Artists:John Wesley Harding
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John Wesley Harding (b. 22 October 1965) is a folk/pop singer-songwriter who has called his style of music "folk noir" and "gangsta folk".
He was born Wesley Stace in Hastings, East Sussex, England. His given name, Wesley, comes from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who preached one of his last sermons in the town where Harding was born.
His stage name may be seen as an almost inevitable nickname for a folk-pop musician, in that his first name overlaps with the Bob Dylan album (and song) "John Wesley Harding". The American gunfighting historical figure John Wesley Hardin was largely forgotten before 1965, when Johnny Cash wrote and recorded the song "Hardin Wouldn't Run".
His education included the boarding schools St. Andrews School (Pangbourne, Berkshire); Milbourne Lodge (Claygate, Surrey); The King's School (Canterbury, Kent); and university at Jesus College, Cambridge. He left Cambridge with a First in English Literature, but left before completing his Ph.d. in Social and Political Science.
Influences on him include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Davies, and Phil Ochs. He has been frequently compared to Elvis Costello - probably fueled, in part, by the fact that two members of his early band The Good Liars (Pete and Bruce Thomas) had been members of The Attractions. Harding was chosen by Bruce Springsteen as his first opening act in 20 years for his solo shows at the Berkeley Community Theatre in 1995. Harding most often plays solo, or as a duo, but has also done concerts with various backing bands: The Good Liars, The Family Values, and, most recently, The Radical Gentlemen.
In 2005, he published his first novel, the critically acclaimed Misfortune, under his real name Wesley Stace. It was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award, and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the James Tiptree Award. Misfortune was also chosen by Amazon as one of the Ten Best Novels of 2005, and was one of The Washington Post's Books of the Year. Misfortune, translated as L'infortunee, became a bestseller in France, and has also been tranlsated in Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese etc. His 2005 album Songs of Misfortune comprises songs written for, or appearing in, that book, and was one of Amazon's Top Ten Folk records of the year. Other writings include chapbooks for some of his albums, and essays for various music publications from Creem to Raygun. His essay "Listerine: The Life And Opinions Of Laurence Sterne", published in Post Road #5, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Since 1991, Harding has lived in the United States, most recently in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
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