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Glover was born Henry Bernard Glover, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the US state of Arkansas, the County seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. He grew up listening to all kinds of music on local radio, and as he got older, he moved freely among the different types of music available on the local club scene. A skilled trumpet player through high school and college, he joined Buddy Johnson's big band in early 1944, and with Lucky Millinder's orchestra as both a musician and arranger early in 1945. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Not to be confused with Budd Johnson. Buddy Johnson (born Woodrow Wilson Johnson) ( January 10 1915 – February 9 A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder ( August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well It was there that he met King Records founder Syd Nathan, who was impressed enough with Glover to hire him as an A&R man, with an eye towards beefing up King's roster in the area then dubbed "race music. " Glover signed on and quickly proved himself in a variety of areas in addition to A&R, even physically helping to build King's first recording studio.

A country fan since his boyhood, he produced sessions for the label's already-established set of country artists, including The Delmore Brothers, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, Moon Mullican, Grandpa Jones, Wayne Raney, and The York Brothers among others. Alton (1908-1964 and Rabon Delmore (1916-1952 billed as The Delmore Brothers, were Country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s Harold Franklin Hawkins ( December 22, 1921 &ndash March 5, 1963) better known by his stage name Hawkshaw Hawkins, was a Country Lloyd Estel Copas ( July 15, 1913 &ndash March 5, 1963) better known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American Aubrey Wilson Mullican ( March 29, 1909 - January 1, 1967) known as Moon Mullican, was an American Country and western Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones ( October 20, 1913 &ndash February 19, 1998) was an American Banjo player and The York Brothers, Leslie (born 1917 and George (born 1910 were a country music duo from the 1930s through the 1940s The Delmore Brothers concert in particular was groundbreaking: Glover co-wrote "Blues Stay Away from Me" with them, rearranging saxophonist Paul Williams' "The Hucklebuck" for country audiences; not only was the record a pre rock and roll fusion of black and white sensibilities, it also made Glover first black producer in country music history. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind Paul Williams (1915 – 2002 was an American Blues and Rhythm and blues Saxophonist and Composer. A gramophone Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African His first success with black audiences came with Bull Moose Jackson's 1945 cover of Joe Liggins' "The Honeydripper", and over the next two years Glover helmed a steady stream of releases on King's subsidiary label, Queen Records. Benjamin Clarence "Bull Moose" Jackson ( April 22 1919 – July 31 1989) was an American In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Joe Liggins ( July 9 1915 - July 26 1987) was a notable Jazz, Blues, and mostly R&B Pianist, who played " The Honeydripper (Parts 1 and 2 " is an R&B song by Joe Liggins which topped the US Billboard R&B chart (at that time called the "Race Records" chart for King Records is an American Record label, started in 1943 by Syd Nathan and headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio.

In 1947, Nathan merged Queen directly into King, signalling a new level of racial integration that extended into his hiring policies, and made Glover something of a trailblazer. Meanwhile, Glover's success with the jump blues/early R&B market solidified his standing as Nathan's right-hand man. Jump blues is a type of Up-tempo Blues music influenced by Big band sound He signed artists like his old employer Millinder and Tiny Bradshaw, and went on to work with Wynonie Harris and Bill Doggett. Myron ("Tiny" Bradshaw ( September 23 1905 &ndash November 26 1958) was an American Jazz and Rhythm and Wynonie "Mr Blues" Harris ( August 24, 1915 - June 14, 1969) born in Omaha Nebraska, was an American Blues Bill Doggett ( February 16, 1916 &ndash November 13, 1996) was an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues Pianist Glover also produced and/or wrote for Hank Ballard & the Midnighters ("Teardrops on Your Letter"), Little Willie John (convincing him to record the original version of the standard "Fever"), James Brown, and the doo-wop vocal group, The Swallows. Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks) ( November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003) was an African American R&B / Little Willie John ( November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer of the 1950s and early 1960s best known for " Fever " is a Song credited to Eddie Cooley and "John Davenport" (a pseudonym for Otis Blackwell) James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based Rhythm and blues music which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity both in the 1950s Abba Brisbane Birralee Voices Cliff Adams Singers Crosby Stills & Nash Danny The Swallows are a R&B group Founded in Baltimore Maryland, in 1946 as the "Oakateers" the members were Lawrence Coxson (lead tenor Irving Turner Meanwhile, Glover's composition "Drown in My Own Tears", originally recorded by the singer Lula Reed with pianist Sonny Thompson, and was memorably covered by Ray Charles, and ranked among the singer's early soul classics. " Drown in My Own Tears " (also billed as "I'll Drown in My Own Tears" is a 1956 soul single, written by Henry Glover and A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Sonny Thompson (b August 22 1923 Centreville Mississippi - d August 11 1989 Chicago) was an American R&B bandleader and pianist popular in the 1940s and Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American

Glover then controlled King's New York office, while Nathan remained in the label's home base of Cincinnati. The City of New York However in 1958, Glover split with King, and went to work for Morris Levy's Roulette label, which at the time featured mostly jazz and rock artists but was lacking in the R&B department. Morris Levy ( August 27, 1927 &ndash May 21, 1990) was an American music industry executive who is best known as the owner of the record Roulette Records is a Record label which was founded in late 1956 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Khals, with Glover worked to correct that imbalance while working with the likes of Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, and Sonny Stitt among others. Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April Dinah Washington ( August 29, 1924 &ndash December 14, 1963) was a Blues, R&B and Jazz singer Edward "Sonny" Stitt (b February 2, 1924, Boston Massachusetts &ndash d He also produced Ronnie Hawkins. Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins (born 10 January 1935, Huntsville, Arkansas, United States) is a pioneering Rock and roll He befriended his backup band, the Hawks, and encouraged them in their independent ambitions. Glover later released one of their early singles as The Canadian Squires, prior to their becoming The Band. The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999

In 1960, Billy Bland heard Titus Turner recording the song "Let the Little Girl Dance" in the studio, and demonstrated to Turner how to sing it (along with guitarist Mickey Baker and other session musicians). Billy Bland (born 5 April 1932, Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American R&B Singer and Songwriter A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Mickey Baker, also known as Mickey "Guitar" Baker (born MacHouston Baker, October 15 1925, Louisville, Kentucky Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right The event was recorded by Glover, and was eventually released as a single. [2] The tune was a hit in the U.S., peaking at #11 on the Black Singles chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time [3]

Glover hit big in 1961 by co-writing Joey Dee & the Starliters' number one smash "Peppermint Twist", and two years later, the surf/garage group, The Rivieras covered Glover's song "California Sun" for a Top Five hit (it was later recorded by The Ramones). Joey Dee and The Starliters are an American pop music group from the 1960s " Peppermint Twist " is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover, recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The Rivieras was a rock group, formed in the early 1960s in South Bend, Indiana, United States. " California Sun " written by Henry Glover and Morris Levy, is a Song originally performed by Joe Jones in 1961 covered very successfully by The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Glover worked extensively with bluesman Louisiana Red during the early 1960s, and also set up his own label for a brief period, recording Larry Dale and Titus Turner. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Larry Dale (born 7 January 1923, Wharton, Texas) is an American Blues Singer and Guitarist. He later returned to King, and after Nathan's death in 1968, served as the head of the label until it was taken over by Starday.

He also produced The Essex. The Essex was an R&B vocal group formed in 1962 Founding members Walter Vickers ( Guitar) and Rodney Taylor ( Drums were US Marines [1]

In 1975, Band drummer Levon Helm invited Glover to come to Woodstock, and the two co-founded a label called RCO Productions, which released a couple of Helm's solo projects. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940) better known as Levon Helm, is an American rock Musician and actor most famous as In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer The same year Glover produced Muddy Waters' Chess swansong album, The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album, which won a Grammy, and the following year he helmed Paul Butterfield's, Put It in Your Ear. For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Paul Butterfield ( December 17 1942 – May 4 1987) was an American Blues Harmonica player and Singer

Glover was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States

Death

He died of a heart attack in April 1991, in St. Albans, New York, at the age of 69. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply St Albans is a residential community in the New York City borough of Queens around the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard [4] In addition to his daughter, of Syracuse, he is survived by his wife, Doris, and a son, Ware, also of St. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. Albans. [5]

Cover versions

"Drown in My Tears" was covered by Blood, Sweat & Tears, Dinah Washington, Shirley Horn, and Aretha Franklin. Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Dinah Washington ( August 29, 1924 &ndash December 14, 1963) was a Blues, R&B and Jazz singer Shirley Valerie Horn ( May 1, 1934 in Washington DC – October 20, 2005) was an American Jazz singer and Pianist Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the

Songwriting credits

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b IMDb biography
  2. ^ a b All Music Guide biography
  3. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic. " California Sun " written by Henry Glover and Morris Levy, is a Song originally performed by Joe Jones in 1961 covered very successfully by " Drown in My Own Tears " (also billed as "I'll Drown in My Own Tears" is a 1956 soul single, written by Henry Glover and " Peppermint Twist " is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover, recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. Listed here are Billboard magazine's number-one Rhythm and blues hits from 1942&ndash1959 com
  4. ^ Dead Rock Stars Club data
  5. ^ The New York Times obituary - published 13 April 1991

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