Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician.
Buddy Harman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Murrey Mizell Harman, Jr. |
| Born | December 23, 1928 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died | August 21, 2008 (aged 79) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, session musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion[1] |
Career edit
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Moon Mullican, 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Harman died at the Hospice Center in Nashville from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.[5]
Selected discography edit
Singles edit
| Artist | Song title | Date | US charts | US Country charts | British charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everly Brothers | Bye Bye Love | 1957 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Elvis Presley[7] | I Need Your Love Tonight | 1958 | 4 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | I Got Stung | 1958 | 8 | 1 | |
| Brenda Lee | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | 1958 | 14 | 6 | |
| Brenda Lee | Sweet Nothin's | 1959 | 4 | 4 | |
| Brenda Lee | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 1959 | 14 | ||
| Brenda Lee | Let's Jump the Broomstick | 1959 | 14 | 12 | |
| Johnny Horton | The Battle of New Orleans | 1959 | 1 | 16 | |
| Everly Brothers | (Till) I Kissed You | 1959 | 4 | 2 | |
| Ray Price | Heartaches by the Number | 1959 | 2 | ||
| Elvis Presley | A Big Hunk o' Love | 1959 | 1 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I | 1959 | 2 | 16 R&B chart | 1 |
| Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown | 1960 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry | 1960 | 1 | 4 R&B chart | 12 |
| Brenda Lee | That's All You Gotta Do | 1960 | 6 | 19 R&B chart | |
| Elvis Presley | Stuck on You | 1960 | 1 | 3 | |
| Elvis Presley | It's Now or Never (song) | 1960 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | 1960 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Surrender | 1960 | 1 | 1 | |
| Roy Orbison[8] | Only the Lonely | 1960 | 2 | 36 | |
| Roy Orbison | Running Scared | 1960 | 1 | 9 | |
| Elvis Presley | Little Sister | 1961 | 5 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | I Feel So Bad | 1961 | 5 | ||
| Elvis Presley | (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame | 1961 | 4 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 1961 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patsy Cline[9] | Crazy | 1961 | 9 | 14 | |
| Roy Orbison | Crying | 1962 | 2 | 25 | |
| Roy Orbison | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | 1962 | 4 | 2 | |
| Patsy Cline | Imagine That | 1962 | 90 | 21 | |
| Patsy Cline | Heartaches | 1962 | 73 | 31 | |
| Patsy Cline | So Wrong | 1962 | 85 | 14 | |
| Patsy Cline | When I Get Thru with You | 1962 | 53 | 10 | |
| Patsy Cline | She's Got You | 1962 | 14 | 1 | 43 |
| Patsy Cline | Leavin' on Your Mind | 1963 | 83 | 8 | |
| Johnny Cash | Ring of Fire | 1963 | 17 | 1 | |
| Roy Orbison | In Dreams | 1963 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Roy Orbison | Distant Drums | 1963 | |||
| Roy Orbison | It's Over | 1964 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Roy Orbison | Oh, Pretty Woman | 1964 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Viva Las Vegas | 1964 | 29 | 17 | |
| Roger Miller[10] | Dang Me | 1964 | 7 | 1 | |
| Roger Miller | Chug-a-Lug | 1964 | 9 | 3 | |
| Roger Miller | King of the Road | 1965 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tammy Wynette | Stand by Your Man | 1968 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Loretta Lynn | Coal Miner’s Daughter | 1970 | 100 | 1 | |
| Ween | 1996 |
Albums edit
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With Kai Winding
- Modern Country (Verve, 1964)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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. 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Patsy Cline Sessionography". www.angelfire.com.
- ^ http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/10/roger-miller.html [user-generated source]
External links edit
- Bob Moore’s Nashville A-Team website
- Buddy Harman Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2003)
- Buddy Harman Jr. Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2009)
- Murray Harman Interview Archived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine at NAMM Oral History Collection (2009)
- Buddy Harman recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings
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