051 - Tommy Harden :: A Music City Workhorse - The Rich Redmond Show Ep 51
Workhorse session and touring drummer Tommy Harden has been busy in Nashville since the early 90’s. He has toured with The Gatlin Brothers, Ricky Skaggs, Reba, and Alabama (currently).
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Tommy has performed on The Tonight Show, Letterman, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Oprah, The Voice, The View, Regis and Kelly and many other shows. Tommy has also performed at The White House, The Kennedy Center, The Capitol for the 4th of July and arenas and amphitheaters across the country.
As an ‘A’ list session drummer, Tommy has appeared on 100’s of recordings for artists such as Reba, Alan Jackson, Waylon Jennings, Jessica Simpson, Lee Brice, and others (many of which became #1 singles)! Tommy was featured in the movie ‘Muscle Shoals’, playing drums with Rick Hall and Candi Stanton. Tommy is currently fronting his own band Lost Hollow with his wife Lorrie.
Tommy has been and will continue to be a massive part of the creative fabric of Nashville, Music City, USA!
A few things that came up:
-14 years with Reba
-Playing with Alabama
-Ricky Skaggs
-Learning how to write harmonies with Skaggs
-Skiing in Colorado
-An artist is shooting themselves in the foot trying to write every song themselves
-Eddie Bayers' kindness
-Wanting a big kit after seeing Rush
-Asking Yamaha for a kit
-Getting Billy Cobham's old kit
-Having 6 kids
-Playing tambourine techniques
-Lee Brice "Hard to Love" story
-Attitude with Wynonna
-Recording at Treasure Isle and feeling like he shouldn't be there
-Tommy and his wife's group "Lost Hollow"
-Writing a duet for Reba, "Everyday People"
-Nashville is brutal on lyrics
-Lost Hollow, "Looking For Happy"
-Thoughts on college
-Becoming a lead singer gave Tommy a better perspective from the drummer's seat
-Wanting to score movies
-Can't predict technology
-Multiple streams of income
-What he listens to in the studio, it's not the bass player
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