Harlan Howard is said to have coined the term “three chords and the truth”. He’s also the guy that gave Willie Nelson his first job as a songwriter after the two met up at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville in 1960. Harlan was a well-established songwriter in Nashville by then and would go on to become one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation, having penned over 4,000 songs. To lead off next month’s release of Willie Nelson’s 73rd solo album, a tribute to Howard called “I Don’t Know A Thing About Love”, Deeper Roots will share a small sampling of Harlan Howard’s music. Songs that played a big part in defining the Golden Age of Country Music featuring the likes of Waylon Jennings, Skeeter Davis, Jan Howard, Buck Owens, and Patsy Cline. We’ll also hear a couple of Harlan’s own performances as well. Friday morning country on Sonoma County Community Radio.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Porter Wagoner	Harlan Howard Medley	1964-1965 (Warped 6508)
3	The Collins Kids	Soda Poppin' Around	Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1]
4	Al Brumley	Someone's Gonna Get Hurt	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
5	Herb Henson	Up the Path and in My Door	The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West'
6	Wanda Jackson	Just A Queen For A Day	Wanda Jackson
7	Buck Owens	Above and Beyond	Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)
8	Ray Price	Heartaches By The Number	Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes
9	Harlan Howard	Be Just a Little Meaner	1959-1963
10	Harlan Howard	She Called Me Baby	1959-1963
11	Patsy Cline	He Called Me Baby	The Patsy Cline Collection
12	Patsy Cline	I Fall to Pieces	12 Greatest Hits
13	Patsy Cline	When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too)	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline
14	Charlie Walker	Pick Me Up on Your Way Down	1952-1958 (Warped 5230)
15	Kay Starr	Foolin' Around	Capitol Collectors Series
16	The Kingston Trio	Everglades	Capitol Collector's Series
17	Skeeter Davis	Where I Ought To Be	The Essential Skeeter Davis
18	George Jones	You Comb Her Hair	The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967
19	Patsy Cline	That's How A Heartache Begins	The Patsy Cline Collection
20	Waylon Jennings	The Chokin' Kind	The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1
21	Nanci Griffith	The Streets of Baltimore (feat. John Prine)	Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful)
22	Emmylou Harris/George Jones	All Fall Down	Friends in High Places
23	Willie Nelson	Busted	I Don't Know A Thing About Love
24	Ray Charles	Busted	Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3
25	Lefty Frizzell	She's Gone, Gone, Gone	Look What Thoughts Will Do
26	Jan Howard	Evil on Your Mind	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973
27	Waylon Jennings	What Makes a Man Wander	Folk Country
28	The Time Jumpers	Someone Had To Teach You	The Time Jumpers
29	Candi Staton	He Called Me Baby	Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 1]
30	Rosanne Cash Featuring Elvis Costello	Heartaches By The Number (Feat. Elvis Costello)	The List
31	The Mavericks	Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)	From Hell to Paradise
32	Rodney Crowell	Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love)	Playlist: The Very Best Of Rodney Crowell
33	Connie Smith	I Don't Believe That's How You Feel	Long Line of Heartaches
34	The Mavericks	Ain't Found Nobody	What a Crying Shame