Hank Garland Net Worth

#Fact1Bands/artists, Asleep at the Wheel, John 5, Chet Atkins, Junior Brown, Bill Keith, Coteau, Jackie Washington, Buddy Emmons', Doc Watson, Red Foley, Porter Wagoner, Harold Bradley, Brad Paisley, Hot Rize, The Ventures, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Martin Willis, Clarence White, James Alan Shelton, Jerry Reed, Kenny Price, Freddie Mitchell, Jim McReynolds, Charlie McCoy, Brent Mason, Jim & Jesse, Rhinoceros, Tommy Jarrell, Jack Mudurian, Ella Fitzgerald, The Browns, The Spotnicks, Eddie Adcock, Fiddlin' Frenchie Bourke and Purdymouth have all recorded their own version of Hank Garland's famous "Sugarfoot Rag.".2Is portrayed by Waylon Payne in Crazy (2008)3Recorded with acclaimed singer Bobby Darin.4Recorded in 1958 on Huelyn Duvall's "Juliet", "Three Months To Kill" and "Little Boy Blue". In the early 1980's Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin stated that he and Jimmy Page used to listen to "Three Months To Kill" to gain musical inspiration.5Along with Grady Martin, recorded with Eddie Sulik and the Echoes in 1959.6Recorded with singer Janis Martin.7Recorded with Nancy Whiskey and performed with her on the Ed Sullivan Show, June 30th, 1957.8Recorded and appeared on TV with country singer/songwriter/actor Faron Young.9Performed with Nancy Whiskey and Chas McDevitt and His Skiffle Group (Marc Sharratt, Billy Mure, Sandy Block and McDevitt) on Ed Sullivan's The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in June 1957.10In 1949, Owen Bradley and his boss Paul Cohen began using Garland on Decca recording sessions, and Cohen signed him to Decca as a singer-guitarist. The singing was a mistake. His vocals were mediocre, his instrumentals far better. In 1949 Garland recorded an original instrumental "Sugarfoot Rag." Red Foley recorded it with lyrics later that year, Garland again playing the guitar solo and receiving billing. When the record became a huge hit for Foley, it earned Garland recognition and a nickname. Though Garland's own Decca recordings didn't sell, they included outstanding instrumentals.11In the late 1950s recorded with Country/Rockabilly singer/songwriter Roy Duke. These recordings produced Duke's quintessential classic "Be-Have, Be-Quit Or Begone", and also produced the songs, "Honesty", "Honky Tonk Queen", "From Midnight Till Dawn", "Good Morning World", "It's Been The Talk All Over Town", "Behave Yourself", "I Mean I'm Mean", "From Now On", and "Hard Hearted Mama". The songs were released on Decca and Reject record labels.12Recorded with Patsy Cline in late 1950s to early 1960s in sessions that produced the songs: "I'm Moving Along", "I'm Blue Again", "Love, Love, Love Me Honey Do", "That Wonderful Someone", "(Write Me) In Care of the lies", "Hungry For Love, I Can't Forget You", "I Don't Wanta", "Ain't No Wheels On This Ship", "Yes, I Understand", "Gotta Lot of Rhythm In My Soul", "Life's Railway To Heaven", "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", "Lovesick Blues", "How Can I Face Tomorrow", "There He Goes", and "Crazy Dreams".13Recorded with Country Singer/songwriter Charlie Rich.14Recorded with Pop/Country star Rusty Draper.15Along with Floyd Cramer and The Jordanaires, recorded the two hit singles, "I've Got the Blues" and "Why Must You Leave Me," with rockabilly pioneer Vernon Taylor.16Recorded guitar on Leroy VanDyke's famous song "Walk On By".17Appeared and performed with The Gordonaires on television on the The Eddy Arnold Show (1952).18Was portrayed by actor Gary Desroche in the 2005 CBS Elvis mini-series, but the scenes were deleted.19In the That '70s Show (1998) episode, "Backstage Pass," Ted Nugent is playing a Gibson Byrdland designed by Garland and Billy Byrd.20Recorded guitar on Elvis Presley's "Little Sister," and "I Need Your Love Tonight."21Hank Garland played closed chord 'sock' rhythm guitar on many of Mac Wiseman's Dot recordings in addition to playing mandolin on several as well. Garland would also play some electric lead guitar on Wiseman's recordings.22Worked with Sonny Osborne and Bobby Osborne on some of the first Osborne Brothers MGM recordings that utilized electric instrumentation.23Brad Paisley, a guitarist and contemporary country hit-maker received a Grammy nomination for his version of Hank's, "Sugarfoot Rag".24Recorded with country musician Stonewall Jackson.25Recorded with Ferlin Husky on his hit, "Gone".26Recorded guitar on Wayne Walker's hit song "Bo-Bo Ska Diddle Daddle".27Recorded guitar on the hit song "Flip Out", by Bill Brown.28Recorded with Teddy Wilburn and Doyle Wilburn on The Wilburn Brothers' hit, "A Woman's Intuition".29Recorded guitar on Ronnie Self's rendition of "Bop-A-Lena".30Recorded guitar on Jerry Lee Lewis' song "What'd I Say".31Thought lost forever, a 1958 Rock and Roll album by Fern Jones, "Glory Road", backed by four members of Nashville's prestigious A-team fresh off June 1958 sessions with Elvis Presley (Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland, Floyd Cramer, Joe Zinkan, Buddy Harman) was rediscovered and released in 2005.32Recorded with Country singer/songwriter Hank Snow.33In the late 1940s he recorded the song "I Got a Hole In My Pocket" with Little Jimmy Dickens.34Hank was contractually obligated to play strictly country music in Nashville. While performing in New York, he was offered a deal that he could not refuse. Records indicate that he played Jazz and recorded under an alias (Dick Garcia).35Played guitar on the Jimmy Lloyd (aka Jimmy Logsdon) song, "I Got a Rocket in My Pocket", which was used in the film The Right Stuff (1983).36Actor/musician Roy Clark played a Gibson Byrdland guitar designed by Garland and Billy Byrd.37Jazz guitarist James Blood Ulmer plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar designed by Garland and Billy Byrd.38Musician George Benson dedicated a 1992 show at the Florida Theatre to Hank.39Recorded with Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin during their days as "The Louvin Brothers".40Recorded with Jerry Lee Lewis in the 1950's.41Recorded with singer/actress Patti Page and you can hear her gentle remark to "Go, Hank!" when he played a dazzling solo on her Nashville recording of "Just Because".42Played guitar on Elvis Presley's #1 hits: A fool such as I, Stuck on you, A big hunk O' love, It's now or never, Are you lonesome tonight, Surrender, His Latest Flame, Can't help falling in love, Crying in the Chapel.43Paul Mason Howard discovered him, then age 14 years old, in a local music store in South Carolina. He impressed Howard so much that and he let him play a boogie-woogie tune with his band at the Grand Ole Opry. The audience loved the young Hank Garland, and Howard invited him to join his Arkansas Cotton Pickers, billing him as "The Baby Cotton Picker." The work was interrupted by child labor laws, but when he turned 16, he rejoined the band and also played with the Cowboy Copas.44He recorded with Don Gibson on some of his biggest country hits including, "Oh, Lonesome me", "Blue Blue Day" and "Sea Of Heartbreak".45Was hugely influenced by jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery.46Was a huge influence on country guitar singer/guitar player Junior Brown and they were also close friends. Junior Brown covered Garland's song "Sugarfoot Rag" on his album, "Guit With It" (1993).47John 5 (a.k.a John Lowery) formerly of Marilyn Manson covered the song "Sugarfoot Rag", for his solo album.48He played, toured and recorded with Elvis Presley from 1957 to 1961.49In 1955 music producer and pedal steel guitar player, Don Davis, joined with Garland and Shot Jackson to design and build 10 custom pedal steel guitars. They were among the first pedal steel guitars ever constructed.50Rockstar Ted Nugent plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar that was designed by Garland and Billy Byrd.51Eric Clapton owned and played a Gibson Byrdland guitar designed by Garland and Billy Byrd.52Recorded the song, Steamboat Stomp, with Eddie Hill in the 1950s53Gave famous vibe's player, Gary Burton, one of his first recording jobs on the album, "Jazz Winds From A New Direction."54After a long absence in the recording business, Johnny Cash brought him in to record some new material to help restart Hank's career. These songs were never released.55His guitar playing can be heard on two of the most requested classic Christmas songs of all time, "Jingle Bell Rock," and "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree." The the four and number seventh most requested Christmas songs respectively.56Played guitar on Webb Pierce's famous hit song, "In the Jailhouse Now" which was number 1 on the charts for 21 weeks in a row in 1955. He also played guitar on Elvis Presley's song "Hound Dog" which was the number 1 on the country, pop, and R&B charts in 1956.57Played guitar on most of the biggest hits to come out of Nashville in the 1950s with Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley and Don Gibson to name a few.58In 1974 the Garland family embarked in a joint movie contract with a production company in an effort to expose the truth around Hank Garland's accident and tell his life story as chronicled by his brother and long time confidant, Billy Garland. The production never came to fruition. The film was to have begun shooting in the fall of 1979, was titled "Sugarfoot Rag" and was to star Jerry Reed as Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland.59Was part of the legendary group of top Nashville recording artists known as the A-Team during the 1950s.60Inducted into the Hollywood Rock Walk of fame on September 26, 1997 with the official ceremony being August 16, 1997. The rock walk is located in front of the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Hank's hand-prints, as well as many other famous musicians are permanently pressed in cement on the Rock Walk.61Was driving a 1959 Chevrolet Impala station wagon at the time of a suspicious career ending accident.62Play guitar on and arranged Bobby Helms' famous holiday classic, "Jingle Bell Rock".63Elvis Presley gave Hank the ukulele that he used in the film "Blue Hawaii" (1960) and etched his initials "EP" into the ukulele. Hank toured and played with Elvis during this period and Elvis recorded as saying Hank, "is one of the finest guitar players in all of the country."

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