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. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porter Wagoner | Harlan Howard Medley | 1964-1965 (Warped 6508) |  |
| 2 | The Collins Kids | Soda Poppin' Around | Hop, Skip & Jump [Disc 1] | |
| 3 | Al Brumley | Someone's Gonna Get Hurt | The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' | |
| 4 | Herb Henson | Up the Path and in My Door | The Other Side of Bakersfield, Vol. 1; 1950s & 60s Boppers and Rockers from 'Nashville West' | |
| 5 | Wanda Jackson | Just A Queen For A Day | Wanda Jackson | |
| 6 | Buck Owens | Above and Beyond | Buck 'Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) | |
| 7 | Ray Price | Heartaches By The Number | Columbia Country Classics Volume 2: Honky Tonk Heroes | |
| 8 | Harlan Howard | Be Just a Little Meaner | 1959-1963 | |
| 9 | Harlan Howard | She Called Me Baby | 1959-1963 | |
| 10 | Patsy Cline | He Called Me Baby | The Patsy Cline Collection | |
| 11 | Patsy Cline | I Fall to Pieces | 12 Greatest Hits | |
| 12 | Patsy Cline | When I Get Thru With You (You'll Love Me Too) | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – Classic Patsy Cline | |
| 13 | Charlie Walker | Pick Me Up on Your Way Down | 1952-1958 (Warped 5230) | |
| 14 | Kay Starr | Foolin' Around | Capitol Collectors Series | |
| 15 | The Kingston Trio | Everglades | Capitol Collector's Series | |
| 16 | Skeeter Davis | Where I Ought To Be | The Essential Skeeter Davis | |
| 17 | George Jones | You Comb Her Hair | The Best Of George Jones: 1955-1967 | |
| 18 | Patsy Cline | That's How A Heartache Begins | The Patsy Cline Collection | |
| 19 | Waylon Jennings | The Chokin' Kind | The Essential Waylon Jennings [2007] Disc 1 | |
| 20 | Nanci Griffith | The Streets of Baltimore (feat. John Prine) | Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) | |
| 21 | Emmylou Harris/George Jones | All Fall Down | Friends in High Places | |
| 22 | Willie Nelson | Busted | I Don't Know A Thing About Love | |
| 23 | Ray Charles | Busted | Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection Disc 3 | |
| 24 | Lefty Frizzell | She's Gone, Gone, Gone | Look What Thoughts Will Do | |
| 25 | Jan Howard | Evil on Your Mind | Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 | |
| 26 | Waylon Jennings | What Makes a Man Wander | Folk Country | |
| 27 | The Time Jumpers | Someone Had To Teach You | The Time Jumpers | |
| 28 | Candi Staton | He Called Me Baby | Evidence: The Complete Fame Records Masters [Disc 1] | |
| 29 | Rosanne Cash Featuring Elvis Costello | Heartaches By The Number (Feat. Elvis Costello) | The List | |
| 30 | The Mavericks | Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache) | From Hell to Paradise | |
| 31 | Rodney Crowell | Above And Beyond (The Call Of Love) | Playlist: The Very Best Of Rodney Crowell | |
| 32 | Connie Smith | I Don't Believe That's How You Feel | Long Line of Heartaches | |
| 33 | The Mavericks | Ain't Found Nobody | What a Crying Shame | |