Buddy Harman

Buddy Harman, one of Nashville's outstanding session drummers, has played his solid, driving beat on over 18,000 recording sessions in the last 40 years. The Country Music Hall of Fame recognizes him, along with only a handful of top musicians, for creating the Nashville sound. This unique musical sound helped Nashville to become known as one of the top music scenes in the world.

Besides being acknowledged by the country music community, Buddy Harman is recognized for contributing to the Rock and Roll era with his performance on many recordings, including the Everly Brothers' 'Cathy's Clown" and being a mainstay on recordings by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

In addition to being the first regular drummer on the Grand Ole Opry, some of Harman's famous drum parts can be heard on hits like Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman", Patsy Cline's "Crazy", Ray Price's "Heartaches By The Number", Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire", and has just released his first solo recording entitled Buddy Harman Plays the Rock-N-Roll Classics of Yesteryear.

Buddy Harman, an accomplished musician, exemplifies the qualities of a true professional in the recording industry.

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PARTIAL DISCOGRAPHY
• Crying, Running Scared, and Only the Lonely (Roy Orbison)
• Crazy (Patsy Cline)
• Cathy's Clown and Bye Bye Love (Everly Brothers)
• King of the Road (Roger Miller)
• Big Bad John (Jimmy Dean)
• Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
• Night Life and Heartaches by the Number (Ray Price)
• I'm Sorry (Brenda Lee)
• Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette)
• Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson)
• The Battle of New Orleans (Johnny Horton)
• What'd I Say (Jerry Lee Lewis)
• The Boxer (percussion w/ Hal Blaine) Simon & Garfunkel
• How Great Thou Art (drums & tympani w/ D.J. Fontana) Elvis Presley
• Leon Russell/Leon Russell (sharing drum duties w/ Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, and Jim Gordon.)