https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/songs 2026-08-26T20:28:25-04:00 weekly https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper 2026-09-02T10:17:31-04:00 weekly https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/artists 2026-08-26T20:29:17-04:00 weekly https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/honors 2026-08-26T20:29:18-04:00 weekly https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/busted-comes-home 2026-08-26T11:04:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/71IvQa8pvIL._UF1000_1000_QL80_db73e4c3-6556-4104-bcdd-14d609204fa3.jpg?v=1787756663 "Busted" Comes Home! The sheet music and record sleeve for "Busted", the Harlan Howard song Johnny Cash cut first and Ray Charles took onto the pop chart https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/streets-of-manchester-meet-streets-of-baltimore 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_fb3eba1d1d694363ad53c0340d56d6f1_mv2_32012370-531d-4e19-9f6c-1f8790802e08.png?v=1787756663 Streets of Manchester Meet Streets of Baltimore A street scene linking Manchester and Baltimore, illustrating the journey of Harlan Howard's song "The Streets of Baltimore" https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/a-fun-evening-at-harlan-howard-songs-fall-of-1999 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_7482cea3b17e408db0e4905919a52003_mv2.jpg?v=1787754150 A Fun Evening at Harlan Howard Songs, Fall of 1999 Gladys Knight, Harlan Howard, Jimmy Newman and producer Tony Brown together at the Harlan Howard Songs office in Nashville, fall of 1999 https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/dennis-morgan-and-harlan-howard 2026-08-26T10:22:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_a36113d95866458aafdb0061f380a47a_mv2.jpg?v=1787754151 Dennis Morgan and Harlan Howard Songwriters Dennis Morgan and Harlan Howard, friends and co-writers on Music Row https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/some-of-the-boys-who-make-the-noise-on-16th-avenue 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_e9156448854d4305ba08b26f2abbaa55_mv2.jpg?v=1787754152 Some of the Boys Who Make the Noise on 16th Avenue Harlan Howard with Bobby Bare, Willie Nelson and Billy Walker at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in 1995, during filming of a documentary about the Nashville bar https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/harlan-howard-anniversary 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_c52392d31bc94a4fa83ff7de3b43b544_mv2.png?v=1787754152 Harlan Howard Anniversary Portrait of country songwriter Harlan Howard, photographed by Jim Herrington https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/a-lifetime-of-friends 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_dfde68b04aba44e3a11f6f04b6adce77_mv2.png?v=1787754153 A Lifetime of Friends Mary and Roger Miller, Nanci Griffith, Waylon Jennings, Harlan Howard and Melanie Howard together at a Harlan Howard Birthday Bash in the mid 1990s https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/life-turned-her-that-way 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_1e26879ec10b4df39907a8d9eb5946ac_mv2.png?v=1787754386 "Life Turned Her That Way" Ricky Van Shelton and Harlan Howard, whose 1987 recording of 'Life Turned Her That Way' went to number one https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/harlan-perry-howard 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_0cdf42e4eec0429195ed9752d5c76b60_mv2.png?v=1787754386 Harlan Perry Howard Harlan Perry Howard, the Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter behind more than 4000 songs https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/harlan-and-friends-unrock-the-hard-rock 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_90caa3a53a594d3193fe62d3456c984e_mv2.jpg?v=1787754387 Harlan and Friends Unrock the Hard Rock Harlan Howard on stage at a Harlan and Friends Unrock the Hard Rock benefit in Nashville https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/family-friends-and-fishing 2026-08-26T12:38:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_18b99de98dde49c4a614bea3bdbd45f4_mv2.jpg?v=1787754388 Family, Friends and Fishing Mel Tillis and Harlan Howard at Harlan Howard Songs in honor of Harlan's 70th birthday, 1997 https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/harlan-howard-birthday-bash 2026-08-26T10:26:48-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_0d43ebfb47db40da9d71964d03a5c8ca_mv2.jpg?v=1787754388 Harlan Howard Birthday Bash Harlan Howard on stage at a Harlan Howard Birthday Bash on Music Row https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/harlan-howard-songs-inc 2026-08-26T12:38:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_72c7f59b58704b4babcc5eba80068aed_mv2.jpg?v=1787754540 Harlan Howard Songs, Inc. The 1920s stone house at 1902 Wedgewood Avenue in Nashville in 1992, before restoration as the home of Harlan Howard Songs https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/blame-it-on-your-heart 2026-08-26T12:38:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_5ed77c2b022b43b298646ebdc3c27fa5_mv2_d_1239_2064_s_2.png?v=1787754541 "Blame It on Your Heart" Harlan Howard, Patty Loveless and Kostas at the number one party for 'Blame It On Your Heart' https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/tiger-by-the-tail 2026-08-26T12:38:52-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_6e38485fe8be4addac3ab38a412abcd2_mv2.jpg?v=1787754542 Tiger by the Tail Harlan Howard and Buck Owens, the starvation buddies who wrote 'Tiger By The Tail' https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/darrell-barton-who-the-heck-is-darrell-barton 2026-08-26T12:39:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_7592b2132b2d430fa3fad370beb5f4f9_mv2.jpg?v=1787754543 Darrell Barton…Who the Heck Is Darrell Barton? Cameraman and photojournalist Darrell Barton https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/he-called-me-baby 2026-08-26T12:39:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_1a59de2a299a43509d634b44f3c3d22a_mv2.jpg?v=1787754543 He Called Me Baby Harlan Howard, writer of the song 'He Called Me Baby' https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/be-careful-who-you-love 2026-08-26T12:39:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_84953e93748e497da7d4e89aa28d8397_mv2.jpg?v=1787754728 "Be Careful Who You Love" Harlan Howard, who wrote 'Be Careful Who You Love' as a tribute to Arthur Q. Smith https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/the-ties-that-unbind 2026-08-26T12:39:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_52dee27e8b394e84939f93704e22ad6b_mv2.jpg?v=1787754729 The Ties That Unbind Harlan Howard, whose Detroit family roots and years as a state ward Melanie Howard traces in this piece https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/the-chokin-kind 2026-08-26T12:39:15-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_4a46f1f9153441e8b028eb5ca8c2f716_mv2_d_1700_2200_s_2.jpg?v=1787754730 "The Chokin' Kind" Harlan Howard, writer of 'The Chokin' Kind' https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/the-writing-of-i-fall-to-pieces 2026-08-26T12:39:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_29a7e434afe341bd820a1d4bd15c7c35_mv2.jpg?v=1787754730 The Writing of "I Fall to Pieces" Harlan Howard, who co-wrote 'I Fall To Pieces' with Hank Cochran in the summer of 1960 https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/lori-mckenna 2026-08-26T10:32:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_5782aebfffb24c1fb8bf2e9fbf7687da_mv2.jpg?v=1787754731 Lori McKenna Lori McKenna, the Massachusetts songwriter Melanie Howard signed to Melanie Howard Music in 2004 https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/the-difference-a-word-makes 2026-08-26T12:39:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_3e57193064b546e1bb5d5d6555855bb6_mv2.jpg?v=1787754840 The Difference a Word Makes Harlan Howard, whose copyrights Melanie Howard has been reclaiming for his heirs since 2012 https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/somebody-should-leave 2026-08-26T12:39:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_3b389287e62e4005bfd2724dd77903e1_mv2_d_1275_1650_s_2.jpg?v=1787754841 "Somebody Should Leave" Harlan Howard's original handwritten lyric for 'Somebody Should Leave', written on yellow legal paper https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/i-don-t-know-a-thing-about-love 2026-08-26T12:39:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_bcdfb7adf0e441fba7dcafeb8a03203b_mv2.jpg?v=1787754842 "I Don't Know a Thing About Love" Harlan Howard, who wrote 'I Don't Know A Thing About Love' on a night of fishing at Center Hill Lake https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/the-day-i-met-harlan-howard 2026-08-26T10:35:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_45a88cd71dc643d6b9cd7969b57918c6_mv2.jpg?v=1787754842 The Day I Met Harlan Howard Harlan Howard, whom Melanie Howard met at The Third Coast in Nashville on April 1, 1987 https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/harlan-howard-the-juvenile-part-ii 2026-08-26T12:39:16-04:00 weekly https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/harlan-howard-the-juvenile 2026-08-26T12:39:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_f6419e32fa63493487e6ff1af5ff84a1_mv2.jpg?v=1787754935 Harlan Howard, "The Juvenile" Harlan Howard at age seven, photographed at the Detroit orphanage where he was placed in the 1930s https://harlanhoward.com/blogs/notes-from-the-keeper/meagan-connors-residency-at-harlan-howard-songs-summer-2018 2026-08-26T12:39:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/9300/8953/articles/5bffce_8cf6bc6849ad4ba996d46d910e3764f1_mv2.jpg?v=1787754936 Meagan Connors: Residency at Harlan Howard Songs, Summer 2018 Songwriter Meagan Connors, who spent the summer of 2018 in residency at Harlan Howard Songs