Buddy Harman
Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician.
Buddy Harman | |
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Birth name | Murrey Mizell Harman, Jr. |
Born | December 23, 1928 Nashville, Tennessee |
Died | August 21, 2008 79) Nashville, Tennessee | (aged
Occupation(s) | Drummer, session musician |
Instruments | Drums, percussion[1] |
Associated acts | Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, many others |
Career
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Songwriter Larry Petree, Martha Carson,[2] Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins, Ray Price, Roger Miller, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Barbara Mandrell, Eddy Arnold, Perry Como, Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire, Gillian Welch and many more.[3]
With Patsy Cline
Harman appeared on almost all of Cline's Decca sessions from her first in November 1960 to her last in February 1962, during which time he backed her on songs such as:
- Crazy,
- She's Got You,
- Foolin' Around,
- Seven Lonely Days,
- You Belong to Me,
- Heartaches,
- True Love,
- Faded Love,
- Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You),
- Sweet Dreams,
- Crazy Arms
- San Antonio Rose
- The Wayward Wind
- A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold)
- Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)?
- South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
- Walkin' After Midnight (1961 recording)
- You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
- Your Cheatin' Heart
- That's My Desire
- Half As Much
- I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
- Leavin' On Your Mind
- Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
- Love Letters In The Sand
- Blue Moon of Kentucky
- and more.[4]
Awards
Harman was the first regular drummer on the Grand Ole Opry.[5] Some of Harman's awards include "Drummer of the Year" in 1981 from the Academy of Country Music and "Super Picker" Award for drums on the most No. 1 recordings from the Nashville NARAS chapter in 1975 and 1976.[6]
Death
Harman died at the Hospice Center in Nashville from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.[5]
Selected discography
Singles
See also
References
- "Buddy Harman | Credits". AllMusic.
- "Welcome hankwilliamslistings.com - Justhost.com". www.hankwilliamslistings.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- Rumble, John (1998). "Buddy Harman". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 228-9.
- "Patsy Cline's Recording Sessions - The Decca Years". www.patsified.com.
- Friskics-Warren, Bill (August 22, 2008). Buddy Harman, 79, Busy Nashville Drummer, Is Dead . The New York Times
- Buddy Harman profile via Drummer World
- Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Presley: A Life in Music, The Complete Recording sessions, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1998
- "Roy Orbison - The Monument Singles Collection (1960-1964)". Discogs.
- "Patsy Cline Sessionography". www.angelfire.com.
- http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/10/roger-miller.html
External links
- Bob Moore’s Nashville A-Team website
- Buddy Harman Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2003)
- Buddy Harman Jr. Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2009)
- Murray Harman Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2009)