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Guitariste et chanteur Country US né Walter Louis Garland, le 11 Novembre 1930 à Cowpens (Caroline du Sud). De 1947 à 1949, il accompagnera Cowboy Copas avant de devenir un musicien de studio trés influencé par le jazz et Django Reinhart. Il héritera du surnom de "Sugarfoot" après une session de Red Foley qui produisit le classique "Sugarfoot Rag". Durant sa carrière, il jouera pour beaucoup d'artistes Rockabilly tels que Roy Hall, Janis Martin, Ronnie Self ou Eddie Bond et dans un style plus country pour Webb Pierce, Ferlin Husky, Jim Reeves, Don Gibson ou Brenda Lee. De 1958 à 1961, il accompagnera Elvis Presley en studio et, le 25 mars 1961, il sera sur scène à ses cotés à Honolulu. Le 8 septembre 1961, un accident de voiture presque fatal mettra un terme à la brillante carrière de ce musicien. Son frère Billy prendra soin de lui jusqu'à son décès survenu le 27 Décembre 2004 à Orange Park (Floride).
Nothing
upsets preconceived minds like someone who successfully crosses over to another
genre after he has been thoroughly pigeonholed by experts in a previous one.
Such was Hank Garland, Nashville's busiest country guitar picker who, with
little warning, made a superb jazz album in mid-career and seemed headed for
jazz stardom until an auto accident left him unable to perform. As a jazz
performer, Garland had a fertile melodic and harmonic imagination and a sound
that had apparently honed to the gospel of tone and attack according to Charlie
Christian -- with some Les Paul mixed in and more than a touch of Bud Powell's
influence as well. But even on his country records (check out
Red Foley's sublime "Midnight" and "Hearts of Stone"), Garland's urbane jazz
and blues sensibilities can be felt.
Cowpens is a rural suburb of Spartanburg, SC, and while growing up there,
Garland absorbed country music from
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith and
Mother Maybelle Carter on the radio, eventually switching from banjo to
guitar. He joined the Grand Ole Opry at 15 in 1945, signed with Decca in 1949 as
a solo artist, and appeared on innumerable Nashville recording sessions while
jamming privately in local clubs. In July 1960, Garland came forward as a jazz
musician, organizing a combo that was scheduled to play the Newport Jazz
Festival but found itself on the sidelines after riots closed the festival.
The following year, Garland's jazz debut on record, Jazz Winds From a New
Direction, astonished both jazz and country circles, and a follow-up album, The
Unforgettable Guitar of Hank Garland, was issued. But in September 1961, a near
fatal auto accident robbed Garland of a good deal of his coordination and
memory.He eventually returned to playing, but never regained the renown of his
early 60s heyday. Hank Garland passed away on December 27, 2004 at the age of
74.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Garland
Talents : Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Style musical : Traditional Country, Jazz
SUGARFOOT
RAG
(1950)
GUITAR SHUFFLE (1950) AUTUMN LEAVES (1960) MOVE (1961) HANK'S DREAM (19??) |
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Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t. & Singles
09/1949 | 78 t. DECCA 46183 (US) | I'll Never Slip Around Again / This Cold War With You |
09/1949 | SP DECCA 9-46183 (US) | I'll Never Slip Around Again / This Cold War With You |
01/1950 | 78 t. DECCA 46204 (US) | Sugarfoot Rag / Some Other World |
01/1950 | SP DECCA 9-46204 (US) | Sugarfoot Rag / Some Other World |
04/1950 | 78 t. DECCA 46218 (US) | Lowdown Billy / The Third Man Theme |
04/1950 | SP DECCA 9-46218 (US) | Lowdown Billy / The Third Man Theme |
08/1950 | 78 t. DECCA 46256 (US) | Guitar Shuffle / I'm Moving On |
08/1950 | SP DECCA 9-46256 (US) | Guitar Shuffle / I'm Moving On |
12/1950 | 78 t. DECCA 46281 (US) | Flying Eagle Polka / It Is No Secret |
12/1950 | SP DECCA 9-46281 (US) | Flying Eagle Polka / It Is No Secret |
1951 | 78 t. DECCA 27426 (US) | Hank "Sugarfoot" GARLAND - Doll Dance / Sentimental Journey |
1951 | SP DECCA 9-27426 (US) | Hank "Sugarfoot" GARLAND - Doll Dance / Sentimental Journey |
10/1951 | 78 t. DECCA 46368 (US) | I'm Crying / Seventh And Union |
10/1951 | SP DECCA 9-46368 (US) | I'm Crying / Seventh And Union |
12/1951 | 78 t. DECCA 46382 (US) | Hillbilly Express / E String Rag |
12/1951 | SP DECCA 9-46382 (US) | Hillbilly Express / E String Rag |
01/1953 | 78 t. DOT 15050 (US) | Guitar Polka / Tea For Two |
01/1953 | SP DOT 45-15050 (US) | Guitar Polka / Tea For Two |
05/1953 | 78 t. DOT 15089 (US) | Steel Guitar Rag / Moonlight On Colorado |
05/1953 | SP DOT 45-15089 (US) | Steel Guitar Rag / Moonlight On Colorado |
10/1953 | 78 t. DOT 15137 (US) | Brazil / Make Believe |
10/1953 | SP DOT 45-15137 (US) | Brazil / Make Believe |
11/1954 | 78 t. DOT 15266 (US) | Boo-Hoo / Have You Ever Been Lonely |
11/1954 | SP DOT 45-15266 (US) | Boo-Hoo / Have You Ever Been Lonely |
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Albums
01/1960 | LP 12" Harmony HL-7231 (mono) / HS-11028 (stereo) (US) | Velvet Guitar (Soft, Pretty Sounds For Intimate Listening) - Secret Love / Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) / Greensleeves / Tammy / Polka Dots And Moonbeams / Autumn Leaves / Like Someone In Love / Ain't Nothing Wrong With That Baby / Blame It On My Youth / Ed's Place | |||
1960 | LP 12" SESAC SN-2301/2 (US) | Subtle Swing - (Tell Me) What Am I To Do? / Not For Me / You're Here Again / Just For Tonight / Pop Goes The Weasel / Call D. Law / It's Love, Of Course / Unless You're In Love / Close Your Eyes / Rainy Afternoon / Why Not? / Three-Four, The Blues | |||
1961 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CL-1572 (mono) /CS-8372 (US) | JAZZ WINDS FROM A NEW DIRECTION - All The Things You Are / Three-Four, The Blues / Move / Always / Riot-Chous / Relaxin' | |||
1961 | LP 12" CBS 52573 (UK) | Three-Four The Blues - Hank Garland / Gary Burton - All The Things You Are / Three-Four, The Blues / Move / Always / Riot-Chous / Relaxing | |||
03/1962 | LP 12" COLUMBIA CL-1913 (mono) / CS-8713 (stereo) (US) | THE UNFORGETTABLE GUITAR OF HANK GARLAND - (Tell Me) What Do I Do? / Not For Me / You're Here Again / Just For Tonight / Pop Goes The Weasel / Call D. Law / It's Love, Of Course / Unless You're In Love / Close Your Eyes / Rainy Afternoon / Why Not? / Three-Four, The Blues | |||
1979 | LP 12" H.G. HG-1001-LPS (US) | Jazz In New York - Cherokee / Secret Love / Like Someone In Love / It Maight As Well Be Spring / Foggy Day In London Town / Ed's Place / Blame It On My Youth | |||
1985 | LP 12" CHARLY CR30243 (UK) | GUITAR GENIUS - LES PAUL - GRADY MARTIN - HANK GARLAND - E-String Rag / Guitar Shuffle / I'm Moving On / Hillbilly Express / Third Man Theme / Lowdown Billy / Doll Dance / Guitar Boogie / Steel Guitar Rag / Blue Skies / Dark Eyes / Slewfoot Rag / Sioux City Sue / Hot Lips / Pork Chop Stomp / Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves | |||
1992 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 1551 (US) | HANK GARLAND & HIS SUGAR FOOTERS - Sugarfoot Rag / The Third Man Theme / Flying Eagle Polka / Sugarfoot Boogie / Hillbilly Express / Seventh And Union / Lowdown Billy / Sentimental Journey / Doll Dance / Baby Guitar / Hank's Dream / Sugarfoot Rag (Red FOLEY) / E-String Rag / Guitar Shuffle / I'm Moving On / This Cold War With You / I'll Never Slip Around Again / Some Other World / It Is No Secret / I'm Crying (& Dottie DILLARD & Jack SHOOK) | |||
11/2001 | 2 CD SUNDAZED 178 (US) | MOVE ! THE GUITAR ARTISTRY OF HANK GARLAND :
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10/2004 | LP 12" SUNDAZED ELP 200 (US) | SUBTLE SWING - What Am I To Do / Not For Me / You’re Here Again / Just For Tonight / Pop Goes The Weasel / It’s Love Of Course / Unless You’re In Love / Close Your Eyes / Rainy Afternoon / Call D. Law |
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