Quick Facts
Biography
Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician.
Career
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Songwriter Larry Petree, Martha Carson, Patsy Cline, 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, and many more.
Awards
Harman was the first regular drummer on the Grand Ole Opry. 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.
Death
Harman died at the Hospice Center in Nashville from congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
Selected discography
Singles
| Artist | Song title | Date | US charts | US Country charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Presley | I Need Your Love Tonight | 1958 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley | I Got Stung | 1958 | 8 | |
| Brenda Lee | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | 1958 | 14 | |
| Brenda Lee | Sweet Nothin's | 1959 | 4 | |
| Brenda Lee | Jambalaya (On the Bayou) | 1959 | 14 | |
| Brenda Lee | Let's Jump the Broomstick | 1959 | 14 | |
| Johnny Horton | The Battle of New Orleans | 1959 | 1 | |
| Everly Brothers | (Till) I Kissed You | 1959 | 4 | |
| Ray Price | Heartaches by the Number | 1959 | 2 | |
| Elvis Presley | A Big Hunk o' Love | 1959 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I | 1959 | 2 | R&B Chart 16 |
| Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown | 1960 | 1 | |
| Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry | 1960 | 1 | 4 R&B Chart |
| Brenda Lee | That's All You Gotta Do | 1960 | 6 | 19 R&B Chart |
| Elvis Presley | Stuck on You | 1960 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | It's Now or Never (song) | 1960 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | 1960 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Surrender | 1960 | 1 | |
| Roy Orbison | Only the Lonely | 1960 | 2 | |
| Roy Orbison | Running Scared | 1960 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Little Sister | 1961 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley | I Feel So Bad | 1961 | 5 | |
| Elvis Presley | (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame | 1961 | 4 | |
| Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 1961 | 1 | |
| Patsy Cline | Crazy | 1961 | 9 | |
| Roy Orbison | Crying | 1962 | 2 | |
| Roy Orbison | Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) | 1962 | 4 | |
| Patsy Cline | Imagine That | 1962 | 90 | 21 |
| Patsy Cline | Heartaches | 1962 | 73 | |
| Patsy Cline | So Wrong | 1962 | 85 | 14 |
| Patsy Cline | When I Get Thru with You | 1962 | 53 | 10 |
| Patsy Cline | She's Got You | 1962 | 14 | 1 |
| Patsy Cline | Leavin' on Your Mind | 1963 | 83 | 8 |
| Johnny Cash | Ring of Fire | 1963 | 17 | 1 |
| Roy Orbison | In Dreams | 1963 | 7 | 3 |
| Roy Orbison | Distant Drums | 1963 | ||
| Roy Orbison | It's Over | 1964 | 9 | 1 |
| Roy Orbison | Oh, Pretty Woman | 1964 | 1 | |
| Elvis Presley | Viva Las Vegas | 1964 | 29 | |
| Roger Miller | Dang Me | 1964 | 7 | 1 |
| Roger Miller | Chug-a-Lug | 1964 | 9 | 3 |
| Roger Miller | King of the Road | 1965 | 4 | |
| Tammy Wynette | Stand by Your Man | 1968 | 19 | 1 |
| Loretta Lynn | Coal Miner’s Daughter | 1970 | 100 | 1 |
Albums
With Kai Winding
- Modern Country (Verve, 1964)
- Jorgensen, Ernst, Elvis Presley: A Life in Music, The Complete Recording sessions, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 1998
- http://www.discogs.com/Roy-Orbison-The-Monument-Singles-Collection-1960-1964/release/3646494
- http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/bobloyce/cline2.html
- http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/10/roger-miller.html
