American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
Henry Glover
Birth name Henry Bernard Glover Born May 21, 1921
Hot Springs, Arkansas , U.S. Died April 7, 1991(1991-04-07) (aged 69)
St. Albans, New York , U.S. Occupation(s) Songwriter, arranger, record producer, trumpeter Instrument(s) Trumpet Years active Late 1940s–1991
Musical artist
Henry Bernard Glover (May 21, 1921 – April 7, 1991)
[1] was an American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player. In the
music industry of the time, Glover was one of the most successful and influential
black executives. He gained eminence in the late 1940s, primarily working for the
independent (and
white -owned)
King label. His duties included operating as a producer, arranger, songwriter (occasionally utilizing the alias of Henry Bernard),
engineer , trumpet player,
talent scout ,
A&R man, studio constructor, while later in his career he became the owner of his own label. Glover worked with
country ,
blues ,
R&B ,
pop , rock, and
jazz musicians, and he helped King Records to become one of the largest independent labels of its time.
[2] Thanks to the efforts of family, friends and fans, Glover's hometown of Hot Springs, Arkansas celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2021 by inducting him into the downtown "Walk of Fame," the Mayor's "Proclamation," "Key to the City," and named a parklet "Henry Glover Way," along Black Broadway after him. In 2018, Glover was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the King Records 75th Anniversary. In 2013, he was inducted into the
Blues Hall of Fame .
[3]
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
The Delmore Brothers ,
Hawkshaw Hawkins ,
Cowboy Copas ,
Moon Mullican ,
Grandpa Jones , and
The York Brothers . Glover co-wrote "Blues Stay Away from Me" with the Delmore Brothers. Glover's work with
Bull Moose Jackson 's on his 1945
cover of
Joe Liggins ' "
The Honeydripper " followed, opening up success with a black audience. Further releases produced by Glover appeared in the next couple of years on King's subsidiary label,
Queen Records .
[2]
In 1947, Queen merged with King Records, heralding further racial integration. Glover's understanding of
jump blues and
rhythm and blues led to him signing Lucky Millinder plus
Tiny Bradshaw , and he went on to produce both
Bill Doggett and
Wynonie Harris . Glover later produced or wrote music for
Hank Ballard &
The Midnighters ("Teardrops on Your Letter"),
Little Willie John ("
Fever "),
James Brown , and
The Swallows . Glover's own song "
Drown in My Own Tears ", originally
recorded by
Lula Reed , was later successfully covered by
Ray Charles .
[2]
Glover split with King Records in 1958, and joined the
Roulette label. He subsequently worked with
Sarah Vaughan ,
Dinah Washington ,
Sonny Stitt and
Ronnie Hawkins . Glover also encouraged the latter's backing band, the Hawks, to pursue their own ambitions. Glover later organised the release of an early single of theirs, when they were billed as
The Canadian Squires , prior to their becoming known as
The Band .
[2]
In 1960,
Billy Bland recorded his version of "
Let the Little Girl Dance " with Glover, and it was released as a single.
[2] It was a
hit in the US, peaking at #11 on the
Black Singles
chart and #7 on the
Billboard Hot 100 .
[4]
In early April 1961,
Roulette Records president
Morris Levy reactivated New York-based American record label
Gee Records as a division of Roulette Records and appointed Glover artist and repertoire chief of
Gee Records .
[5] Glover's first release was "
Heart and Soul ,"
[5] a 1961
rhythm and blues rearrangement of the 1938 romantic-pop
standard
of the same name . "Heart and Soul" (1961) reached No. 18 on the
Billboard Hot 100 popular
chart in July of that year and appeared in the 1973 American comedy-drama film,
American Graffiti .
[6]
[7] Glover had further success in 1961 in co-writing
Joey Dee and the Starliters ' number one "
Peppermint Twist "; and two years later,
The Rivieras recorded Glover's song "
California Sun " resulting in a
Top 5 hit. Glover worked with
Louisiana Red during the early 1960s, and also created for a short period his own record label. On it Glover recorded both
Larry Dale and
Titus Turner .
[2] Glover also produced
The Essex in 1963 and 1964.
[1]
Glover later returned to King Records and briefly acted as label head until it was bought by Starday.
[2]
In 1975,
Levon Helm and Glover co-founded a new label, RCO Productions, which released two of Helm's solo projects. The same year Glover produced
The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album , which won a
Grammy , and the following year
Paul Butterfield 's, Put It in Your Ear .
[2] Also in 1976 Glover partly arranged with
Garth Hudson ,
Howard Johnson ,
Tom Malone ,
John Simon and
Allen Toussaint the
horn section on The Band's concert,
The Last Waltz , and thus the subsequent album,
The Last Waltz .
In 1986 Glover was inducted into the
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame .
Death
Glover died of a heart attack in April 1991, in
St. Albans, New York , at the age of 69.
[8] He was survived by his wife, Doris, and a son, Ware and two daughters, Sherry and Leslie.
[9]
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
"
California Sun " – recorded by
The Rivieras , The Crickets,
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
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