Henry Glover
Henry Glover | |
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St. Albans, New York , U.S. | |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, arranger, record producer, trumpeter |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Years active | Late 1940s–1991 |
Henry Bernard Glover (May 21, 1921 – April 7, 1991)
Career
Glover was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. As a youngster, he listened to various genres of music on local radio, and learned to play the trumpet. Following high school and college, he joined Buddy Johnson's big band in 1944, and Lucky Millinder's orchestra the following year. In the latter capacity Glover met Syd Nathan, who hired Glover as an A&R man at King Records. As well as A&R duties, Glover helped to construct King's first recording studio.[2]
He went on to produce sessions for the label's established roster of country musicians, including
In 1947, Queen merged with King Records, heralding further racial integration. Glover's understanding of
Glover split with King Records in 1958, and joined the
In 1960,
In early April 1961,
Glover later returned to King Records and briefly acted as label head until it was bought by Starday.[2]
In 1975,
In 1986 Glover was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
Death
Glover died of a heart attack in April 1991, in
Songwriting credits
- "All My Love Belongs to You" – recorded by Bull Moose Jackson and The Platters
- "Annie Had a Baby" – recorded by Hank Ballard (as The Midnighters)
- "Baby, I'm Doin' It" – recorded by Annisteen Allen
- "Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy" – recorded by Joey Dee and the Starliters
- "Blues So Bad" – recorded by Levon Helm
- "Blues Stay Away from Me" – recorded by B. B. King, Merle Haggard, Harry James, k.d. lang and others
- "Bongo Boogie" – recorded by Lucky Millinder
- "Boom Diddy Boom Boom" – recorded by Otis Williams and the Charms
- "Bradshaw Boogie" – recorded by Tiny Bradshaw
- "Breaking Up the House" – recorded by Tiny Bradshaw
- "Bump on a Log" – recorded by Lula Reed
- "The Ramones and The Dictators
- "Cherry Wine" – recorded by Esther Phillips
- "Clap Your Hands" – recorded by Lucky Millinder
- "D' Natural Blues" – recorded by Lucky Millinder
- "Down Boy Down" – recorded by Wynonie Harris
- "Drown in My Own Tears" – recorded by Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Dinah Washington, Johnny Winter, Billy Preston and others
- "End of the Rainbow" – recorded by Moon Mullican
- "Everybody Do the Chicken" – recorded by The Five Jets
- "Get Up Betty Jean" – (co-written with Toombs & Martin) – recorded by Titus Turner
- "Henry's Got Flat Feet (Can't Dance No More)" – recorded by Hank Ballard (as The Midnighters)
- "House With No Windows" – recorded by Hank Ballard
- "I Can't Go On (Without You)" – recorded by Ella Fitzgerald
- "I Done It" – recorded by Moon Mullican
- "I Love You, Yes I Do" – recorded by The Platters, Dinah Washington, James Brown
- "I Want a Bowlegged Woman" – recorded by Bull Moose Jackson
- "I Want to Love You Baby" – recorded by Wynonie Harris
- "I'll Be There" – recorded by Esther Phillips
- "I'm Going to Have Myself a Ball" – recorded by Tiny Bradshaw
- "I'm Set in My Ways" – (co-written with Singleton) – recorded by Titus Turner
- "I'm Sticking With You, Baby" – recorded by Little Willie John, Joe Williams
- "I'm Waiting Just for You" – recorded by Rosemary Clooney
- "I've Been Around" – recorded by Tiny Bradshaw
- "If I Thought You Needed Me" – recorded by Little Willie John
- "If You Don't Think I'm Sinking" – recorded by Eddie Vinson
- "It Ain't the Meat (It's the Motion)" – recorded by Bull Moose Jackson, Maria Muldaur, Southside Johnny
- "Jealous Love" – recorded by Lula Reed
- "Keep On Churnin' (Till the Butter Comes)" – recorded by Wynonie Harris
- "Let the Little Girl Dance" - recorded by Billy Bland
- "Let's Call It a Day" – recorded by Lula Reed
- "Lonesome Train" - recorded by Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- "Love, Life and Money" – (co-written with Julius Dixson) – recorded by Little Willie John,[10] Johnny Winter,[11] Marianne Faithfull[12]
- "Lovin' Machine" – recorded by Wynonie Harris
- "Me and my Crazy Self" – recorded by Lonnie Johnson, Jeff Healey
- "The More We Get Together" – (co-written with Titus Turner) – recorded by Titus Turner
- "My Little Baby" – (co-written with Nix) – recorded by Charles Brown and Amos Milburn
- "My Tears Will Pour Just Like Rain" – recorded by Moon Mullican
- "My Tissue Paper Heart" – (co-written with Mann) – recorded by Jimmie Osbourne
- "Nobody's Lovin' Me" – recorded by The Swallows, Lonnie Johnson
- "No Stranger" – recorded by Moon Mullican
- "One Big Mouth (Two Big Ears)" – recorded by Joe Jones
- "Peppermint Twist" – recorded by Joey Dee and the Starliters, Sweet
- "Quiet Whiskey" – recorded by Wynonie Harris
- "Rain Down Tears" – recorded by Levon Helm, Hank Ballard
- "Ram-Bunk-Shush" – recorded by Bill Doggett, The Ventures
- "Rheumatism Boogie" – recorded by Moon Mullican
- "Rock Love" – recorded by Lula Reed
- "Rocket to the Moon" – recorded by Moon Mullican and Jools Holland
- "Seven Nights to Rock" – recorded by Moon Mullican, Nick Lowe
- "She's Alright" – recorded by Sam & Dave
- "Silent George" – recorded by Lucky Millinder and Myra Johnson
- "Sioux Rock" – (co-written with Ray Felder) – recorded by The Sugar Canes
- "Soulville" – recorded by Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin, The Zombies
- "Teardrops on Your Letter" – recorded by Hank Ballard and Freddie King
- "That Was Me" – recorded by The Fiestas
- "To Forget About You" – recorded by Dinah Washington
- "Top Ten Rock" – (co-written with Fuller Todd) – recorded by Fuller Todd
- "Tremblin'" – recorded by Wynonie Harris
- "You Can Run but You Can't Hide" – recorded by Paul Butterfield[13]
See also
- List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)
References
- ^ a b "Henry Glover". IMDb. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- ^ "2013 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees Announced". Blues.org. Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Richie Unterberger (April 5, 1932). "Billy Bland | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ ISSN 0006-2510, retrieved January 30, 2013
- ISSN 0006-2510, retrieved January 30, 2013
- ^ Shea, Tom (March 25, 2004), "Duo wants folks in WMass to bop to doo wop", The Republican, sec. News, p. B1
- ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1990 - 1991". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ "Henry Glover, 69, Recording Official". The New York Times. April 13, 1991. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ "The Early King Sessions: Little Willie John: Music". Amazon. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Love, Life And Money: Johnny Winter: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Love, Life and Money – Marianne Faithfull : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. August 22, 1995. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Henry Glover | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
External links
- Henry Glover biography at Allmusicwebsite
- Obituary at the New York Times
- Official website of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame