Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard
Harlan Perry Howardwas a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists. Howard was married to country singer Jan Howard. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1973, and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth8 September 1927
CountryUnited States of America
Country music is three chords and the truth.
A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners.
I was captured by the songs as much as the singer. They grabbed my heart. The reality of Country Music moved me. Even when I was a kid, I liked the sad songs... songs that talked about true life. I recognized this music as a simple plea. It beckoned me.
I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase.
I'm always collecting emotions for future reference.
I take a whole life story and compress it into three minutes.
Work is both my living and my pleasure.