John Wesley Hardin in popular culture

John Wesley Hardin's legacy as an outlaw has made him a colorful character and the subject of various media works from his own time up to the present day.

Many people came to know of Hardin through the TV ad for Time-Life Books "Old West" series.

During the description of one book in the series The Gunfighters, the well-known claim is made: "John Wesley Hardin, so mean, he once shot a man just for snoring too loud"[1] John Wesley Hardin is a favorite theme in popular culture: Hardin has also been the subject or supporting character of various works about the Old West, such as: Hardin has been portrayed on film by: Country music singer Johnny Cash wrote and recorded a song about Hardin titled "Hardin Wouldn't Run,"[11] released on his 1965 album Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West.

The title track depicts Hardin as "a friend to the poor" who "was never known to hurt an honest man.

[13] Hardin is among the outlaws mentioned in the song "Rhymes of the Renegades," by western singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey.