Buddy Harman

Buddy Harman
Birth name Murrey Mizell Harman, Jr.
Born December 23, 1928
Nashville, Tennessee
Died August 21, 2008(2008-08-21) (aged 79)
Nashville, Tennessee
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

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

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:

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

Artist Song title Date US
charts		 US
Country
charts
Elvis Presley[7]I Need Your Love Tonight19584
Elvis PresleyI Got Stung19588
Brenda LeeRockin' Around the Christmas Tree195814
Brenda LeeSweet Nothin's19594
Brenda LeeJambalaya (On the Bayou)195914
Brenda LeeLet's Jump the Broomstick195914
Johnny HortonThe Battle of New Orleans19591
Everly Brothers(Till) I Kissed You19594
Ray PriceHeartaches by the Number19592
Elvis PresleyA Big Hunk o' Love19591
Elvis Presley(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I19592R&B
Chart
16
Everly BrothersCathy's Clown19601
Brenda LeeI'm Sorry196014
R&B
Chart
Brenda LeeThat's All You Gotta Do1960619
R&B
Chart
Elvis PresleyStuck on You19601
Elvis PresleyIt's Now or Never (song)19601
Elvis PresleyAre You Lonesome Tonight?19601
Elvis PresleySurrender19601
Roy Orbison[8]Only the Lonely19602
Roy OrbisonRunning Scared19601
Elvis PresleyLittle Sister19615
Elvis PresleyI Feel So Bad19615
Elvis Presley(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame19614
Elvis PresleyGood Luck Charm19611
Patsy Cline[9]Crazy19619
Roy OrbisonCrying19622
Roy OrbisonDream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)19624
Patsy ClineImagine That19629021
Patsy ClineHeartaches196273
Patsy ClineSo Wrong19628514
Patsy ClineWhen I Get Thru with You19625310
Patsy ClineShe's Got You1962141
Patsy ClineLeavin' on Your Mind1963838
Johnny CashRing of Fire1963171
Roy OrbisonIn Dreams196373
Roy OrbisonDistant Drums1963
Roy OrbisonIt's Over196491
Roy OrbisonOh, Pretty Woman19641
Elvis PresleyViva Las Vegas196429
Roger Miller[10]Dang Me196471
Roger MillerChug-a-Lug196493
Roger MillerKing of the Road19654
Tammy WynetteStand by Your Man1968191
Loretta LynnCoal Miner’s Daughter19701001

Albums

With Kai Winding

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/buddy-harman-mn0000640054/credits
  2. ↑ http://www.hankwilliamslistings.com/sims-5.htm
  3. ↑ Rumble, John (1998). "Buddy Harman". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 228-9.
  4. ↑ http://www.patsified.com/decca.html
  5. 1 2 Friskics-Warren, Bill (August 22, 2008). Buddy Harman, 79, Busy Nashville Drummer, Is Dead . The New York Times
  6. ↑ Buddy Harman profile via Drummer World
  7. ↑ Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Presley: A Life in Music, The Complete Recording sessions, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1998
  8. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Roy-Orbison-The-Monument-Singles-Collection-1960-1964/release/3646494
  9. ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/bobloyce/cline2.html
  10. ↑ http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/10/roger-miller.html
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