Walter Louis Garland, *11-11-1930, Cowpens, SC, +27-12-20044th version
By Richard Weize, Adam Komorowski, Mario Manciotti, Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Kittra Moore , Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS1 May 1949 [22:00-01:00] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Eddie Crosby/* Earl Cross (Eddie Crosby [vcl-1], Earl Cross [vcl-2], + Hank Garland and His Sugarfooters: Hank Garland [gt], Billy Byrd [gt], Jimmy Selph [rh gt], Don Davis [steel], Eggy McEwen [accordion]. Producer: Paul Cohen)
C01 74889/NA 166 I‘M BITTIN‘ MY FINGERNAILS AND THINKING OF YOU -2 Vocalion 55009
C02 74890/NA 167 LOVESICK BLUES -1 46168
C03 74887/NA 168 SUGARFOOT BOOGIE 46168/BCD 15551
C04 74888/NA 169 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY -2 Vocalion 55009
25 August 1949 [22:45-02:15] Castle Studio At the Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland (Hank Garland [vcl-1/gt], Jack Shook or Harold Bradley [gt], ? [steel], Ernie Newton [bass], Farris Coursey [drums], Tommy Jackson [fiddle], Owen Bradley [piano]. Producer: Paul Cohen)
001 75215/NA 2024 I'LL NEVER SLIP AROUND AGAIN -1 9-46183/ BCD-15551
002 75216/NA 2025 THIS COLD WAR WITH YOU -1 9-46183/ BCD-15551
003 75217/NA 2026 SOME OTHER WORLD -1 9-46204/ BCD-15551
004 75218/NA 2027 SUGARFOOT RAG 9-46204/ BCD-15551
11 November 1949 [01:00-04:30] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Red Foley with Hank Garlans (Red Foley [vcl], Hank Garland [gt], Jack Shook [rh gt], Ernie Newton [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle]. Producer: Paul Cohen)
F01 75519/NA 2058 SUGARFOOT RAG 9-46205 ED-2025/DL-4107 DL-75003
30 December 1949 [21:00-24:00] Castle Studio At the Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland and His Sugarfooters (Hank Garland [ld gt/mandolin], Jack Shook or Harold Bradley [gt], ? [steel], Ernie Newton [bass], ? [accordion]. Producer: Paul Cohen)
005 75658/NA 2074 THE THIRD MAN THEME 9-46218/ BCD-15551
006 75659/NA 2075 LOWDOWN BILLY (BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND) 9-46218/ BCD-15551
4 July 1950 [20:00-23:00] Castle Studio At the Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland and His Sugarfooters (Hank Garland [vcl-1/ld gt], Jack Shook or Harold Bradley [rh gt], poss. Bob Foster [steel], Ernie Newton [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle-2], Farris Coursey [drums], Owen Bradley [piano]. Producer: Paul Cohen)
007 76599/NA 2188 I'M MOVING ON -1-2 9-46256/ BCD-15551
008 76600/NA 2189 GUITAR SHUFFLE 9-46256/ BCD-15551
30 October 1950 [08:30-11:30] Castle Studio At the Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland And His Sugarfooters (Hank Garland [vcl-1/ld gt], Harold Bradley [gt], Ernie Newton [bass], Farris Coursey [drums], Owen Bradley [organ], ? [vcl chorus-1]. Producer: Paul Cohen)
009 80113/NA 2258 FLYING EAGLE POLKA 9-46281/ BCD-15551
010 80114/NA 2259 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY 9-27456/ BCD-15551
011 80115/NA 2260 IT IS NO SECRET -1 9-46281/ BCD-15551
012 80116/NA 2261 DOLL DANCE 9-27426/ BCD-15551
31 August 1951 [13:45-16:45] Castle Studio At the Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland And His Sugarfooters (Hank Garland [vcl-1/ld gt], Jack Shook [vcl-2/rh gt], Dottie Dillard [vcl-3], Harold Bradley [gt], Ernie Newton [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle-4], Farris Coursey [drums], Owen Bradley [piano]. Producer: Paul Cohen)
013 81477/NA 2470 I‘M CRYING -1-2 9-46368/ BCD-15551
014 81478/NA 2471 SEVENTH AND UNION 9-46368/ BCD-15551
015 81469/NA 2472 HILLBILLY EXPRESS -4 9-46382/ BCD-15551
016 81480/NA 2473 E-STRING RAG -1 9-46382/ BCD-15551
22 October 1952 [19:00-22:00] Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland (Hank Garland [gt], Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians)
017 M-7018/E2KB-7607 GUITAR POLKA Dot 45-15050
018 M-7019/E2KB-8780 STEEL GUITAR RAG 45-15089
019 M-7020/E2KB-7608 TEA FOR TWO 45-15050
020 M-7021/E2KB-8782 MOONLIGHT ON THE COLORADO 45-15089
ca. Early May 1953 Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Ave. North, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland (Hank Garland [ld gt] + unknown musicians])
021 M 8115/E3KB-3932 BRAZIL 45-15137
022 M-8116/E3KB-3933 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LONELY 45-15266
023 M 8117/E3KB-3934 MAKE BELIEVE 45-15137
024 M 8118/E3KB-3935 BOO HOO 45-15266
27 March 1957 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland [gt] (Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians)
025 BABY GUITAR Chic unissued/ BCD-15551
026 HANK‘S DREAM Chic unissued/ BCD-15551
Recording date by Kittra Moore, in BCD-15551 March 30 listed
8 October 1958 [16:00-?] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland [gt] (Bob Moore [bass] + unknown musicians)
027 BIRDLAND HOP Chic ?
028 Unknown title Chic ?
8 March 1959 [19:00-22:00?] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland (Hank Garland [gt]. Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law and Frank Jones)
029 CO 62472/OB 1777? ED’S PLACE Columbia unissued/Euphoria 178
030 CO 62473/OB 1778? SOME OF THESE DAYS Columbia unissued/Euphoria 178
031 CO 62474/OB 1779? SECRET LOVE Columbia unissued/Euphoria 178
032 CO 62475/OB 1780? POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS Columbia unissued/Euphoria 178
9 April 1959 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland [gt] (Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law and Frank Jones)
033 CO-62475-2/OB 1826? POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
034 CO 63113/OB 1827? SCARLET RIBBONS (FOR HER HAIR) Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
035 CO 63114/OB 1828? GREENSLEEVES Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
036 CO 63115/OB 1829? TAMMY Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
037 CO 63116/OB 1830? AUTUMN LEAVES Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
038 CO 63117/OB 1831? WHY NOT Columbia CS-8713 Euphoria 178 HG box
039 CO 63118/OB 1832? AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT BABY Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
OB sequence may have been 1826/32
23 June 1960 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland [gt] (Joe Benjamin [bass], Joe Morello [drums], Gary Burton [vibes]. Producer: Don Law and Frank Jones)
040 CO 65380 RIOT-CHOUS Columbia CL-1572 CS-8372 Euphoria 178 HG box
041 CO 65381 RELAXING Columbia CL 1572 CS-8372 Euphoria 178 HG box
042 CO 65382 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE Columbia CL 1572 CS-8372 Euphoria 178 HG box
043 CO 65383 THREE-FOUR THE BLUES Columbia CL-1572 CS-8372 CL-1913 CS-8713 Euphoria 178 HG box
044 CO 65384 MOVE Columbia CL-1572 CS-8372 Euphoria 178 HG box
045 CO 65385 ALWAYS Columbia CL-1572 CS-8372 Euphoria 178 HG box
24 August 1959 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland [gt] (Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums]. Producer: Don Law and Frank Jones)
046 CO 62928/OB 1938? SECRET LOVE Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
047 CO 62929/OB 1939? LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
048 CO 62930/OB 1940? BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
049 CO 62931/OB 1941? ED'S PLACE Harmony HL-7231 HS-11028 Euphoria 178 HG box
29 August 1960 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland (Bob Moore [bass], Doug Kirkham [drums], Bill Pursell [piano], Gary Burton [vibes]. Producer: Don Law and Frank Jones) [SESAC session]
050 CO 75853 UNLESS YOU'RE IN LOVE Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
051 CO 75854 YOU'RE HERE AGAIN Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
052 CO 75855 POP GOES THE WEASEL Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
053 CO 75856 JUST FOR TONIGHT Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
054 CO 75857 CALL D. LAW Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
055 CO 75858 IT'S LOVE OF COURSE Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
Sessions recorded for SESAC and New York master numbers series assigned later
30 August 1960 Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland (Bob Moore [bass], Doug Kirkham[drums], Bill Pursell [piano], Gary Burton [vibes]. Producer: Don Law and Frank Jones)
056 CO 75859 NOT FOR ME Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
057 CO 75860 (TELL ME) WHAT AM I TO DO Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
058 CO 75861 CLOSE YOUR EYES Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
059 CO 75862 RAINY AFTERNOON Columbia CL-1913 CS-8713 SESAC N-2301/2 Euphoria 178 HG box
Sessions recorded for SESAC and New York master numbers series assigned later
ca 1960 [live] The Carousel Club, Printer's Alley, Nashville, TN - Hank Garland [gt] (C. Sanders [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Gary Burton [vibes])
05901 ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE HB box
05902 ANGEL EYES HB box
05903 BARNEY'S BLUES HB box
05904 H BLUES HB box
05905 CARIBBEAN CONGO HB box
05906 LULLABY OF THE LEAVES HB box
05907 'S WONDERFUL HB box
4 July 1960 jam session] Newport, RI - Nashville All Stars (Chet Atkins, Hank Garland [gt], Boots Randolph [sax] Gary Burton [vibraphone], Breton Banks [piano and violin], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano]. Producer: Chet Atkins)
N01 RELAXIN' LSP-2302
N02 NASHVILLE TO NEWPORT LSP-2302 HG box
N03 OPUS DE FUNK LSP-2302 HG box
N04 'S WONDERFUL LSP-2302 HG box
N05 ROUND MIDNIGHT LSP-2302 HG box
N06 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY LSP-2302 HG box
N07 RIOT-CHOUS LSP-2302
Nashville All Stars recorded this jam session in rented mansion in Newport, not in concert on jazz festival
ca. March 1961 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Jimmy Richardson [org], Boots Randolph [sax], Hank Garland [gt]
R01 4713 FREEWAY Nashville NV-5033/Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R02 SEND ME THE PILLOW THAT YOU DREAM ON SLP-314
R03 4715 COFFEE EXPRESSO Nashville NV-5012/Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R04 4716 STOCKADE ROLL Nashville NV-5033/Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R05 4717 THE DRIVE Hollywood 45-1102/Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R06 4718 WHO'S SORRY NOW Hollywood 45-1102//Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R07 HE'LL HAVE TO GO Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R08 YOU WIN AGAIN Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R09 INVITATION TO THE BLUES SLP-314
R10 JAMBALAYA Nashville NV-5012/Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R11 SWEET DREAMS Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
R12 WEDDING BELLS Starday SLP-145 SLP-314
ca. November 1966 Starday Sound Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN - Nashville Cats (Pete Drake, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Richardson, Boots Randolph, Hank Garland, Tommy Hill's Nashville String Band, Phil Baugh, And Joe Maphis)
C01 SPOOK SLP-399
C02 PENGUIN WATUSI SLP-399
C03 ALLEY SLP-399
C04 MAKIN' OUT SLP-399
C05 COFFEE EXPRESSO SLP-399
C06 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY SLP-399
C07 COUNTRY GUITAR SLP-399
C08 DRIVE SLP-399
C09 ORIENTAL FRUG SLP-399
C10 HOT ROD GUITAR SLP-399
C11 AFTER HOURS SLP-399
C12 STAR GAZING SLP-399
late 1970s New York City - Hank Garland [gt] (Joe Benjamin [bass], Jo Morello [drums], Gary Burton [vibes], Les Spann [flute])
060 CHEROKEE H.G. HG-1001 HG box
061 SECRET LOVE H.G. HG-1001 HG box
062 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE H.G. HG-1001 HG box
063 ED'S PLACE HG box
064 IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING H.G. HG-1001 HG box
065 A FOGGY DAY IN LONDON TOWN H.G. HG-1001 HG box
066 ED'S PLACE H.G. HG-1001 HG box
067 (DON'T) BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH H.G. HG-1001 HG box
RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS1950s [Everly Brothers Leatherneck Jamboree] unknown – Hank Garland
THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE
1958 [Jim Reeves Cancer Crusade, no. 107693] unknown – Hank Garland
RAUNCHY
ALBUMS
Harmony HL-7231/HS-11028 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 - 01-60
RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2302 After The Riot At Newport: Relaxin'; Nashville
To Newport; Opus De Funk; 'S Wonderful; Round Midnight; Frankie And Johnny;
Riot-Chous - 02-61 Nashville All Stars: Chet Atkins, Hank Garland, Guitar ;
Boots Randolph, Alto And Tenor Sax ; Gary Burton, Vibraphone ; Breton Banks,
Piano And Violin ; Bob Moore, Bass ; Buddy Harman, Drums ; Floyd Cramer, Piano
(Recorded At Newport, Rhode Island)
SESAC SN-2301/2 Subtle Swing: (Tell Me) 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 - 60
(reissued on in March 1962 with bonus tracks: Why Not; Three-Four The Blues and
on Sundazed ELP 200 in 2004)
Columbia CL-1572/CS-8372 Jazz Winds From A New Direction:
All The Things You Are; Three-Four The Blues; Move; Always; Riot-Chous;
Relaxing – 02-61 (MX: XLP 51582/3(m); XSM 51584/5(s);European CD reissue on Columbia
492532-2 in 1992)
Columbia CL-1913/CS-8713 The Unforgettable Guitar Of Hank
Garland. (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 – 03-62 (MX: XLP 57502/3(m);
XSM 57504/5(s); SESAC SN 2301/2 + bonus tracks)
Starday SLP-145 Jimmy Richardson and His Swinging Hammond Organ: Who's
Sorry Now; Coffee Expresso; Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On; He'll Have To
Go;You Win Again; Invitation To The Blues; Drive; Jambalaya; Stockade Roll;
Sweet Dreams; Freeway; Wedding Bells - 61 (reissued in 1964 on SLP 314 Big Beat
Country Melodies)
Starday SLP-399 The Fabulous Sounds Of Those Nashville Cats: The Spook;
Penguin Watusi; The Alley; Makin' Out; Coffee Expresso; Frankie And Johnny;
Country Guitar; The Drive; Oriental Frug; Hot Rod Guitar; After Hours; Star
Gazing - 67 Pete Drake, Jerry Shook, Jimmy Richardson, Boots Randolph, Hank
Garland, Tommy Hill's Nashville String Band, Phil Baugh, And Joe Maphis as by
The Nashville Cats
H.G. HG-1001-LPS 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 - 79
Bear Family [GER] BCD-15551 Hank Garland And His Sugarfooters:Third Man
Theme; Flying Eagle Polka; Sugarfoot Boogie; Hillbilly Express; Seventh And
Union; Lowdown Billy; Sentimental Journey; Doll Dance; Chic No.1; Chic No.2;
Sugarfoot Rag; E String Rag; Guitar Shuffle; I'm Movin' On; This Cold War With
You; I'll Never Slip Around Again; Some Other World; I'm Crying - 92 (Decca and
Chic tracks)
Sundazed-Euphoria 178/Sony Music S.P. A2-51497 The Guitar Artistry Of hank
Garland/The Complete Columbia Recording Sessions 1959-1960: All The Things
You Are; Three-Four The Blues; Move; Always; Riot-Chous; Relaxing; Call D. Law;
It's Love, Of Course; Not For Me; (Tell Me) What Am I To Do?; You're Here
Again; Pop Goes The Weasel; Autumn Leaves; Why Not?; Ed's Place; Scarlet
Ribbons (For Her Hair); Like Someone In Love; Ain't Nothing Wrong With That
Baby; Polka Dots And Moonbeams; Tammy; Secret Love; Greensleeves; Blame It On
My Youth; Unless You're In Love; Just For Tonight; Close Your Eyes; Rainy
Afternoon; Ed's Place*; Polka Dots And Moonbeans*; Some Of These Days*; Secret
Love* - 01 (double, *previously unissued)
Hank Garland no number CD Collection: (tracks unknown, includes also
previously unissued concert) - 0- (5CD box, limited edition, 1000 pcs pressed,
available through www.hankgarland.com)
Jasmine [UK] JASMCD 2848 Hank Sugarfoot Garland In Session: Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, Jazz And More: Autry Inman -You Gotta Leave Them Other Guys Alone; Hank Sugarfoot Garland - Sugarfoot Rag; Red Foley With Guitar Solo Hank Sugarfoot Garland - Sugarfoot Rag; Hank Garland With Jack Shoot + Dottie Dillard - I'm Crying; Roy Hall - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On; Marty Robbins- Long Tall Sally; Hall Willis - My Pink Cadillac; Wayne Raney - Shake Baby Shake; Webb Pierce - Bye Byue Love; Wayne Walker - Bo-Bo Ska Diddle Daddle; Warner Mack - Roc-A-Chicka; Glenn Reeves - Betty Bounce; Jimmy Lloyd - You're Gone Baby; Little Jimmy Dickens - I Got A Hole In My Pocket; Rusty And Doug Kershaw - Hey,Mae; Red Foley - Crazy Little Guitar Man; Faron Young - Alone With You; Don Gibson - Sweet Sweet Girl; Janis and Her Boyfriends (Martin)- Bang Bang; Louvin Brothers - My Baby's Gone; Lefty Frizzell - You're Humbuggin' Me; Simon Crum - Stand Up,Sit Down, Shut Your Mouth; Billy Brown - Flip Out; Johnnie Strictland - She's Mine; Eddy Arnold - That's How Much I Love You; Boots Randolph - Blue Guitar; Carl Belew - No Regrets; Johnny Preston - Cradle Of Love; The Nashville All-Stars - Frankie And Johnnie; Patsy Cline - I Fall To Pieces; Patti Page - Just Because; Leroy Van Dyke - Walk On By; Elvis Presley - Little Sister – 14-02-25
SINGLES
Decca (1949-51)
9-46183 This Cold War With You / I'll Never Slip Around Again - 09-49
9-46204 Sugarfoot Rag / Some Other World – 12-49 (rev. Dec. 31)
9-46218 Lowdown Billy / The Third Man Theme - 04-50
9-46256 Guitar Shuffle / I'm Movin' On – 14-08-50 (rev. Aug. 19)
9-46281 Flying Eagle Polka / It Is No Secret - 12-50
9-27426 Sentimental Journey / Doll Dance - 51
9-46368 I'm Crying / Seventh And Union - 09-51 (rev. Sept. 29)
9-46382 Hillbilly Express / E-String Rag -
03-12-51 (rev. Dec. 8)
Dot (1952-53)
45-15050 Guitar Polka / Tea For Two - 01-53
45-15089 Steel Guitar Rag / Moonlight On The Colorado - 05-53
45-15137 Brazil / Make Believe - 10-53
45-15266 Boo Hoo / Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) - 11-54
Chic (ca late 1950s) this info is unconfirmed
? Birdland Hop / ?
