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Buddy Harman

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Buddy Harman
Birth nameMurrey Mizell Harman, Jr.
BornDecember 23, 1928
Nashville, Tennessee
DiedAugust 21, 2008(2008-08-21) (aged 79)
Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation(s)Drummer, session musician
Instrument(s)Drums, percussion[1]
Formerly ofPatsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, many others

Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician.

Career

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Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman studied music at Roy C. Knapp School of Percussion. He returned to Nashville in 1952.[2] Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Moon Mullican, Songwriter Larry Petree, Martha Carson,[3] 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.[4]

With Patsy Cline

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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:

Awards

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Harman was the first regular drummer on the Grand Ole Opry.[6] 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.[7]

Death

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Harman died at the Hospice Center in Nashville from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.[6]

Selected discography

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Singles

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Artist Song title Date US charts US Country charts British charts
Everly Brothers Bye Bye Love 1957 2 1 6
Elvis Presley[8] 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[9] 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[10] 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[11] 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

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With Kai Winding

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Buddy Harman | Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ McCall, Michael; Rumble, John; Kingsbury, Paul (2012-02-01). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-19-992083-9.
  3. ^ "Welcome hankwilliamslistings.com - Justhost.com". www.hankwilliamslistings.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  4. ^ Rumble, John (1998). "Buddy Harman". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 228-9.
  5. ^ "Patsy Cline's Recording Sessions - The Decca Years". www.patsified.com.
  6. ^ a b Friskics-Warren, Bill (August 22, 2008). Buddy Harman, 79, Busy Nashville Drummer, Is Dead . The New York Times
  7. ^ Buddy Harman profile via Drummer World
  8. ^ Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Presley: A Life in Music, The Complete Recording sessions, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1998
  9. ^ "Roy Orbison - The Monument Singles Collection (1960-1964)". Discogs. 15 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Patsy Cline Sessionography". Angelfire.
  11. ^ http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/10/roger-miller.html [user-generated source]
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