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The Official Hank 'Sugarfoot' Garland Page |
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| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Dec 18, 2007 (708 days back) |
About Me |
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| Walter Garland was born in Cowpens SC on November 11, 1930. Cowpens is a small town just northeast of Spartanburg not far from the North Carolina border. It was an area dominated by hardcore country music, which had quite an impact upon young Hank. Chet Atkins, who worked closely with Garland through the years, recalls that "Hank said his first inspiration was the Carter Family. He heard Maybelle picking the 'Wildwood Flower' when he was a little kid, and he dreamed that night he was playing it and he couldn't wait, of course to get a guitar. Garlands father bought him a used Encore steel-string when Hank was six, and young Garland began taking lessons from one Mr. Fowler, who taught him basic chords.Hank was among the first true guitar virtuosos to emerge from the Nashville studios--a player who helped define the standards by which other Nashville session guitarists are judged.Garland epitomized the image of the Nashville picker: the guitarist able to walk into a studio, tune up, and hear a run-through of the songs to be recorded and invent a creative and sympathetic backing on the spot. The consummate musician who would leave the last session of the day for a night of jamming in a Printer's Alley nightclub. The inveterate experimenter interested in the latest guitar model and addicted to trying out new sounds, licks and devices and finally the person for whom the instrument was not just an end in itself, but a means to the end of creating something fantastic.Hanks influence extended far beyond the studios of Nashville. His 1960 Jazz Winds from A New Direction had a considerable effect on players throughout the country. A young Pittsburgh R&B guitarist named George Benson was taken by it, as was another young musician from Mississippi who was into rock and blues. Bucky Barrett. Above all the LP gave Nashville musicians new admiration and stature in the jazz world. It was almost as if Garland had smothered the "hillbilly" stereotypes with chorus upon chorus of brilliant be-bop-flavored jazz. Before Hank Garland, the very idea of a steel guitarist recording with a jazz group would have been all but unthinkable.Hank Garland's professional career spanned only 15 years, less than a third of his life. In 1961, at the age of 30, his dream of becoming "the best guitar player in the world" was shattered in a violent auto accident near Nashville. After lingering near death he began to recover, but the price paid was devastatingly high. Severe brain damage claimed most of his motor functions and coordination and his dreams of greater music to come seemed to have evaporated. Shortly thereafter he left Nashville never to return to the studios where he made his reputation as a country and jazz sideman on recordings by Elvis Presley, Rusty Draper, Jim Reeves, Don Gibson, Webb Pierce, Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee, Charlie Rich, Patti Page, Jerry Lee Lewis and numerous others.This was not the end of the Hank Garland legend. Drawing upon vast determination and courage, he began relearning the guitar from scratch. Encouraged by his family particularly his brother Bill. It would be two years after the accident till he regained any command of the instrument and 13 more before he returned to Nashville for a brief appearance at the 1976 Fan Fair Reunion Show where his rendition of his 1949 cornposition "Sugarfoot Rag" delighted the ears of both performers and audience members. They could see and hear that while Hank Garland might not be returning the Nashville studios he had certainly returned given him one of the most uncertain and harrowing journeys any musician could ever make.
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Music:Member Since: 7/25/2006Band Website: crazy-themovie.com Band Members: At one time, or another have played, performed or recorded with: Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Louvin Brothers, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Chet Atkins, Conway Twitty, Fern Jones, Joe Morello, Joe Benjamin, Gary Burton, Bobby Helms, Scotty Moore, Don Gibson, Eddie Arnold, Lloyd "Cowboy" Copas, Webb Pierce, Leroy Van Dyke, Paul Howard, Floyd Cramer, Joe Zinkan, Buddy Harman, Ronnie Self, The Wilburn Brothers, Bill Brown, The Gordonaires and The Jordanaires, Nancy Whiskey, Rusty Draper, Charlie Rich, Red Foley, Faron Young, Bobby Darin, Janis Martin, Gardy Martin, Billy Byrd, Huelyn Duvall, Peggy Lee, Kitty Wells, Roy Duke, Wayne Cobb, Jimmy Dickens, Jim Reeves, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Lloyd, Jimmy Bryant...and many, many more. Check out this footage of Hank's new Movie "Crazy". www.crazy-themovie.com .. Influences: Billy Byrd, Wes Montgomery,Charlie Christian, The Carter Family, Charlie Parker, Django Reinhardt ,Tal Farlow,Barry Galbraith, Chuck Wayne Record Label: DECCAColumbiaSESAC DAWN ABCParamountCharlieRecords Type of Label: Major |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Country / Rock) |
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Hank Garland Family Tribute to All Soldiers& Their Families/A Must see Video! |
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| Please, take the time to watch this wonderful video. Take time to pray for our troops, their families, public servants and all that protect and fight for OUR Freedom! Enjoy and share with your Fa... Posted by Hank Garland on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:08:00 PST |
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Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland Video |
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| Please enjoy this rare film of Hank Garland playing his "Sugarfoot Rag" ! Posted by Hank Garland on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:48:00 PST |
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The Hank Garland Story by Lana of "Townsel Sister's" |
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| Check out "The Hank Garland Story" by Lana Townsel , "Townsel Sisters" in Hank Garland's top 24 friends's list. You will also see Hank's log book. Hank played many session's for artist in one da... Posted by Hank Garland on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:45:00 PST |
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Hank Garland video 1952 playing "HepCat Baby"! |
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| This is Hank Garland playing "HepCat Baby" in 1952 on his Stromberg Guitar.
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Check out this video: Crazy |
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Add to My Profile | More Videos... Posted by Hank Garland on Tue, 29 May 2007 06:30:00 PST |
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Crazy Movie Trailer is up! www.crazy-themovie.com |
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| The Hank Garland movie "Crazy" has the trailer up. It is beautiful. You have to see it. Waylon Payne did an outstanding performance as so did Lane Garrison, Ali Larter and everyone involved with the p... Posted by Hank Garland on Thu, 17 May 2007 05:49:00 PST |
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Hank Garland playing with the Townsel Sister's |
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| If you like Hank Garland's Guitar playing, please check out his dear friend The Townsel Sister's singin "Black Berry Winter". Hank and Lana were very close. Lana is still living and knows so many musi... Posted by Hank Garland on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:02:00 PST |
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Hank Garland's "Jingle Bell Rock" Story |
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| www.stcroixmusic.com Posted by Hank Garland on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:19:00 PST |
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"Crazy" Hank Garland's new movie link: www.crazy-themovie.com |
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| Hank Garland' s movie will be released soon by Favored Nations.
The movie is called "Crazy" starring Waylon Payne as Hank Garland, Ali Larter as Hank' s wife and Lane Garrison as Hank's brother Billy ... Posted by Hank Garland on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:54:00 PST |
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Hank Garland's Birthday and Veterans Day Nov. 11th, 1930 |
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| November 11th 1930
Today marks a special day in American History as well as American Music History.
To all the United States Servicemen and Veterans and to Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland's Birthday 11... Posted by Hank Garland on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:31:00 PST |
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