Buddy Harman

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

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
InstrumentsDrums, percussion[1]
Associated actsPatsy 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:

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 British charts
Everly BrothersBye Bye Love1957216
Elvis Presley[7]I Need Your Love Tonight195841
Elvis PresleyI Got Stung195881
Brenda LeeRockin' Around the Christmas Tree1958146
Brenda LeeSweet Nothin's195944
Brenda LeeJambalaya (On the Bayou)195914
Brenda LeeLet's Jump the Broomstick19591412
Johnny HortonThe Battle of New Orleans1959116
Everly Brothers(Till) I Kissed You195942
Ray PriceHeartaches by the Number19592
Elvis PresleyA Big Hunk o' Love195914
Elvis Presley(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I1959216 R&B chart1
Everly BrothersCathy's Clown196011
Brenda LeeI'm Sorry196014 R&B chart12
Brenda LeeThat's All You Gotta Do1960619 R&B chart
Elvis PresleyStuck on You196013
Elvis PresleyIt's Now or Never (song)196011
Elvis PresleyAre You Lonesome Tonight?196011
Elvis PresleySurrender196011
Roy Orbison[8]Only the Lonely1960236
Roy OrbisonRunning Scared196019
Elvis PresleyLittle Sister196151
Elvis PresleyI Feel So Bad19615
Elvis Presley(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame196141
Elvis PresleyGood Luck Charm196111
Patsy Cline[9]Crazy1961914
Roy OrbisonCrying1962225
Roy OrbisonDream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)196242
Patsy ClineImagine That19629021
Patsy ClineHeartaches19627331
Patsy ClineSo Wrong19628514
Patsy ClineWhen I Get Thru with You19625310
Patsy ClineShe's Got You196214143
Patsy ClineLeavin' on Your Mind1963838
Johnny CashRing of Fire1963171
Roy OrbisonIn Dreams1963736
Roy OrbisonDistant Drums1963
Roy OrbisonIt's Over1964911
Roy OrbisonOh, Pretty Woman196411
Elvis PresleyViva Las Vegas19642917
Roger Miller[10]Dang Me196471
Roger MillerChug-a-Lug196493
Roger MillerKing of the Road196541
Tammy WynetteStand by Your Man19681911
Loretta LynnCoal Miner’s Daughter19701001
Ween1996

Albums

With Kai Winding

See also

References
  1. "Buddy Harman | Credits". AllMusic.
  2. "Welcome hankwilliamslistings.com - Justhost.com". www.hankwilliamslistings.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  3. Rumble, John (1998). "Buddy Harman". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 228-9.
  4. "Patsy Cline's Recording Sessions - The Decca Years". www.patsified.com.
  5. 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. "Roy Orbison - The Monument Singles Collection (1960-1964)". Discogs.
  9. "Patsy Cline Sessionography". www.angelfire.com.
  10. http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/10/roger-miller.html


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