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Infobox musical artist | name = Hank Garland| image = Hank Garland.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Walter Louis Garland| alias =| birth_date = November 11, 1930|birth_place = Cowpens, South Carolina | death_date = death date and age|2004|12|27|1930|11|11|death_place = Orange Park , Florida | instrument = guitar | genre = Jazz , http://books.google.com/books? id=60Jde3l7WNwC& pg=PA125& lpg=PA125& dq=al+di+meola+instrumental+rock& source=bl& ots=x5PeCsNV1m& sig=8W8Bs4g_SFZQcC5nKcCA80LTlw4& hl=en& ei=8UEfTrLVAYP0swPAy81M& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=4& ved=0CCkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage& q=al%20di%20meola%20instrumental%20rock& f=false country music|country http://books.google.com/books? id=60Jde3l7WNwC& pg=PA125& lpg=PA125& dq=al+di+meola+instrumental+rock& source=bl& ots=x5PeCsNV1m& sig=8W8Bs4g_SFZQcC5nKcCA80LTlw4& hl=en& ei=8UEfTrLVAYP0swPAy81M& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=4& ved=0CCkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage& q=al%20di%20meola%20instrumental%20rock& f=false| occupation = musician| years_active = 1946–1961| label =| associated_acts = Elvis Presley , Roy Orbison , Patsy Cline , others| website =| notable_instruments = Walter Louis "Hank" Garland (November 11, 1930 & ndash; December 27, 2004) was a Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville studio musician who performed with Elvis Presley , Patsy Cline , Roy Orbison and many others.
Biography
Born in Cowpens, South Carolina ,cite web|title =Hank Garland: Biography |first=Richard |last=Ginell |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=hank-garland-p1619/biography|pure_url=yes |accessdate =8 April 2011 Garland began playing the guitar at the age of 6. He appeared on local radio shows at 12 and was discovered at 14 at a South Carolina record store.Word, Ron "Obit-Garland" (December 28, 2004), The Associated Press He moved to Nashville at age 16, staying in Ma Upchurch's boarding house, where he roomed with upright bassist Bob Moore and fiddler Dale Potter.
At age 19, Garland recorded his million-selling hit " Sugarfoot Rag ", although some attribute the song to Bernie B. Smith, Jr., published two years earlier by M.M. Cole/BMI as "Bernie's Reel". An instrumental version was the opening theme for ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee from 1955–1960. Garland appeared on the Jubilee with Grady Martin 's band, and on Eddy Arnold 's The Eddy Arnold Show|network and Eddy Arnold Time|syndicated television shows.
He is best known for his work on Elvis Presley's recordings from 1957 to 1961 which produced such Rock music|rock hits as "Little Sister", "I Need Your Love Tonight" and "A Big Hunk O' Love". However, Garland also worked with many country music as well as rock 'n roll stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s including Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee , Mel Tillis , Marty Robbins , the Everly Brothers , Boots Randolph , Roy Orbison and Conway Twitty . He also played with jazz artists such as George Shearing and CharlieParker in New York and went on to record Jazz Winds From a New Direction , showcasing his evolving talent.cite web|title =Jazz Winds from a New Direction: Review |first=Richard |last=Ginell |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=album|id=jazz-winds-from-a-new-direction-r114939|pure_url=yes |accessdate =8 April 2011 It is also believed that he is the first to explore the use of the Power chord in popular music.
At the request of Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson Guitar company president, Ted McCarty , Garland and fellow guitarist Billy Byrd strongly influenced the design of the Gibson Byrdland|Byrdland guitar, which derived from the Gibson Gibson L-5|L-5 guitar Garland is seen holding in the photograph.Duchossior. pp. 57-60
In September 1961, he was playing for the soundtrack of Presley's movie, Follow That Dream when a car accident left Garland in a coma that lasted for a week. With the help of his wife, he re-learned how to walk, talk, and play the guitar though he never recovered sufficiently to return to the studios. It was believed electroconvulsive therapy , prescribed by his doctors, may have caused more damage to his brain, but little evidence exists to support this theory. Garland's brother, Billy, claimed the crash was actually an attempted murder by someone in the Nashville music scene,Word, Ron "Obit-Garland" (December 28, 2004), The Associated Press but there is no evidence of that. Garland was widely respected by his peers and Nashville producers such as Chet Atkins , Don Law and Owen Bradley .
Garland died on December 27, 2004 of a staph infection in Orange Park , Florida . He is survived by two Daughters, Cheryl and Debra. He is also survived by 4 Grandsons: Derek & Chris Gruendemann and Jason & Mark Garland.
On May 10, 2012, Hank's Daughter, Cheryl passed away in McHenry, IL. She is survived by two sons, Derek(Betsy)& Chris, and 2 Granddaughters, Abby & Callie.
His life and times were the subject of the partially fictional independent film Crazy (2007 film)|Crazy .
Discography
After the Riot in Newport|After the Riot at Newport (with The Nashville All-Stars) (1960)
Holiday for the Harp (with the Daphne Hellman Quartet)
See also
The Nashville A-Team
Notes
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References
Duchossior, Andre. Gibson Electrics: The Classic Years. Hal Leonard Corp. 1998 ISBN 0-7935-9210-0
Kienzle, Rich (1998). "Hank Garland". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music . Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp.& nbsp;194–5.
Word, Ron "Obit-Garland" (December 28, 2004), The Associated Press
http://www.angelfire.com/tn2/bobloyce/garlandbio.html Hank Garland biography and interview
http://recordmymind.com/blog/? p=593 More on Hank Garland from his family
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