowart as Charley Ford
    Charles Ford (outlaw)

    Charles Wilson "Charley" Ford was an outlaw, and member of the James-Younger Gang. He was the lesser known brother of Robert Ford , the killer of Jesse James....
     (vocals)
  • Rodney Crowell
    Rodney Crowell

    Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.Crowell was born in Houston, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby....
     as The Officer (vocals)
  • Charlie Daniels
    Charlie Daniels

    Charlie Daniels is an United States musician famous for his contributions to country music and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his Number One country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written....
     as Cole Younger
    Cole Younger

    Thomas Coleman Younger was a famous Confederate States of America Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War and an outlaw after the American Civil War....
     (vocals, fiddle
    Fiddle

    The term fiddle refers to a violin; it is a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including European classical music....
    , slide guitar
    Slide guitar

    Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide is in reference to the sliding motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides, which were the necks of glass bottles....
    )
  • Emmylou Harris
    Emmylou Harris

    Emmylou Harris is an United States Country music singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other highly successful, well-known artists....
     as Zerelda James
    Zerelda James

    Zerelda James Samuel was the mother of Frank James and Jesse James.Born as Zerelda Elizabeth Cole in Woodford County, Kentucky her parents were James and Sarah Lindsay Cole; she had one younger brother, Jesse Richard Cole....
     (vocals, acoustic guitar)
  • Levon Helm
    Levon Helm

    Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
     as Jesse James
    Jesse James

    Jesse Woodson James was an American Old West outlaw in the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a grand celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the American Old West after his death....
     (vocals, drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , harmonica
    Harmonica

    The harmonica is a free reed aerophone wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes....
    )
  • Paul Kennerley
    Paul Kennerley

    Paul Kennerley is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer working in the United States contemporary country music industry. His works include the concept albums, White Mansions and The Legend of Jesse James....
     as Sheriff Timberlake (vocals, guitars)
  • Albert Lee
    Albert Lee

    For the city in Minnesota, see Albert Lea, MinnesotaAlbert Lee is a Grammy-winning English people guitarist known for his Fingerpicking and hybrid picking technique....
     as Jim Younger
    Jim Younger

    James Hardin Younger was a western outlaw and member of the James-Younger gang.Born in Missouri on January 15, 1848. He was the ninth of fourteen children born to Henry Washington Younger and Bersheba Leighton Fristoe....
     (vocals, guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
    s, mandolin
    Mandolin

    A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It is descended from the Mandora, a soprano member of the lute family. It has a body with a teardrop-shaped soundboard, or one which is essentially oval in shape, with a soundhole, or soundholes, of varying shapes which are open and are not decorated with an intricately carved grille lik...
    )
  • Jody Payne
    Jody Payne

    Jody Payne is an United States country music musician and singer. He is probably best-known as a longtime guitarist in Willie Nelson's Musical ensemble....
     as Doc Samuel
    Reuben Samuel

    Doctor Reuben Samuel was the stepfather of the United States outlaws Frank James and Jesse James.The third husband of Frank and Jesse's mother, Zerelda James Reuben, was the son of Fielding and Louisa Samuel, and was 27 years old when he married Zerelda on September 25, 1855....
     (vocals)


Backing musicians and studio personnel

  • Jesse Ed Davis
    Jesse Ed Davis

    Jesse Edwin Davis was an United States guitarist....
     – Slide guitar
    Slide guitar

    Slide guitar or bottleneck guitar is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar. The term slide is in reference to the sliding motion of the slide against the strings, while bottleneck refers to the original material of choice for such slides, which were the necks of glass bottles....
    , electric guitar
    Electric guitar

    An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickup to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current, which is made louder with an instrument amplifier and a speaker....
  • Nick De Caro – Accordion
    Accordion

    The accordion is a portable box-shaped musical instrument of the hand-held bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox....
    , arrangements
  • Sean Fullan – Engineer
  • Emory Gordy – Bass guitar
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
  • Tim Gorman
    Tim Gorman

    Tim Gorman is a rock keyboardist born and based in San Francisco. He has worked as a session musician from the 1980's until the present, his most notable collaborations being with Duane Eddy, Paul Kantner and The Who....
     – Piano
    Piano

    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
  • Glyn Johns
    Glyn Johns

    Glyn Johns is a musician, audio engineer and record producer.He has worked with such artists as Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Easybeats, The Band, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Clash, The Steve Miller Band, Small Faces, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Blue ?yster Cult, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Mid...
     – Producer, engineer
  • Bernie Leadon
    Bernie Leadon

    Bernard Leadon is an United States musician, best known as a founding member of the Eagles, an American rock band. He has also played in other bands, including the Flying Burrito Brothers and Dillard and Clark....
     – Banjo
    Banjo

    The banjo is a stringed instrument developed by Slavery in the United States Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments....
    , acoustic guitar
  • Doug Sax – Engineer


External links

  • at The Band: History