American drummer
Buddy Harman
Birth name Murrey Mizell Harman, Jr. Born December 23, 1928Nashville, Tennessee Died August 21, 2008(2008-08-21) (aged 79) Nashville, Tennessee Occupation(s) Drummer , session musician Instrument(s) Drums , percussion [ 1] Formerly of Patsy Cline , Roy Orbison , Elvis Presley , Chet Atkins , Marty Robbins , Johnny Cash , many others
Musical artist
Murrey Mizell "Buddy " Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician .
Career
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
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 .[ 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
Harman died at the Hospice Center in Nashville from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.[ 6]
Selected discography
Singles
Albums
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References
^ "Buddy Harman | Credits" . AllMusic .
^ 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 .
^ "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" . Angelfire .
^ http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/10/roger-miller.html [user-generated source ]
External links
International National Artists