Country drummer Buddy Harman, 79
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Buddy Harman, a drummer whose rhythmic signature can be heard on thousands of recordings by the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and Simon and Garfunkel, died on Thursday at his home in Nashville. He was 79.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Buddy Harman, a drummer whose rhythmic signature can be heard on thousands of recordings by the likes of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and Simon and Garfunkel, died on Thursday at his home in Nashville. He was 79.
Harman played on an estimated 18,000 recordings in a career of more than five decades. He worked most sessions with the celebrated "A Team" of studio musicians who shaped the Nashville Sound of the 1950s and '60s, performing on Cash's "Ring of Fire," Roger Miller's "King of the Road" and Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man," along with scores of hits by Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Dolly Parton, Ray Price and others.
Harman also made his mark on the pop charts, making distinctive contributions to records like the Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love," Presley's "Little Sister" and Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman." *
-Daily News wire services