Sunday, October 11, 2015

Harlan Howard



Harlan Perry Howard, *08-09-1927 Detroit, MI,+03-03-2002
4th version

by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Chris Huskey, Kurt Rokitta, Thieu Van De Vorst, Kent Heineman, Hans Sandberg
SESSIONS 
1959 Hollywood, CA – Harlan Howard
001 FUN ON THE FREE-WAY Tally T 107
002 A GUY NAMED JOE Tally T 107
3 May 1961 [no. 9813] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Producer: Ken Nelson)
003 35021 WISHIN' SHE WAS HERE (INSTEAD OF ME) ST-1631
004 35022 PUT ME BACK TOGETHER AGAIN ST-1631
005 35023 SHE CALLED ME BABY 4682/ST-1631
006 35024 LIFE GOES ON (I WONDER WHY) ST 1631
4 May 1961 [no. 10064] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Producer: Ken Nelson)
007 35025 PRETTY GOOD SHAPE ST 1631
008 35026 I HOPE YOU'RE LONESOME ST 1631
009 35027 HAS ANYONE SEEN ME LATELY? ST 1631
010 35028 COME ON HOME,BOY ST 1631
5 May 1961 [no. 10065] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Producer: Ken Nelson)
011 35029 WE'RE PROUD TO CALL HIM SON 4612/ST 1631
012 35030 HE'S JUST A LITTLE MEANER ST 1631
013 35031 THE LEGION OF THE LOST 4612/ST 1631
014 35800 MAYBE THE HURT WILL GO AWAY ST 1631
24 April 1962 [no. 10576] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (unknown musicians. Producer: Ken Nelson)
015 37482 I AIN'T GOT NOBODY (AND NOBODY CARES FOR ME) F4813
016 37484 I HOPE YOU'RE LONESOME unissued
017 37485 RAMBLIN' SON-OF-A-GUN F4813
018 37486 VENGEANCE IS MINE unissued
18 September 1962 [no 10754] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard
019 38119 JUST CALL ME LONESOME unissued
020 38120 LITTLE DARLIN' #2 unissued
021 38121 BABY ROCKED HER DOLLY unissued
022 38122 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER unissued
19 September 1962 [no 10755] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard
023 38123 THAT OLD MOON unissued
024 38124 IN THIS VERY SAME ROOM unissued
025 38125 MY BABY'S HIS BABY NOW 4928
026 38126 WHEN YOU'RE NOTHING TO NO ONE unissued
20 September 1962 [no 10756] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard
027 38127 FROM BALLADS TO BLUES unissued
028 38128 A LITTLE HUMOR, FRIENDS unissued
029 38129 I NEVER PASS THERE ANYMORE unissued
030 38130 SOMEDAY SWEETHEART 4928
24 July or 19 August 1963 [no 11208] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard
031 39710 SHE'S ALL THAT YOU SAY unissued
032 39732 ALL RIVERS RUN TO THE SEA  unissued
Note: Date shown in Capitol master file is August 19,while cards from producer Ken Nelson show July 24.
December 1963 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard and His Band Of Blues (Producer: Ray Stevens)
033 B12W-423 IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND Monument 45-833
034 B12W-424 I CAN'T STAND IT 45-833/Mill 5001
June 1964 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard (Producer: Fred Foster)
035 C6W-546 KING OF THE HOBO JUNGLE 45-864/Mill 5001
036 C6W-547 TIME TO BUM AGAIN 45-849/Mill 5001
037 C6W-548 THE DEEPENING SNOW 45-864/Mill 5001
038 C6W-549 PREVIEWS OF COMING ATTRACTION 45-849/Mill 5001
March 1965 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard
039 D3W-669 WHAT'S LEFT ON ME 45-883/Mill 5001
040 D3W-670 HOW SLOW TIME GOES 45-883
July 1965 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard (Producer: Fred Foster)
041 D7W-725 ANOTHER BRIDGE TO BURN 45-919/Mill 5001
September 1965 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Harold Bradley [gt], Ray Edington [gt], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano].  Producer: Fred Foster)
042 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER SLP-18038
043 I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL FALL IN LOVE TODAY SLP-18038
044 I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL SLP-18038
045 PICK ME UP ON YOUR WAY DOWN SLP-18038
046 CALL ME MISTER IN-BETWEEN SLP-18038
047 D9W-749 THE EVERGLADES 45-907/SLP-18038
September 1965 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Harold Bradley [gt], Ray Edington [gt], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano].  Producer: Bobby Bare)
048 D9W-750 BUSTED 45-907/SLP-18038
049 I6W-3240* TOO MANY RIVERS 45-1207*/SLP-18038
050 ABOVE AND BEYOND (THE CALL OF LOVE) SLP-18038
051 MARY ANN REGRETS SLP-18038
052 I FALL TO PIECES SLP-18038
053 THE BLIZZARD SLP-18038
January 1966 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard (Producer: Fred Foster)
054 E1W-782 BABY, THAT WOULD SURE BE GOOD 45-919
Brw 1963-1966 Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Harlan Howard
055 TANGLED WEB Monument unissued
056 IT’S NOTHIN‘ TO ME Monument unissued
14 September 1966 [22:00-01:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Pete Wade [gt], Earl Porter [gt], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Bob Ferguson)
056a TWA4-1335 I'M TIRED LSP-3729
056b TWA4-1336 TAKE IT AND GO RCA Victor 47-9252/LSP-3729
057 TWA4-1337 JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT LSP-3729
21 September 1966 [22:00-01:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Pete Wade [gt], Pete Drake [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Bob Ferguson)
058 TWA4-1350 I'LL BE GONE  LSP-3729
059 TWA4-1351 BABY SISTER  LSP-3729
060 TWA4-1352 I'VE GOTTA LEAVE YOU BABY  LSP-3729
061 TWA4-1353 HELLO THERE STRANGER  LSP-3729
5 October 1966 [22:00-01:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Pete Wade [gt], Pete Drake [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano]. Producer: Bob Ferguson)
062 TWA4-1376 NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS  LSP-3729
063 TWA4-1377 EVERYBODY'S BABY  LSP-3729
064 TWA4-1378 YOU DON'T KNOW MY MIND  LSP-3729
065 TWA4-1379 GREY EYES YOU KNOW LSP-3729
066 TWA4-1380 I WISH I FELT THIS WAY AT HOME  LSP-3729
17 May 1967 [22:00-01:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Walter Haynes [gt], Pete Drake [steel], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano], Charlie McCoy [vibes and harmonica]. Producer: Bob Ferguson)
067 UWA4-2477 CALL ME UP LSP-3886
068 UWA4-2478 I DON'T MIND LSP-3886
069 UWA4-2479 CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE LSP-3886
070 UWA4-2480 I'D RATHER BE A FOOL 47-9252/LSP-3886
6 September 1967 [22:00-01:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Wayne Moss [gt], Walter Haynes [gt], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano], Charlie McCoy (organ and harmonica). Producer: Bob Ferguson)
071 UWA4-2746 WINE, WOMEN AND SONG LSP-3886
072 UWA4-2747 IT'S NOTHIN' TO ME 47-9352/LSP-3886
073 UWA4-2748 BABY, DON'T BELIEVE HIM LSP-3886
7 September 1967 [22:00-01:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Wayne Moss [gt], Walter Haynes [gt], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano], Charlie McCoy (organ and harmonica). Producer: Bob Ferguson)
074 UWA4-2749 OLD PODNER LSP-3886
075 UWA4-2750 IF ONLY YOU'D OF HAPPENED TO ME LSP-3886
076 UWA4-2751 HOME FROM THE FOREST LSP-3886
077 UWA4-2752 I RUN TO THE DOOR'D RATHER BE A FOOL LSP-3886
11 March 1968 [18:00-21:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Wayne Moss [gt], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano], Charlie McCoy (harmonica). Producer: Bob Ferguson)
078 WWA4-1949 BAD WITH THE GOOD
079 WWA4-1960 GO GO (GO GO GIRL)
29 March 1968 [18:00-21:00] RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Fred Carter [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Wayne Moss [gt], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], David Briggs [piano], Charlie McCoy [harmonica]. Producer: Bob Ferguson)
080 WWA4-1989 BETTER GET YOUR PRIDE BACK, BOY Nugget NR-1060/NRLP-105 KSCD-5151
081 WWA4-1990 I MAY NEVER COME BACK THIS WAY
082 WWA4-1991 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I WAS YOU 47-9535
083 WWA4-1992 A LITTLE MORE TIME Nugget NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
June 1970 Monument Recording Studio, 114 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Producer: Fred Foster)
084 I6W-3239 LOOK BEHIND YOU (I'LL BE THERE) Monument 45-1207
btw 1965-1970 Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Producer: Fred Foster)
085 SING THE GIRLS A SONG Mill 5001  
086 SHE MADE ONE MISTAKE Mill 5001  
087 THANKS BUT NO THANKS Mill 5001  
088 TOO MANY MILES Mill 5001  
089 I'VE GOT MY BABY ON MY MIND Mill 5001  
Tracks above are Monument masters leased to Mill Records.
ca. December 1970 Nugget Recording Studio, Goodlettsville, TN – Harlan Howard (Producer: Fred Carter, Jr. and Don Davis)
090 SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN Nugget NR-1058/NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
091 UNCLE SAM (I'M A PATRIOT) Nugget NR-1060/NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
092 WE DIDN'T BUILD THIS WORLD Nugget NRLP-105
093 THAT LITTLE BOY WHO FOLLOWS ME Nugget NR-1058/NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
094 THE WORLD IS WEIGHING HEAVY ON MY MIND Nugget NRLP-105
095 SHE CALLED ME BABY Nugget NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
096 THREE CHEERS FOR THE GOOD GUYS Nugget NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
097 MISTER PROFESSOR Nugget NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
098 I CARE Nugget NRLP-105
099 THE CHOKIN' KIND Nugget NRLP-105 KSCD-5159
17 November 1977 Sound Spectrum Recording, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN – Harlan Howard (Harlan Howard [vcl], Dave Kirby [el gt], Leo Jackson [rh gt], Weldon Myrick [steel], Joe Zinkan [bass], Kenny Malone [drums/tambourine], Johnny Gimble [fiddle], Bunky Keels [piano]. Producer: Harlan Howard, Mac Bellingrath)
100 BUSTED  Triple 1 TLP 0001
101 LATE AT NIGHT I WRITE YOU LOVE SONGS  Triple 1 TLP 0001
102 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER  Triple 1 TLP 0001
TRIPLE 1 TLP-0001 NASHVILLE’S MASTER SONGWRITERS (1977)  
1980s Nashville, TN – Harlan Howard (Producer: Emory Gordy, Jr., Robert Byrne)
103 THAT’S JUST BAR TALK  RCA 9585-2
104 BE CAREFUL WHO YOU LOVE (ARTHUR'S SONG) RCA 9585-2
RCA 9585-2 R – V/A - SIGNATURES II - A SONGWRITER'S ALBUM (1989)
Unknown info [demo sessions] unknown – Harlan Howard
10401 A DAMN GOOD BAND
10402 CINDY
10403 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DOWN?
10404 YOU MAKE MY SOUL ROCK AND ROLL
10405 LIKE AN OLD COUNTRY SONG
10406 ARE YOU READY FOR THE BLUES
10407 I MUST GO TO CENTER HILL
10408 WHEN I GET MY DANCIN SHOES ON
10409 I WISH SOMEBODY LOVED ME
10410 WHAT LONELY PEOPLE DO

ALBUMS
Capitol T/ST-1631 Harlan Howard Sings Harlan Howard:
Come On Home, Boy; She Called Me Baby; Put Me Back Together Again; Has Anybody Seen Me Lately; Wishin' She Was Here (Instead Of Me); Maybe The Hurt Will Go Away; We're Proud To Call Him Son; I Hope You're Lonesome; Legion Of The Lost; He's Just A Little Meaner; Life Goes On (I Wonder Why); Pretty Good Shape – 09-61 (reissued on Stetson HAT 3130 in UK)
Monument MLP-8038/SLP-18038 All Time Favorite Country Songwriter/Billboard Award Album: Busted; Heartaches By The Number; Too Many Rivers; I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today; Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love); I've Got A Tiger By The Tail; The Everglades; Mary Ann Regrets; Pick Me Up On Your Way Down; Call Me Mister In-Between; I Fall To Pieces; The Blizzard – 11-65 (reissued on Koch KOC-3-7915/Sony Music Sp.Pr. A-26679 in 1996)
RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3729 Mr. Songwriter: You Don't Know My Mind; Grey Eyes You Know; Just For The Heck Of It; I'll Be Gone; Now Everybody Knows; I'm Tired; I've Gotta Leave You Baby; Everybody's Baby; I Wish I Felt This Way At Home; Take It And Go; Hello There Stranger; Baby Sister – 04-67
RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3886 Down To Earth: It's Nothin' To Me; I Don't Mind; Baby, Don't Believe Him; California Sunshine; I Run To The Door; I'd Rather Be A Fool; Home From The Forest; Old Podner; If Only You'd Of Happened To Me; Wine, Women And Song; Call Me Up – 12-67 (MX: UPRM-3201/2(m); UPRS-3203/4(s))
Nugget NRLP-105 To The Silent Majority, With Love: Sunday Morning Christian; Uncle Sam (I'm A Patriot); We Didn't Build This World; That Little Boy Who Follows Me; The World Is Weighing Heavy On My Mind; She Called Me Baby; Three Cheers For The Good Guys; Better Get Your Pride Back Boy; Mister Professor; I Care; A Little More Time; The Chokin' Kind – 05-71 (reissued in 2002 as Country Music Hall Of Fame 1997 on King 5159 with 2 omited songs)
Mill [SWE] 5001 Singer And Songwriter: Sing The Girls A Song; King Of The Hobo Jungle; Preview Of Coming Attraction; She Made One Mistake; Another Bridge To Burn; Thanks But No Thanks; Too Many Miles; I Can't Stand It; Deepening Snow; Time To Bum Again; What's Left Of Me; I've Got My Baby On My Mind – 81
King KSCD-5159 Country Music Hall of Fame 1997: Sunday Morning Christian;  Uncle Sam; That Little Boy Who Follows Me; Better Get Your Pride Back Boy; Three Cheers for the Good Guys; She Called Me Baby; A Little More Time; The Chokin' Kind; Mister Professor – 16-07-02 (all tracks from NRLP 105)

SINGLES
Tally (1959)
T 107 A Guy Called Joe / Fun On The Freeway - 59
Capitol (1961-62)
4612 We're Proud To Call Him Son / Legion Of The Lost – 08-61 (rev. Aug. 14)
4682 Wishin' She Was Here (Instead Of Me) / She Called Me Baby – 01-62
4813 I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me) / Ramblin' Son Of A Gun - 07-62
4928 My Baby's His Baby Now / Someday Sweetheart - 02-63 (rev. March 2)
Monument (1963-66)
45-833 It's All In Your Mind / I Can't Stand It - 01-64
45-849 Time To Bum Again / Previews Of Coming Attractions - 05-64
45-864 Hobo Jungle / The Deepening Snow - 10-64
45-883 How Slow Time Goes / What's Left On Me - 03-65
45-907 The Everglades / Busted - 10-65
45-919 Another Bridge To Burn / Baby, That Would Sure Be Good - 02-66
RCA Victor (1967-68)
47-9252 I'd Rather Be A Fool / Take It And Go - 07-67
47-9352 It's Nothing To Me / Home From The Forest - 10-67
47-9535 Old Podner / Where Were You When I Was Young? - 05-68
Monument (1970)
45-1207 Too Many Rivers / Look Behind You (I'll Be There) - 07-70
Nugget (1971)
NR-1058 Sunday Morning Christian / That Little Boy Who Follows Me - 03-71
NR-1060 Uncle Sam / Better Get Your Pride Back, Boy - 71