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I take a whole life story and compress it into three minutes.

Harlan Howard

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Harlan Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 8
Died: 2002
Died: March 3
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Lexington
Kentucky
Harlan Perry Howard
Story
Three
Stories
Take
Whole
Life
Compress
Minutes

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I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase.
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I was captured by the songs as much as the singer. They grabbed my heart. The reality of Country Music moved me. Even when I was a kid, I liked the sad songs... songs that talked about true life. I recognized this music as a simple plea. It beckoned me.
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I'm always collecting emotions for future reference.
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A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners.
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