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==Jesse James in music==
Perhaps one of the most famous songs about Jesse James is the eponymous popular American folk song recorded by [[Leadbelly]] and others. It contains the lyric "But that dirty little coward / That shot Mr. Howard / Has laid poor Jesse in his grave."[http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/jesse1.html] The lyrics of the song include a claim of authorship by Billy Gashade.
]]) "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" declares "I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James."▼
*[[Cher (entertainer)|Cher]] had a hit with her song "Just like Jesse James".
*[[Prefab Sprout]]'s 1990 album, ''Jordan: The Comeback'' featured a song called Jesse James Symphony, which segued into another named Jesse James Bolero. (These songs are bracketed by a corresponding pair about [[Elvis Presley]], to whom Jesse is implicitly compared.)
*[[Warren Zevon]] wrote and recorded a song called "Frank and Jesse James" on his second album.
*''The Legend of Jesse James'' is a [[concept album]] documenting his life. It features [[Levon Helm]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Charlie Daniels]] and [[Emmylou Harris]], among others. Written by Paul Kennerley, it was originally released in [[1979]].
*[[Bob Dylan]], in his song "Outlaw Blues" from his 1965 album ''[[Bringing It All Back Home]]'', defends his decision to "go electric" with the line "Ain't gonna hang no picture, ain't gonna hang no picture frame/Well, I might look like Robert Ford, but I feel just like a Jesse James."
▲* The Hal Bynum/Dave Kirby song (made popular by Cash and [[Waylon Jennings]]) "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" declares "I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James."
*[[John Lee Hooker]] wrote a song titled "I'm Bad like Jesse James".
*[[Elton John]] had a minor hit in 1976 with the single "I Feel Like a Bullet (in the Gun of Robert Ford)."
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