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2 unusual facts about John Hardy


John Hardy

Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy (1874–1949), British First World War General who served in Italy and the Western Front

John Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (1839–1911), British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament


All the News That's Fit to Sing

Civil rights figures Medgar Evers and Emmett Till were lionized in "Too Many Martyrs" (alternatively known as "The Ballad of Medgar Evers".) Two "talking blues" using the melody to the old folk song "John Hardy" jabbed sarcastic at Vietnam and the Cuban Missile Crisis.


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Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo

Dick Rosmini – 6 and 12-string guitar, banjo (double-tracked on John Hardy (banjo) and Minstrel Boy, Sweet Substitute, and Jelly Roll (guitar)), arranger, adapter

Dunstall Hall

Charles died in 1850 childless and the estate was sold to John Hardy, later Sir John Hardy Bt.

The Shadows of Knight

John Fisher was replaced by Edgar Winter alum Jorge Gonzales on bass in 1971, who was subsequently replaced by John Hardy the following year.