Harlan Howard
American country music songwriter (1927–2002)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1927-09-08
- Died
- 2002-03-03
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Duck Calls - an Enduring American Folk Art
- Turkey calls
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- 1,257
- Total plays
- 7,718
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country
Harlan Howard (1927-2002), a native of Detroit, was one of the most prolific and successful of the “old school” Nashville songwriters. While living and working in Los Angeles, he enjoyed a few minor successes, before the break-out hits “Pick Me Up On Your Way Down” and “Heartaches by the Number” led him to move to Nashville in 1960. There, he became an immediate success, his songs recorded by innumerable country artists. Among his biggest hits was the Patsy Cline classic “I Fall to Pieces. <a h
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1927 births2002 deaths20th-century American male musicians20th-century American musicians20th-century American singer-songwritersAmerican country singer-songwritersAmerican male singer-songwritersCountry Music Hall of Fame inducteesCountry musicians from CaliforniaCountry musicians from MichiganCountry musicians from TennesseeMonument Records artists