Music Makers Encyclopedia: H

Click on a letter to choose an act ("S" for Bruce Springsteen, "B" for Beatles, etc.). Shown with the act are its major awards, short bios for select acts (generally adapted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and Top Pop Singles: Billboard books), and links to albums and songs reviewed by the DMDB.

Steve Hackett

Progressive rock guitarist born 2/12/1950 in London, England. With Genesis (1971-77).

Haddaway

Song(s):
What Is Love? (1993)

Charlie Haden

Sammy Hagar

Rock singer/songwriter and guitarist born 10/13/1947 in Salinas, CA. Nicknamed "The Red Rocker." With Montrose (73-75), HSAS (1983-84), Van Halen (85-96), Chickenfoot (08-11).

Song(s):
Montrose "Bad Motor Scooter" (1973)
"I've Done Everything for You" (1978)
"There's Only One Way to Rock" (1981)
"Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" (1982)
"I Can't Drive 55" (1984)
Van Halen "Why Can't This Be Love" (1986)
Van Halen "Dreams" (1986)
Van Halen "When It's Love" (1988)
Van Halen "Finish What Ya Started" (1988)
Van Halen "Right Now" (1992)

Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve

- See HSAS

Merle Haggard

Country singer born 4/6/1937 in Oildale, CA. Died 4/6/2016.

Song(s):
My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers (1964)
The Fugitive (aka “I’m a Lonesome Fugitive”) (1966)
Branded Man (1967)
Sing Me Back Home (1967)
THe Legend of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)
Mama Tried (1968)
Today I Started Loving You Again (1968)
Swinging Doors (1968)
Hungry Eyes (1969)
Workin’ Man Blues (1969)
Okie from Muskogee (1969)
The Fightin’ Side of Me (1970)
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) (1971)
Carolyn (1971)
Grandma’s Harp (1972)
It’s Not Love, But It’s Not Bad (1972)
I Wonder if They Ever Think of Me (1972)
Everybody’s Had the Blues (1973)
If We Make It Through December (1973)
Things Aren’t Funny Anymore (1974)
Old Man from the Mountain (1974)
Kentucky Gambler (1974)
Always Wanting You (1975)
Movin’ On (1975)
It’s All in the Movies (1975)
The Roots of My Raising (1976)
Cherokee Maiden (1976)
Bar Room Buddies (with Clint Eastwood, 1980)
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink (1980)
My Favorite Memory (1981)
Big City (1981)
Are the Good Times Really Over (1982)
Yesterday’s Wine (with George Jones, 1982)
Going Where the Lonely Go (1982)
You Take Me for Granted (1982)
Pancho and Lefty (1983) – see Willie Nelson
That’s the Way Love Goes (1983)
Someday When Things Are Good (1983)
Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room (1984)
A Place to Fall Apart (with Janie Fricke, 1984)
Natural High (with Janie Fricke, 1985)
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star (1987)

Album(s):
Okie from Muskogee (1970)
A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or, My Salute to Bob Wills) (1970)
Let Me Tell You About a Song (1972)

Albert Hague

Album(s):
Redhead (musical: 1959) – see Dorothy Fields

Haircut One Hundred

Song(s):
Love Plus One (1982)

Bill Haley & His Comets

Early rock-n-roll singer born William John Clifton Haley on 7/6/1925 in Highland Park, Michigan. Died 2/9/1981. His recording of "Rock Around the Clock" is generally considered to be the birth of the rock era because it was the first rock ‘n’ roll song to hit #1.

Song(s):
Crazy Man Crazy (1953)
We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock (1954)
Shake, Rattle and Roll (1954)
Joey's Song (1959)

Rob Halford

Heavy metal singer born Robert John Arthur Halford on 8/25/1951 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England. With Judas Priest (1973-92, 2003-).

Daryl Hall

Philly soul/pop singer born Daryl Franklin Hohl on 10/11/1948 in Philadelphia, PA. Half of the #1 charting duo of the rock era (Hall & Oates) with John Oates.

Daryl Hall & John Oates

Pop-rock blue-eyed-soul duo. Met while students at Temple University in 1967. Hall sang backup for many top soul groups before teaming up with Oates in 1972. In the late 1980s, they passed the Everly Brothers as the #1 charting duo of the rock era. Active: 1974-.

Song(s):
She’s Gone (1973)
Sara Smile (1975)
Rich Girl (1976)
August Day (1978)
Kiss on My List (1980)
You Make My Dreams (1980)
Private Eyes (1981)
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) (1981)
Maneater (1982)
Out of Touch (1984)

George Hall

Song(s):
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (with Sonny Schuyler, 1934)

Lee Hall

Album(s):
Billy Elliot: The Musical (musical: 2005) – see Elton John

Rick Hall

Record executive born Roe Erister Hall on 1/31/1932 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Died 1/2/2018. Owned Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Helped develop the careers of Duane Allman, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and Otis Redding.

Tom T. Hall

Country singer/songwriter (Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A.") born 5/25/1936 in Olive Hill, KY.

Song(s):
The Homecoming (1969)
A Week in a County Jail (1969)
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died (1971)
Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine (1972)
I Love (1973)
Country Is (1974)
I Care (1974)
Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) (1976)

Wendell Hall

Song(s):
It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’ (1923)

Johnny Hallyday

Halsey

Singer born Ashley Nicolette Frangipane on 9/29/1994 in Edison, New Jersey.

Song(s):
Closer (2016) – see the Chainsmokers
Bad at Love (2017)
Without Me (2018)
Eastside (2018) – see Benny Blanco
Boy with Luv (2019) – see BTS

Album(s):
Badlands (2015)

Marc-Andre Hamelin

Classical pianist.

Edward Hamilton

Song(s):
Hello Frisco! (1915) – see Olive Kline

Roy Hamilton

Tom Hamilton

Rock bassist born 12/31/1951 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. With Aerosmith (1970-).

Marvin Hamlisch

Musical theater composer and songwriter born 6/2/1944 in New York City, NY. Died 8/6/2012. 12-time Academy Award nominee (Sophie's Choice, The Spy Who Loved Me), 3-time Oscar winner (scores for The Sting, The Way We Were), 4-time Emmy winner, 4-time Grammy winner, Tony Award winner (A Chorus Line). Also won a Pulitzer and two Golden Globes.

Song(s):
The Entertainer (1974)
What I Did for Love (from A Chorus Line , performed by Kelly Johnton, 1975)
One (Singular Sensation) (from A Chorus Line , performed by the Chorus Line Company, 1975)
The Way We Were (1973) – see Barbra Streisand

Album(s):
The Sting (soundtrack: 1974)
A Chorus Line (composed with Edward Kleban, musical: 1975)

Stuart Hamm

Hammer

- see MC Hammer

Jan Hammer

Rock keyboardist.

Songs(s):
Miami Vice Theme (1985)

Oscar Hammerstein II

Musical theater composer born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Ritter von Hammerstein II on 7/12/1895 in New York City, NY. He co-wrote 850 songs, composing musicals first with Jerome Kern and later with Richard Rodgers. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Died 8/23/1960.

Songs(s): Top 50 Songs

With Jerome Kern:
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (from Show Boat, 1928)
Ol' Man River (from Show Boat, 1932) – see Paul Robeson
All the Things You Are (from Very Warm for May, 1939) – see Tommy Dorsey

With Richard Rodgers:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (from Oklahoma!, 1943) – see Bing Crosby
People Will Say We're in Love (from Oklahoma!, 1943) – see Bing Crosby
Oklahoma! (from Oklahoma!, 1943) – see Alfred Drake
You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel, 1945) – see Frank Sinatra
If I Loved You (from Carousel, 1945) – see Perry Como
June Is Bustin' Out All Over (from Carousel, 1945) – see Hildegrade
Some Enchanted Evening (from South Pacific, 1949) – see Perry Como
Younger Than Springtime (from South Pacific, 1949) – see Billy Tabbert
Getting to Know You (from The King and I, 1951) – see Gertrude Lawrence
Shall We Dance? (from The King and I, 1951) – see Gertrude Lawrence
Hello Young Lovers (from The King and I, 1951) – see Perry Como
Getting to Know You (from The King and I, 1956) – see Marni Nixon
Shall We Dance? (from The King and I, 1956) – see Marni Nixon
Hello Young Lovers (from The King and I, 1956) – see Marni Nixon
I Enjoy Being a Girl (from Flower Drum Song, 1958)
The Sound of Music (from The Sound of Music, 1959) – see Mary Martin
Climb Ev'ry Mountain (from The Sound of Music, 1959) – see Tony Bennett
Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music, 1959) – see Mary Martin
My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music, 1960) – see see John Coltrane
You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel, 1963) – see Gerry & the Pacemakers
The Sound of Music (from The Sound of Music, 1965) – see Julie Andrews
My Favorite Things (from The Sound of Music, 1965) – see Julie Andrews
Do Re Mi (from The Sound of Music, 1965) – see Julie Andrews
Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music, 1965) – see Julie Andrews

Album(s)/Work(s):
Show Boat (musical: 1927, soundtrack: 1951) – see Jerome Kern
Carmen Jones (musical: 1943) – see Georges Bizet
Oklahoma! (musical: 1943, soundtrack: 1955) – see Richard Rodgers
Carousel (musical: 1945, soundtrack: 1956) – see Richard Rodgers
South Pacific (musical: 1949, soundtrack: 1958) – see Richard Rodgers
The King and I (musical: 1951, soundtrack 1956) – see Richard Rodgers
Flower Drum Song (musical: 1959) – see Richard Rodgers
The Sound of Music (musical: 1959, soundtrack: 1965) – see Richard Rodgers

Kirk Hammett

Heavy-metal guitarist borrn 11/18/1962 in San Francisco, CA. With Exodus (1980-83) and Metallica (1983-).

Albert Hammond

John Hammond

Legendary talent scout with Columbia Records born John Henry Hammond II on 12/15/1910 in New York City, NY. Died 7/10/1987. Father of blues singer and guitarist John P. Hammond.

John P. Hammond

Blues singer and guitarist born 11/13/1942 in New York City, NY. Son of famed record producer and talent scout John Henry Hammond.

Johnny Hamp

Song(s):
Black Bottom (1926)

Christopher Hampton

Album(s):
Sunset Boulevard (musical: 1993) – see Andrew Lloyd Webber

Lionel Hampton

Jazz vibraphonist, bandleader, and composer born 4/20/1908 in Louisville, KY. Died 8/31/2002.

Song(s):
Flying Home (1942)

Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton

Funk guitarist born Michael Hampton on 11/15/1956 in Cleveland, OH. With Parliament/Funkadelic.

Hampton Quartette

Song(s):
Listen to the Lambs (1917)

Hampton the Hampster

Song(s):
Hamster Dance (2000)

Herbie Hancock

Jazz pianist born 4/12/1940 in Chicago, IL.

Song(s):
Watermelon Man (1962)
Chameleon (1973)
Rock-It (1983)

Album(s):
Maiden Voyage (1964)
Head Hunters (1973)
River: The Joni Letters (2007)

George Friedrich Händel

Classical composer born Georg Friedrich Händel on 2/23/1685 in Halle, Duchy of Madgeburg, Germany. Died 4/14/1759.

Song(s) written by Handel:
Joy to the World (music by Handel, words by Isaac Watts, arranged by Lowell Mason, 1719)

Album(s):
Water Music (1717)
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt) (opera: 1724)
Messiah (1741)

Lou Handman

W.C. Handy

Blues songwriter and musician born William Christopher Handy on 11/16/1873 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Died 3/28/1958.

Song(s):
The Memphis Blues (1912)
The Memphis Blues (1914) – see Charles Adams Prince
The Memphis Blues (1914) – see Victor Military Band
Joe Turner Blues (1916) – see Charles Adams Prince
St. Louis Blues (1923)
St. Louis Blues (1925) – see Bessie Smith
Father of the Blues (1941)

James F. Hanley

Clare Hanlon

Song(s):
Little White Lies (1930) – see Fred Waring
I Found a Million Dollar Baby in a Five and Ten Cent Store (1931) – see Fred Waring

Benjamin Hanby

Song(s) written by Hanby:
Up on the Housetop (1864)

Glen Hansard

Song(s):
Falling Slowly (with Markéta Irglová, 2007)

Album(s):
Once (composed with Markéta Irglová, soundtrack: 2007)
Once (composed with Markéta Irglová, musical: 2011)

Hanson

Song(s):
Mmmbop (1997)

Happy Mondays

English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Along with the Stone Roses, they were at the forefront of the '90s dance Madchester scene. After they disbanded, Shaun Ryder and Bez went on to form Black Grape. Active: 1985-1992, 1999-2000, 2004- Members: Shaun Ryder (v), Paul Ryder (b), Mark Day (g), Paul Davis (k), Gary Whelan (d), Bez (dancer/percussionist), Rowetta Satchell (99-00), Wags (g – Paris Angels, Black Grape, Happy Mondays: 99-00).

Song(s):
24 Hour Party People (1987)
Step On (1990)
Kinky Afro (1990)

Album(s):
Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches (1990)

Otto Harbach

Musical theater lyricist and librettist born 8/18/1873 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Died 1/24/1963.

Songs written by Harbach with Jerome Kern:
Who? (1926) – see George Olsen
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from Roberta, 1933) – see Paul Whiteman
Yesterdays (1933) – see Leo Reisman
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from Roberta, 1958) – see The Platters

E.Y. "Yip" Harburg

Songwriter born Edgar Yipsel Harburg on 4/8/1896 in New York City, NY. Died 3/5/1981

Songs written/co-written by Harburg:
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1932) – see Bing Crosby
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1932) – see Rudy Vallee
Over the Rainbow (1939) – see Judy Garland
I've Got the World on a String (1941) – see Cab Calloway
April in Paris (1956) – see Count Basie

Album(s):
The Wizard of Oz (soundtrack: 1939) – see Harold Arlen

Paul Hardcastle

Song(s):
19 (1985)

Tim Hardin

Song(s):
If I Were a Carpenter (1967)

Lee Harding

Song(s):
Wasabi (2005)

Roger Harding

Song(s):
On the Banks of the Wabash (1898)

Ernest Hare

Song(s):
Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean (with Billy Jones, 1922)
Barney Google (with Billy Jones, 1923)
That Old Gang of Mine (with Billy Jones, 1923)
If You Knew Susie Like I Knew Susie (with Billy Jones, 1925)

Bob Haring

Song(s):
Pagan Love Song (with Copley Plaza Orchestra, 1929)

Byron G. Harlan

Tenor singer born Byron George Harlan on 8/29/1861 in Kansas. Died 9/11/1936. Worked as a ragtime and minstrel singer and balladeer, recording as a solo artist (1899-1919), in a duo with Arthur Collins (01-18), and with the Big Four Quartet (01) and Columbia Comedy Trio (07). He was friends and neighbors with Thomas Edison.

Song(s):
Byron G. Harlan: Top 100 Songs
The Blue and the Gray (The Mother's Gift to Her Country) (1900)
Hello Central, Give Me Heaven (1901)
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (with Frank Stanley, Joe Belmont, and the Florodora Girls; 1901)
The Mansion of Aching Hearts (1902)
Down Where the Wurzburger Flows (1902) – see Arthur Collins
Hurrah for Baffin's Bay (1903) – see Arthur Collins
Always in the Way (1903)
Under the Anhauser Bush (1904) – see Arthur Collins
Blue Bell (with Frank Stanley, 1904)
All Aboard for Dreamland (1904)
Where the Morning Glories Twine Around the Door (1905)
Would You Care? (1905)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1906)
The Good Old U.S.A. (1906)
Camp Meetin' Time (1906) – see Arthur Collins
Daddy's Little Girl (1906)
My Gal Sal (1907)
School Days (When We Were a Couple of Kids) (1907)
Nobody’s Little Girl (1907)
Won’t You Come Over to My House? (1907)
Two Blue Eyes (Two Little Baby Shoes) (1907)
Arrah Wanna (1907) – see Arthur Collins
Down in Jungle Town (1908) – see Arthur Collins
The Right Church But the Wrong Pew (1909) – see Arthur Collins
Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay! (1909) – see Arthur Collins
Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet (1910)
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (with Frank Stanley, 1910)
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You) (1911) – see Arthur Collins
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1911) – see Arthur Collins
Under the Yum Yum Tree (1911) – see Arthur Collins
I'm Going Back to Dixie (aka "I Want to Be in Dixie") (1912) – see Arthur Collins
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (1912) – see Arthur Collins
When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam’ (1913) – see Arthur Collins
The Aba Daba Honeymoon (1914) – see Arthur Collins
I Love the Ladies (1914) – see Arthur Collins
Oh How She Could Yacki Hacki Wicki Wachi Woo (That's Love in Honolulu) (1916) – see Arthur Collins
Darktown Strutters' Ball (1918) – see Arthur Collins

Howard Harlan

Jack Harlow

Song(s):
What’s Poppin (with DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne, 2020)
Industry Baby (2021) – see Lil Nas X
First Class (2022)

The Harmonicats

Song(s):
Peg O' My Heart (1947)

Ben R. Harney

Song(s):
Mister Johnson, Turn Me Loose (1896)

Sheldon Harnick

Musical theater songwriter born 4/30/1924 in Chicago, IL.

Song(s):
If I Were a Rich Man (from Fiddler on the Roof, 1964) – see Zero Mostel

Album(s):
Fiorello! (musical: 1959) – see Jerry Bock
She Loves Me (musical: 1963) – see Jerry Bock
Fiddler on the Roof (musical: 1964, soundtrack: 1971) – see Jerry Bock

Slim Harpo

Blues guitarist born James Moore on 1/11/1924 in Baton Rouge, LA. Died 1/31/1970.

Song(s):
I’m a King Bee (1957)
Rainin’ in My Heart (1961)
Baby Scratch My Back (1966)

Album(s):
Raining in My Heart (year?)

The Harptones

Song(s):
A Sunday Kind of Love (1953)

Addie "Micki" Harris

R&B singer born 1/22/1940 in Passaic, NJ. Died 6/10/1982. With The Shirelles.

Calvin Harris

Song(s):
We Found Love (2011) – see Rihanna
Summer (2014)
How Deep Is Your Love (with Disciples, 2015)
This Is What You Came For (with Rihanna, 2016)
Feels (with Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, and Big Sean, 2017)
One Kiss (with Dua Lipa, 2018)
Promises (with Sam Smith, 2018)
Giant (with Rag ‘n’ Bone, 2020)

Charles K. Harris

Emmylou Harris

Country singer/songwriter and musician born 4/2/1947 in Birmingham, AL.

Song(s):
Sin City (1975)
Together Again (1976)
Sweet Dreams of You (1976)
Two More Bottles of Wine (1978)
The Darkest Hour Is Just Before the Dawn (with Ricky Skaggs, 1980)
The Wayfaring Stranger (1980)
Beneath Still Waters (1980)
Lost His Love on Our Last Date (1982)
Wrecking Ball (1995)

Album(s):
Trio (1987) – see Dolly Parton
Wrecking Ball (1995)

Gene Harris

Jazz pianist.

Jet Harris

Song(s):
Diamonds (with Tony Meehan, 1962)

Joyce Harris

Song(s):
No Way Out (1960)

Marion Harris

American vaudeville and Broadway singer born Mary Ellen Harrison on 4/4/1896 in Indiana (?). Died 4/23/1944. First white woman widely known for singing jazz and blues.

Song(s):
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St. Louis Blues (1920)
Look for the Silver Lining (1921)
I Ain't Got Nobody (1921)
I'm Just Wild about Harry (1922)
Carolina in the Morning (1923)
Aggravatin’ Papa (1923)
Tea for Two (1925)
The Man I Love (1928)

Phil Harris

Jazz/big band leader born Wonga Philip Harris in Linton, Indiana on 6/24/1904. Died 8/11/1995

Song(s):
The Thing (with Walter Scharf's Orchestra, 1950)
The Bare Necessities (with Bruce Reitherman, from The Jungle Book, 1967)
I Wanna Be Like You (with Louis Prima, from The Jungle Book, 1967)
Everybody Wants to Be a Cat (from The Aristocats, 1970)

R.H. Harris

Gospel tenor singer born Rebert H. Harris on 3/23/1916 in Trinity, TX. Died 9/3/2000. With The Soul Stirrers.

Richard Harris

Song(s):
Camelot (from Camelot soundtrack: 1967)
MacArthur Park (1968)

Rolf Harris

Song(s):
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (1960)
Two Little Boys (1969)

Roy Harris

Album(s):
Symphony No. 3 (1940)

Steve Harris

Wee Willie Harris

Song(s):
Rockin' at the 2 I's (1957)

Wynonie Harris

Blues shouter and R&B singer born 9/24/1915 in Omaha, NE. Died 6/14/1969. One of rock 'n' roll's forerunners.

Song(s):
Good Rockin' Tonight (1948)

Charles Harrison

Tenor singer born 9/11/1878 in Jersey City, NJ. Died 2/2/1965. Recorded solo and with the Columbia Stellar Quartet (1912-22).

Song(s):
Peg O’ My Heart (1913)
Ireland Must Be Heaven for My Mother Came from There (1916)
All the World Will Be Jealous of Me (1917)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (with the Columbia Stellar Quartet, 1918)
I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (1918)
I’ll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time (1920)
Peggy O’Neil (1921)

George Harrison

Rock singer/songwriter and guitarist born 2/25/1943 in Liverpool, England. Died 11/29/2001. Started out with the Beatles and then had a solo career. Also a member of the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys.

Song(s):
My Sweet Lord (1970)
Awaiting on You All (1970)
Isn’t It a Pity (1970)
Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth (1973)
What Is Life (1971)
Got My Mind Set on You (1987)
When We Was Fab (1987)

Album(s):
All Things Must Pass (1970)
The Concert for Bangla Desh (live with various artists, 1971)

James F. Harrison

Song(s):
My Little Dream Girl (with James Reed, 1915)
Keep the Home Fires Burning (as Frederick J. Wheeler, 1915)
There's a Long, Long Trail (with James Reed, 1915)
My Sweet Adair (with James Reed, 1915)

Jerry Harrison

New wave keyboardist and guitarist born Jeremiah Griffin Harrison on 2/21/1949 in Milwaukee, WI. With The The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads.

Nigel Harrison

New wave bassist born 4/24/1951 in Stockport, UK. With Blondie.

Noel Harrison

Song(s):
The Windmills of Your Mind (1968)

Wilbert Harrison

Song(s):
Kansas City (1959)
Let's Work Together (1969)

Album(s):
Let’s Work Together (1969)

James Harrod

Song(s):
Till the Clouds Roll By (with Anna Wheaton, 1917)

Debbie Harry

New wave singer. Born 7/1/1945. With Blondie and a a solo artist.

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Song(s):
Nelly Was a Lady (2004)

Charles Hart

Song(s):
Rose of No Man’s Land (with Elliott Shaw, 1919)
Till We Meet Again (with Lewis James, 1919)
Till We Meet Again (1919) – also see Nicholas Orlando
Let the Rest of the World Go By (with Elizabeth Spencer, 1920)
I Love You (1923)

Charles Hart

Song(s):
All I Ask of You (from Phantom of the Opera, 1986) – see Sarah Brightman

Album(s):
Phantom of the Opera (1986) – see Andrew Lloyd Webber

Corey Hart

Song(s):
Sunglasses at Night (1984)
Never Surrender (1985)
Everything in My Heart (1985)
Can’t Help Falling in Love (1986)

Freddie Hart

Country singer/songwriter born Frederick Segrest on 12/21/1926 in Loachapoka, AL.

Song(s):
Easy Loving (1971)
My Hang-Up Is You (1972)
Bless Your Heart (1972)
Got the All Overs for You All Over Me (1972)
Super Kind of Woman (1973)
Trip to Heaven (1973)

Album(s):
Easy Loving (1971)

Kitty Carlisle Hart

Lorenz Hart

American musical theater lyricist ("Blue Moon", "Isn’t It Romantic?", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", "My Funny Valentine"). Born 5/2/1895 in New York City, NY. Died 11/22/1943. Often worked with Richard Rodgers (Babes in Arms, The Boys from Syracuse, Pal Joey, On Your Toes).

Song(s) by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart:
Lover (1933) – see Paul Whiteman
Blue Moon (1935) – see Glen Gray
There’s a Small Hotel (with Maxine Grey, from On Your Toes, 1936) – see Hal Kemp
The Lady Is a Tramp (from Babes in Arms, 1937) – see Tommy Dorsey
Where or When (from Babes in Arms, 1937) – see Hal Kemp
Where or When (from Babes in Arms, 1937) – see Ray Heatherton
Falling in Love with Love (from The Boys from Syracuse, 1939) – see Frances Langford
This Can’t Be Love (from The Boys from Syracuse, 1938) – see Benny Goodman
My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms, 1945) – see Hal McIntyre
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (from Pal Joey, 1950) – see Bill Snyder
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (from Pal Joey, 1950) – see Doris Day
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (from Pal Joey, 1950) – see Mel Tormé
My Funny Valentine (from Babes in Arms, 1953) – see Chet Baker
Blue Moon (1961) – see The Marcels

Album(s):
On Your Toes (musical: 1936) – see Richard Rodgers
Pal Joey (musical: 1940, soundtrack: 1957) – see Richard Rodgers

Mickey Hart

Rock drummer and musicologist born Michael Steven Hartman on 9/11/1943 in Brooklyn, NY. With the Grateful Dead.

John Hartman

Rock drummer born on 3/18/1950 in Falls Church, VA. Died 12/29/2021. With Doobie Brothers (1970-79, 87-92).

Johnny Hartman

Song(s):
Lush Life (1963) – see John Coltrane
They Say It’s Wonderful (1963) – see John Coltrane

Album(s):
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) – see John Coltrane

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Song(s):
Next (Aux Suivantes) (1972)
Faith Healer (1972)
Amos Moses (1976)

Morton Harvey

Song(s):
I Want to Go Back to Michigan (Down on the Farm) (1914)
I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier (1915)

PJ Harvey

Alternative rock singer/songwriter born Polly Jean Harvey on 10/9/1969 in Bridport, Dorset, England.

Song(s):
Dress (1991)
Sheela-Na-Gig (1992)
Rid of Me (1993)
Down by the Water (1995)
To Bring You My Love (1995)

Album(s):
Dry (1992)
Rid of Me (1993)
To Bring You My Love (1995)
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000)
Let England Shake (2011)

Harvey Danger

Song(s):
Flagpole Sitta (1998)

Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins

Funk singer born Clarence Eugene Haskins on 6/8/1941 in Elkhorn, WV. With Parliament/Funkadelic.

Thomas Hastings

Music by Hastings, Words by Augustus Montague Toplady:
Rock of Ages (1763)

Tony Hatch

British songwriter, producer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. Among his songwriting credits are Petula Clark's "Downtown" and "Sign of the Times."

Bobby Hatfield

Blue-eyed soul tenor singer born Robert Lee Hatfield on 8/10/1940 in Beaver Dam, WI. With the Righteous Brothers.

Donny Hathaway

Song(s):
This Christmas (1970)
The Ghetto (1970)
The Closer I Get to You (1978) – see Roberta Flack

Album(s):
Everything Is Everything (1970)

Lalah Hathaway

Album(s):
Lalah Hathaway Live (2016)

Greg Hawkes

New wave keyboardist, saxophonist, and bassist born 10/22/1952 in Fulton, MD. With The Cars (1976-88, 2000 2010-11, 2018).

Hampton Hawes

Jazz pianist.

Chesney Hawkes

Song(s):
The One and Only (1991)

Coleman Hawkins

Jazz/big band leader born 11/21/1904 in St. Joseph, MO. Died 5/19/1969.

Song(s):
Body and Soul (1940)

Dale Hawkins

Song(s):
Suzy-Q (aka "Susie Q") (1957)

Edwin Hawkins Singers

Song(s):
Oh Happy Day (1969)

Erskine Hawkins

American jazz/big band leader born 7/26/1914. Died 1993. Co-wrote and released "Tuxedo Junction" in 1939, which became a big hit for Glenn Millerin 1940.

Song(s):
Way Down Upon the Swanee River (instrumental version of "The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (1937)
After Hours (1940)
Don’t Cry Baby (with Jimmy Mitchelle, 1943)

Roger Hawkins

Drummer with Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Song(s):
I Put a Spell on You (1956)

Sophie B. Hawkins

Song(s):
As I Lay Me Down (1995)

Taylor Hawkins

Rock drummer born Oliver Taylor Hawkins on 2/17/1972 in Fort Worth, TX. Died 3/25/2022. With Alanis Morissette and Foo Fighters (1997-2022).

Hawkwind

Song(s):
Master of the Universe (1971)
Silver Machine (1972)

George D. Hay

Joseph Haydn

Classical composer and pianist born 3/31/1732 in Rohrau, Austria. Died 5/31/1809. He has been called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet." He composed more than 100 symphonies and nearly 70 string quartets. He was influential in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio.

Album(s):
Symphony No. 104 in D major (London) (composed 1795)
String Quartet No. 3 in C major (1797)

Haydn Quartet

Along with the Peerless Quartet and American Quartet, one of the three great vocal groups in the pioneer age of popular recording. P>Active: 1898-1914. Members: John Bieling (tenor), Harry MacDonough (tenor), S.H. Dudley (baritone), William F. Hooley (bass), Billy Murray (tenor: 1898-1914), Steve Porter (baritone: 1914), Wilfred Glenn (1914), Robert D'Armour (1914), Reinald Werrenrath (baritone: 1914-19). The four original members (Bieling, Macdonough, Dudley, and Hooley) also sang on Edison as the Edison Male Quartette. Murray sang lead on many of the group's biggest hits. During the later period, Werrenrath often took Dudley's place. Bieling, Dudley, Hooley, Murray, and Porter were all also members of the American Quartet.

Song(s):
Because (1900)
In the Good Old Summertime (1903)
Bedelia (1904)
Toyland (1904) – see Corinne Morgan
Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart) (1904)
The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (1904)
Blue Bell ( with Harry MacDonough, 1904)
Grandfather's Clock (1905)
Dearie (with Corinne Morgan, 1905)
How'd You Like to Spoon with Me? (with Corinne Morgan, 1906)
Waltz Me Around Again, Willie (1906) – see Billy Murray
Arrah Wanna (1906) – see Billy Murray
Will You Love Me in December As You Do in May? (with Harry MacDonough, 1907)
My Wild Irish Rose (with Harry MacDonough, 1907)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908) – see Billy Murray
Sunbonnet Sue (1908)
Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet (1909)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1910) – see Billy Murray

Eric Haydock

Rock bassist born 2/3/1943 in Stockport, UK. With The Hollies.

Bill Hayes

Song(s):
The Ballad of Davy Crockett (1955)

Hunter Hayes

Song(s):
Wanted (2011)
Somebody’s Heartbreak (2011)

Isaac Hayes

R&B singer/songwriter and keyboardist born 8/20/1942 in Covington, TN. Died 8/10/2008.

Song(s):
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (1969)
Theme from "Shaft" (1971)

Album(s):
Hot Buttered Soul (1969)
Shaft (soundtrack: 1971)

Roland Hayes

Song(s):
Were You There (1940)

Walker Hayes

Song(s):
Fancy Like (2021)

Joe Hayman

Song(s):
Cohen on the Telephone (1914)

Richard Hayman

Dick Haymes

Singer born Richard Benjamin Hayns on 9/13/1918 in Buenos Aries, Argentina. Died 3/28/1980.

Song(s):
I’ll Get By As Long As I Have You (1941) – see Harry James
You'll Never Know (with the Song Spinners, 1943)
Long Ago and Far Away (with Helen Forrest, 1944)
The More I See You (1945)
I’ll Buy That Dream (with Helen Forrest & Victor Young’s Orchestra, 1945)
It Might As Well Be Spring (with Victor Young’s Orchestra, 1945)
Mam’selle (with Gordon Jenkins’ Orchestra, 1947)
Teresa (with the Andrews Sisters & Vic Schoen’s Orchestra, 1948)
You’re Just in Love (1951) – see Ethel Merman

Roy Haynes

Jazz drummer.

Warren Haynes

American blues guitarist born 4/6/1960. With the Allman Brothers Band and Gov't Mule.

Justin Hayward

Progressive rock singer/songwriter born Justin David Hayward on 10/14/1946 in Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. With The Moody Blues (1966-2018).

Eddie Hazel

Funk guitarist born 4/10/1950 in Brooklyn, NY. Died 12/23/1992. With Parliament/Funkadelic, most notably on the 1971 album Maggot Brain and his ten-minute guitar solo on the title track.

The Head and the Heart

Song(s):
Lost in My Mind (2011)
All We Ever Knew (2016)
Rhythm & Blues (2016)
Missed Connection (2019)

Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band

Album(s):
Dear Scott (2022)

Murray Head

Song(s):
One Night in Bangkok (1984)

Nicky "Topper" Headon

Rock drummer born Nicholas Bowen Headon on 5/30/1955 in Bromley, UK. With The Clash.

Jeff Healey

Song(s):
Angel Eyes (1988)

Peggy Healy

Song(s):
You're the Top (1934) – see Paul Whiteman

Hear'Say

Song(s):
Pure and Simple (2001)

Heart

Song(s):
Crazy on You (1976)
Magic Man (1976)
Barracuda (1977)
Dog & Butterfly (1978)
These Dreams (1986)
Alone (1987)
All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You (1990)
Stairway to Heaven (live, 2012)

The Heartbeats

Song(s):
A Thousand Miles Away (1956)

The Heartbreakers

Song(s):
Chinese Rocks (1977)

Ray Heatherton

Song(s):
Where or When (from Babes in Arms, 1937)

Heatwave

Song(s):
Boogie Nights (1977)
Always and Forever (1977)

Heaven 17

Song(s):
We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang (1981)
Let Me Go (1982)

Heavy D & the Boyz

Song(s):
Now That We Found Love (1991)

Album(s):
Big Tyme (1989)

Bobby Hebb

Song(s):
Sunny (1966)

(hed) Planet Earth

Song(s):
Bartender (I Just Want Your Company) (2000)

Heidelberg Quintet

1911-1915. Members: American Quartet members Billy Murray (tenor), John Bieling (tenor: 1911-14?), Steve Porter (baritone), and William F. Hooley (bass) along with Will Oakland (counter-tenor). Robert Armour (tenor: 1914-15?).

Song(s):
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (1912)
By the Beautiful Sea (1914)

Horace Heidt

Jazz/big band leader born 5/21/1901 in Alamda, CA. Died 12/1/1986. Also a radio and TV personality.

Song(s):
Gone with the Wind (with Larry Cotton, 1937)
Ti-Pi-Tin (with Lysbeth Hughes & Larry Cotton, 1938)
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (with Larry Cotton, Donna Wood, & Don Juans; 1941)
Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942)

Jascha Heifetz

Classical violinist born 2/2/1901 in Vilnius, Lithuania (then the Russian Empire). Died 12/10/1987.

Album(s):
Acoustic Recordings for Victor Records (1917-1924)

The Heights

Song(s):
How Do You Talk to an Angel? (1992)

Ray Heindorf

Song(s):
Over the Rainbow (1939) – see Judy Garland

Richard Hell (& the Voidoids)

Song(s):
Blank Generation (1977)

Album(s):
Blank Generation (1977)

Levon Helm

Rock drummer and singer born 5/26/1940. Died 4/19/2012. With The Band.

Helmet

Album(s):
Meantime (1992)

Bobby Helms

Song(s):
Fraulein (1957)
My Special Angel (1957)
Jingle Bell Rock (1957)

Helping Haiti

One-time gathering of multiple stars assembled by Simon Cowell to record a charity single to help victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Performers included James Blunt, Jon Bon Jovi, Susan Boyle, Michael Bublé, Alexandra Burke, Mariah Carey, Cheryl, Miley Cyrus, JLS, Leona Lewis, Joe McElderry, Mika, Kylie Minogue, James Morrison, Rod Stewart, Take That (Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and Robbie Williams), and Westlife (Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, and Shane Filan).

Song(s):
Everybody Hurts (2010)

Billy Henderson

R&B tenor/baritone singer with The Spinners (1954-2004). Born 8/9/1939 in Indianapolis, IN. Died 2/2/2007.

Ella Henderson

Song(s):
Ghost (2014)

Fletcher Henderson

Jazz/big band leader and pianist born James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson on 12/18/1897 in Cuthbert, GA. Died 12/28/1952.

Song(s):
Copenhagen (1924)
Sugar Foot Stomp (1925)
The Stampede (1926)

Album(s):
A Study in Frustration: A Thesaurus of Classic Jazz (box: 1923-38, released 1994)

Joe Henderson

Jazz executive and saxophonist born 4/24/1937 in Lima, OH. Died 6/30/2001.

Ray Henderson

Taylor Henderson

Song(s):
Brorrow My Heart (2013)

Jimi Hendrix

Legendary psychedelic-blues/rock guitarist born Johnny Allen Hendrix on 11/27/1942 in Seattle, WA. Died drug overdose in London on 9/18/1970. First as a sideman with Rosa Lee Brooks (64), Isley Brothers (64), Buddy & Stacey and the Upsetters (65); Little Richard, Curtis Knight, and Ronnie Youngblood. Formed Jimmy James and the Blue Flames (65). Discovered in 1966 by The Animals' Chas Chandler at New York City's Café Wha? Went to London to form the Jimi Hendrix Experience (66-69) with Noel Redding (b) and Mitch Mitchell (d). Formed Band of Gypsys (69-70) with Buddy Miles (d) and Buddy Cox (b).

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Song(s):
Jimi Hendrix: Top 25 Songs
Hey Joe (1966)
Purple Haze (1967)
Are You Experienced? (1967)
Third Stone from the Sun (1967)
Little Wing (1967)
Red House (1967)
Foxey Lady (1967)
The Wind Cries Mary (1967)
Burning of the Midnight Lamp (1967)
Fire (1967)
All Along the Watchtower (1968)
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) (1968)
Crosstown Traffic (1968)
The Star-Spangled Banner (live, 1969)

Album(s):
Are You Experienced (1967)
Jimi Plays Monterey (live, 1967)
Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
Live at Winterland (live, 1968)
Electric Ladyland (1968)
Radio One (live: 1967, released 1988)
BBC Sessions (live, 1969)
Live at Woodstock (live, 1969)
Band of Gypsys/Live at Fillmore East (live, 1970)
Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight (live, 1970)
The Ultimate Experience (compilation: 1966-70, released 1992)
The Cry of Love (archives:1968-70, released 1971)
Rainbow Bridge (archives: 1969-70, released 1971)
War Heroes (archives: 1968-70, released 1972)
Loose Ends (archives: 1967-70, released 1974)
Crash Landing (archives: 1968-69, released 1975)
Midnight Lightning (archives: 1969-70, released 1975)
First Rays of the New Rising Sun (archives: 1968-70, released 1997)
South Saturn Delta (archives: 1967-70, released 1997)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (box: 1966-70, released 2000)
Valleys of Neptune (archives: 1967-70, released 2010)
People, Hell and Angels (archives: 1968-69, released 2013)
Both Sides of the Sky (archives: 1968-70, released 2018)

Don Henley

Country-rock singer/songwriter and drummer born 7/22/1947 in Gilmer, TX. With the Eagles (1971-80, 1994-). Also a solo artist (1981-).

Song(s):
Leather and Lace (1981) – see Stevie Nicks
Dirty Laundry (1982)
The Boys of Summer (1984)
Sunset Grill (1984)
A Month of Sundays (1984)
The End of the Innocence (1989)
The Heart of the Matter (1989)
New York Minute (1989)
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (1992) – see Patty Smyth

Album(s):
I Can't Stand Still (1982)
Building the Perfect Beast (1984)
The End of the Innocence (1989)
Actual Miles (compilation: 1982-95, released 1995)
Inside Job (2000)
Very Best of (compilation, released 2009)
Cass County (2015)

Clarence "Frogman" Henry

Song(s):
I Ain’t Got No Home (1956)

Joe Henry

Song(s):
Trampoline (1996)

Audrey Hepburn

Song(s):
Moon River (1961) – see Henry Mancini

The Heptones

Song(s):
Book of Rules (1976)

H.E.R.

Song(s):
Best Part (with Daniel Caesar, 2018)
I Can't Breathe (2020)
Better Than I Imagined (2020) – see Robert Glasper
Fight for You (2021)

Album(s):
H.E.R. (2017)

Victor Herbert

Song(s):
Naughty Marietta Selection (1911)
March of the Toys (1911)
You Belong to Me (1916)

Hercules & Love Affair

Song(s):

Blind (2008)

Jerry Herman

Musical theater songwriter born Gerald Sheldon Herman on 7/10/1931 in New York City, NY.

Album(s):
Hello, Dolly! (musical: 1963, soundtrack: 1969)
Mame (1966)
La Cage Aux Folles (musical: 1984)

Woody Herman

Jazz/big band leader, clarinetist, and composer born Woodrow Charles Herman on 5/16/1913 in Milwaukee, WI. Died 10/29/1987.

Song(s):
At the Woodchopper's Ball (1939)
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (1941)
I'll Remember April (1942)
Laura (1945)
Early Autumn (1947)
Four Brothers (1948)

Herman's Hermits

Song(s):
I’m into Something Good (1964)
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1965)
I'm Henry VIII, I Am (1965)
Silhouettes (1965)
Wonderful World (1965)
No Milk Today (1966)
Listen People (1966)
Dandy (1966)
I Can Take or Leave Your Loving (1968)

Patrick Hernandez

Song(s):
Born to Be Alive (1979)

Bernhard Herrmann

Song(s):
Theme from Vertigo (1958)

Carolyn Hester

Song(s):
I’ll Fly Away (1962)

James Hetfield

Heavy metal singer/songwriter and guitarist born 8/3/1963 in Downey, California. With Metallica (1981-).

Edward Heyman

Dubose Heyward

Album(s):
Porgy and Bess (1935) – see George Gershwin

Eddie Heywood

John Hiatt

Song(s):
Have a Little Faith in Me (1987)
The Way We Make a Broken Heart (1987) – see Rosanne Cash

Album(s):
Bring the Family (1987)
Anthology (compilation, released 2001)

Al Hibbler

R&B singer born Albert George Hibbler on 8/16/1915 in Tyro, Mississippi. Died 4/24/2001.

Song(s):
Unchained Melody (1955)
He (1955)

Art Hickman

Song(s):
Hold Me (1920)
The Love Nest (1920)
Whispering (1920)
Avalon (1921)

Mina Hickman

Song(s):
Come Down, Ma Evening Star (1903)
Congo Love Song (1903)
Goodbye Little Girl, Goodbye (1904)

Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

Song(s):
I Scare Myself (1969)

Taylor Hicks

Song(s):
Do I Make You Proud? (2006)

Tony Hicks

Rock guitarist born Anthony Curtis Hicks on 12/16/1945 in Nelson, UK. With The Hollies.

Hi-Five

Song(s):
I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (1991)
She's Playing Hard to Get (1992)

Bertie Higgins

Song(s):
Key Largo (1981)

Missy Higgins

Song(s):
Scar (2004)
Steer (2007)

Album(s):
The Sound of White (2004)

Highly Suspect

Song(s):
My Name Is Human (2016)

The Highwaymen

Song(s):
Michael (Michael Row the Boat Ashore) (1961)

The Highwaymen

Country supergroup comprised of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, & Kris Kristofferson.

Song(s):
Highwayman (1985)

The Highwomen

Country music supergroup formed in 2016 by Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, Maren Morris, and Amanda Shires.

Song(s):
Crowded Table (2019)

Album(s):
The Highwomen (2019)

Dr. Brewser M. Higley and Daniel E. Kelly

Song(s) by Higley and Kelly:
Home on the Range (1873)
Home on the Range (1933) – see Bing Crosby
Home on the Range (1994) – see Tori Amos

Utada Hikaru

Song(s):
Flavor of Life (2007)

Hildegarde

Song(s):
June Is Bustin' Out All Over (from Carousel, 1945)

Benny Hill

Song(s):
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) (1971)

Bertha "Chippie" Hill

Song(s):
Trouble in Mind (1926)

Billy Hill

Dan Hill

Song(s):
Sometimes When We Touch (1977)

Dusty Hill

Rock bassist, keyboardist, and singer born 5/19/1949 in Houston, Texas. Died 7/28/2021. With ZZ Top (1969-2021).

Faith Hill

Country singer born Audrey Faith Hill on 9/21/1967 in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Married country singer Tim McGraw.

Song(s):
Wild One (1993)
Piece of My Heart (1994)
It Matters to Me (1995)
It's Your Love (1997) – see Tim McGraw
This Kiss (1998)
Let Me Let Go (1998)
Breathe (1999)
The Way You Love Me (1999)
There You’ll Be (2001)
Mississippi Girl (2005)

Album(s):
Breathe (1999)

Ian Hill

Heavy metal bassist born 1/20/1951 in West Bromwich, England. With Judas Priest (1969-).

Jessie Hill

Song(s):
Ooh Poo Pah Do (1960)

Lauryn Hill

American R&B/rap singer born 5/25/1975 in East Orange, NJ. With Fugees (The Score). Also a solo artist.

Song(s):
Doo Wop (That Thing) (1998)
Ex-Factor (1998)
Everything Is Everything (1998)
To Zion (1998)

Album(s):
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)

Patty S. Hill and Mildred J. Hill

Song(s):
Happy Birthday to You (1893)

Z.Z. Hill

Song(s):
Down Home Blues (1981)

Album(s):
Down Home (1982)

Larry Hiller

Bob Hilliard

Chris Hillman

Folk-rock bassist born 12/4/1944 in Los Angeles, California. With the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, and the Desert Rose Band.

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Billy Hillpot

Song(s):
Ain't She Sweet (1927) – see Ben Bernie

Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra

Song(s):
When It’s Springtime in the Rockies (with Frank Luther & Carson Robison, 1930)

The Hi-Lo's

Album(s):
The Hi-Lo's and All That Jazz (1958)

The Hilltoppers

Ronnie Hilton

Song(s):
No Other Love (1956)

Richard Himber

Song(s):
Just One of Those Things (with Stuart Allen, 1935)

Hinder

Song(s):
Lips of an Angel (2006)

Harvey Hindermeyer

Song(s):
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1908)

Earl Hines

Jazz/big band leader and pianist born 12/28/1903 in Duquesne, PA. Died 4/22/1983.

Song(s):
Weather Bird (1928) – see Louis Armstong
Basin Street Blues (1938) – see Louis Armstong

Album(s):
Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines (compilation: 1928-29, released 1989) – see Louis Armstong

Al Hirt

Song(s):
Java (1964)

Robyn Hitchcock

Song(s):
St. Petersburg (1982)
So You Think You’re in Love (1991)

The Hives

Post-punk revival rock band formed in Fagersta, Sweden in 1993. Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist (vocals), Nicholaus Arson (guitar, backing vocals), Virgilante Carlstroem (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Chris Dangerous (drums), Dr. Matt Destruction (bass: 1993-2013), The Johan and Only (bass: 2013-).

Song(s):
Hate to Say I Told You So (2001)
Walk Idiot Walk (2004)

Album(s):
Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)

The Hoboken Four

Hocus Pocus

Song(s):
Here’s Johnny! (1995)

Eddie Hodges

Song(s):
I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door (1961)

Roger Hodgson

Singer/songwriter and musician born Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson 3/21/1950 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Founding member of Supertramp (1969-83) and a solo artist (1984-).

Song(s):
Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy) (1984)

Al Hoffman

Josef Hoffman

Classical pianist born 12/15/1870 in Pirnitz, Austria. Died 5/7/1956.

Susanna Hoffs

Singer and rhythm guitarist born 1/17/1959 in Los Angeles, CA. With the Bangles (1981-89, 1998-).

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Song(s):
Hero Takes a Fall (1984) – see the Bangles
Manic Monday (1986) – see the Bangles
Walk Like an Egyptian (1986) – see the Bangles
Following (1986) – see the Bangles
Hazy Shade of Winter (1987) – see the Bangles
Eternal Flame (1988) – see the Bangles
Something to Believe In (1988) – see the Bangles
Song for a Good Son (2003) – see the Bangles
Cinnamon Girl (with Matthew Sweet, 2006) – see Neil Young
Alone Again Or (with Matthew Sweet, 2006) – see Love
Maggie May (with Matthew Sweet, 2009) – see Rod Stewart
You’re So Vain (with Matthew Sweet, 2009) – see Carly Simon
Hello It’s Me (with Matthew Sweet, 2009) – see Todd Rundgren
All the Young Dudes (with Matthew Sweet, 2009) – see Mott the Hoople
Free Fallin’ (with Matthew Sweet, 2013) – see Tom Petty
How Soon Is Now? (with Matthew Sweet, 2013) – see The Smiths
What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding (with Matthew Sweet, 2015) – see Elvis Costello
Dreaming (with Matthew Sweet, 2015) – see Blondie
Under My Thumb (2023) – see the Rolling Stones
Black Coffee in Bed (2023) – see Squeeze

Album(s):
All Over the Place (1984) – see the Bangles
Different Light (1986) – see the Bangles
Everything (1988) – see the Bangles
When You’re a Boy (1991)
Susanna Hoffs (1996)
Doll Revolution (2003) – see the Bangles
Under the Covers (covers, 2006) – see Matthew Sweet
Under the Covers 2 (covers, 2009) – see Matthew Sweet
Under the Covers Vol. 3 (covers, 2013) – see Matthew Sweet

Steve Hogarth

Prog-rock singer/songwriter and musician born Ronald Stephen Hoggarth on 5/14/1956 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. Also known as "h." With The Europeans (1981-85), How We Live (1985-87), and Marillion (1989-). Released one solo album (1997’s Ice Cream Genius).

The Hold Steady

Post-punk revival rock band formed in 2003 in Minneapolis, MN. Craig Finn (vocals, rhythm guitar), Tad Kubler (guitar, backing vocals), Galen Polivka (bass), Bobby Drake (drums, percussion: 2005-), Franz Nicolay (piano, keyboards, accordion, harmonica, backing vocals: 2005-10, 2016-), Steve Selvidge (guitar, backing vocals: 2010-), Judd Counsell (drums: 2003-05).

Album(s):
Boys and Girls in America (2006)
Heaven Is Whenever (2010)

Allan Holdsworth

English guitarist and composer born 8/6/1946 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Known for work in a variety of genres, but mostly jazz fusion. Cited as an influence by other guitar notables such as Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, and Frank Zappa.

Hole

Song(s):
Doll Parts (1994)
Violet (1994)
Malibu (1998)

Album(s):
Live Through This (1994)

Billie Holiday

Blues singer born Eleanora Fagan Gough on 4/7/1915 in Philadelphia, PA. Died 7/17/1959. The great "Lady Day", rivaled only by Ella Fitzgerald among all female jazz singers. Illegitimate daughter of guitarist Clarence Holiday. Following her difficult early years she was discovered in 1933 by jazz critic John Hammond. She recorded one hit with Benny Goodman, then began her classic 1935-38 association with Teddy Wilson, accompanied by the top jazz musicians in the country. Billie also sang briefly in the late '30s with Count Basie and Artie Shaw. The 1972 movie Lady Sings the Blues was based on her life.

Song(s):
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (1935)
Summertime (1936)
The Way You Look Tonight (1936)
Carelessly (with Teddy Wilson’s Orchestra, 1937)
My Man (Mon Homme) (1938)
You Go to My Head (1938)
Strange Fruit (1939)
Body and Soul (1940)
God Bless the Child (1941)
Trav’lin Light (1942) – see Paul Whiteman
Embraceable You (1944)
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (1945)
Crazy He Calls Me (1949)
Solitude (1952)
Fine and Mellow (1957)

Album(s):
Quintessential (box: 1940-42, released 1998)
Lady Sings the Blues (1956)
Lady in Satin (1958)

Brian Holland

R&B songwriter and producer born 2/15/1941 in Detroit, Michigan. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland worked as a writing team for Motown for over ten years before leaving and forming Invictus/Hot Wax, where they continued their hitmaking ways until 1973, when Dozier started a solo career.

Songs Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland:
Top 100 Songs
Heat Wave (1963) – see Martha & the Vandellas
Where Did Our Love Go (1964) – see the Supremes
Baby, I Need Your Loving (1964) – see Four Tops
Baby Love (1964) – see the Supremes
Stop! In the Name of Love (1965) – see the Supremes
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (1965) – see Four Tops
You Can’t Hurry Love (1966) – see the Supremes
Reach Out (I'll Be There) (1966) – see Four Tops

Dave Holland

Heavy metal drummer born 5/4/1948 in Northampton, England. Died 1/16/2018. With Judas Priest (1979-89).

Eddie Holland

R&B songwriter and producer born 10/30/1939 in Detroit, Michigan. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland worked as a writing team for Motown for over ten years before leaving and forming Invictus/Hot Wax, where they continued their hitmaking ways until 1973, when Dozier started a solo career.

Songs Performed by Holland:
Jamie (1962)
Leaving Here (1964)

Songs Written by Holland-Dozier-Holland:
Top 100 Songs
Heat Wave (1963) – see Martha & the Vandellas
Where Did Our Love Go (1964) – see the Supremes
Baby, I Need Your Loving (1964) – see Four Tops
Baby Love (1964) – see the Supremes
Stop! In the Name of Love (1965) – see the Supremes
I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (1965) – see Four Tops
You Can’t Hurry Love (1966) – see the Supremes
Reach Out (I'll Be There) (1966) – see Four Tops

Holland-Dozier-Holland

See Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland.

The Hollies

Pop group formed in England in 1962. Originated as a duo between Allan Clarke (v/rhythm g/harmonica: 62-00) and Graham Nash (v/rhythm g: 62-68, 81-83). Other members: Bernie Calvert (b/k: 66-81), Dave Carey (k: 90-91), Bobby Elliott (d: 63-), Denis Haines (k: 83-90), Eric Haydock (b: 62-66), Tony Hicks (g, etc.: 63-), Peter Howard (v/g: 2004-), Steve Lauri (rhythm g: 04-), Ian Parker (k: 91-), Don Rathbone (d: 62-63), Mikael Rickfors (v/rhythm g/harmonica: 71-73), Vic Steele (g: 62-63), Ray Stiles (b: 86-), Steve Stroud (b: 83-86, 90-91), Terry Sylvester (v/rhythm g: 69-81), Carl Wayne (v: 00-04).

Song(s):
Here I Go Again (1964)
Bus Stop (1966)
Stop Stop Stop (1966)
Carrie Anne (1967)
He Ain’t Heavy, He's My Brother (1969)
Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress (1971)
Too Young to Be Married (1971)
The Air That I Breathe (1974)

Brenda Holloway

R&B singer/songwriter born 6/21/1946 in Atascadero, CA. Worked with Motown in the 1960s.

Song(s):
Every Little Bit Hurts (1964)
When I’m Gone (1965)

Buddy Holly (& The Crickets)

Early rock singer/songwriter and pioneer born Charles Hardin Holley on 9/7/1936 in Lubbox, TX. Died 2/3/1959 in a plane crash near Mason City, IA along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. One of rock and roll’s most original and innovative performers. First recorded western and pop demos with Bob Montgomery (1954). Worked with the Three Tunes (1956), Buddy Holly & The Two-Tunes, and The Crickets (1957-58). The Crickets consisted of Jerry Allison (d), Sonny Curtis (g), and Joe B. Maudlin (b).

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Song(s):
That'll Be the Day (1957)
Peggy Sue (1957)
I’m Lookin’ for Someone to Love (1957)
Oh Boy! (1957)
Not Fade Away (1957)
Everyday (1957)
Rave On (1958)
Maybe Baby (1958)
Think It Over (1958)
Well All Right (1958)
I’m Gonna Love You Too (1958)
True Love Ways (1958)
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (1959)
It’s So Easy (1959)

Album(s):
Holly in the Hills (archives: 1954-55)
That'll Be the Day (archives: 1955-56)
The Chirping Crickets (1957)
Buddy Holly (1958)
The Buddy Holly Story (compilation: 1957-59)
The Buddy Holly Story 2 (compilation/archives: 1958-59)
Reminiscing (archives: 1955-59)
Showcase (archives: 1955-59)
Giant (archives: 1956-59)
Remember (archives: 1957-58)
20 Golden Greats (compilation: 1955-59, released 1978)
Greatest Hits (compilation: 1957-59)
Collection: 50 Classic Recordings (compilation: 1959)
The Complete Buddy Holly (box set, released 1979)

Hollywood Argyles

Song(s):
Alley Oop (1960)

Libby Holman

Song(s):
Am I Blue? (1929)
Something to Remember You By (1930)
Love for Sale (with Dick Robertson, 1931)

Odetta Holmes

Song(s):
Take This Hammer (1955)

Rupert Holmes

Song(s):
Escape (The Piña Colada Song) (1979)
Him (1980)

Album(s):
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical: 1985)

Gustav Holst

Classical composer.

Album(s):
The Planets (1986)

Julia Holter

Album(s):
Have You in My Wilderness (2015)

Jac Holzman

Record executive with Elektra and Nonesuch. Born 9/15/1931 in New York City, NY.

Homer & Jethro

Louise Homer

Song(s):
The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (1905)
America the Beautiful (1910)

The Honeycombs

Song(s):
Have I the Right? (1964)

The Honeydrippers

One-time supergroup collaboration of Robert Plant (v), Jimmy Page (g), Jeff Beck (g), Paul Shaffer (k), Nile Rodgers (g/co-producer), Wayne Pezwater (b), Dave Wecki (d), and Keith "Bev" Smith (d). Plant and Page were both formerly in Led Zeppelin. Page and Beck were both alums from Yardbirds.

Song(s):
Sea of Love (1984)

Album(s):
Volume One (1984)

James Honeyman-Scott

Rock guitarist born on 11/4/1956 in Hereford, UK. Died 6/16/1982. With the Pretenders.

Hoobastank

Song(s):
The Reason (2003)

Hoodoo Gurus

Song(s):
Death Defying (1985)

Peter Hook

Earl Hooker

John Lee Hooker

Links: - official site - Wikipedia

Blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist born 8/22/1917 near Clarksdale, MI. Died 6/21/2001.

Song(s):
Boogie Chillen (1949)
Crawlin’ King Snake (1949)
I’m in the Mood (1951)
Boom Boom (1962)
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (1966)

Album(s):
The Folklore of John Lee Hooker (1962)
The Ultimate Collection (compilation: 1948-90, released 1991)

William F. Hooley

Bass singer in Whitechapel, London, England on 4/16/1861. Died on 10/12/1918. Member of the Haydn Quartet (1898-1914), the American Quartet (1909-18), Heidelberg Quintet (1911-15), and Orpheus Quartet (1914-18).

Song(s):
Gypsy Love Song (Slumber on, My Little Gypsy Sweetheart) (1899)

Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Five

Song(s):
Fascinating Rhythm (1938)

Hooters

Philadelphia-based rock group. Active: 1980-95, 2007, 2023

Members: Eric Bazilian (v/g: 80-), Rob Hyman (v/k: 80-), David Uosikkinen (d), John Kuzma (g: 80-82), Bobby Woods (b: 80-82), Rob Miller (b: 83-84), John Lilley (g: 83-), Andy King (b: 84-87), Fran Smith Jr. (b: 87-), Mindy Jostyn (violin/harmonica (92-93), Tommy Williams (g/mandolin: 2010-).

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DMDB podcast: The Best of Eric Bazilian and the Hooters, 1983-2023

Song(s):
Hooters/Eric Bazilian: Top 50 Songs
All You Zombies (1983)
Morning Buzz (2007)
White Jeans (2007)
The Boys of Summer (2007)

Album(s):
Amore (1983)
Nervous Night (1985)
One Way Home (1987)
Zig Zag (1989)
Out of Body (1993)
Time Stand Still (2007)
Five by Five (EP, 2010)

Hootie & The Blowfish

Song(s):
Hold My Hand (1994)
Let Her Cry (1994)
Only Wanna Be with You (1994)
Time (1994)
Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) (1996)

Album(s):
Cracked Rear View (1994)

Bob Hope

Song(s):
Thanks for the Memory (with Shirley Ross, 1939)
Buttons and Bows (1948)
Road to Morocco (1942) – see Bing Crosby

Mary Hopkin

Song(s):
Those Were the Days (1968)

Claude Hopkins

American jazz/big band leader and pianist born 8/24/1903 in Alexandria, Virginia. Died 2/19/1984.

John Henry Hopkins Jr.

Song(s) written by Hopkins:
We Three Kings of Orient Are (1857)

Lightnin' Hopkins

Blues guitarist born Samuel John Hopkins on 3/15/1912 in Centerville, TX. Died 1/30/1982.

Song(s):
Mojo Hand (1960)

Linda Hopkins

Nicky Hopkins

Rock keyboardist born Nicholas Christian Hopkins on 2/24/1944 in Perivale, Middlesex, England. Died 9/6/1994. With The Who (65, 71, 75), The Kinks (65-68), Jeff Beck Group (67-70), the Rolling Stones (67-81), Quicksilver Messenger Service (69-71), Steve Miller Band (69-70). Also worked with Badfinger, The Beatles, Brewer & Shipley, Gene Clark, Joe Cocker, Donovan, The Easybeats, Peter Frampton, Jerry Garcia, Art Garfunkel, George Harrison, Jefferson Airplane, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Steve Miller Band, The Move, Graham Parker, Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, and Joe Walsh.

Trevor Horn

Producer and musician born 7/15/1949 in Durham, England. Worked with the Buggles ("Video Killed the Radio Star") and Yes.

Lena Horne

Jazz singer born 6/30/1917 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY. Died 5/9/2010.

Song(s):
Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) (1943)

Album(s):
The Lady and Her Music Live on Broadway (musical revue: 1981)

Marilyn Horne

Mezzo-soprano opera singer born 1/16/1934 in Bradford, PA.

James Horner

Album(s):
Titanic (soundtrack: 1997)

Bruce Hornsby

Pop singer and keyboardist born 11/23/1954 in Williamsburg, VA. Solo artist who has also worked with the Grateful Dead.

Song(s):
The Way It Is (1986)
Across the River (1990)
Gonna Be Some Changes Made (2004)

Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz

Rap singer and musician born Adam Keefe Horovitz on 10/31/1966 in Manhattan, NY. With Beastie Boys.

Vladimir Horowitz

Classical pianist born on 10/1/1903 in Kiev, Russia. Died 11/5/1989.

The Horrors

Album(s):
Primary Colours (2009)

Johnny Horton

Rockabilly singer born John Gale Horton on 4/30/1925. Died 11/5/1960.

Song(s):
When It’s Springtime in Alaska, It’s Forty Below (1959)
The Battle of New Orleans (1959)
Sink the Bismark (1960)
North to Alaska (1960)

Album(s):
The World of Johnny Horton (1966)

Roy Horton

Big Walter Horton

Michael Hossack

Rock drummer born on 10/17/1946 in Paterson, NJ. Died 3/12/2012. With Doobie Brothers (1971-73, 1987-2012).

Hot Butter

Song(s):
Popcorn (1972)

Hot Chip

Song(s):
Over and Over (2006)
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (2008) – see Peter Gabriel

Hot Chocolate

Song(s):
Emma (1974)
You Sexy Thing (1975)
Every 1’s a Winner (1978)
It Started with a Kiss (1982)

Hot Tuna

Song(s):
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning (1971)

Houndmouth

Song(s):
Sedona (2015)

Son House

Blues guitarist and singer born Eddie James House, Jr. on 3/21/1902 in Riverton, MS. Died 10/19/1988.

Song(s):
My Black Mama (1930)
Preachin' Blues (1930)
Death Letter Blues (1965)

Album(s):
Father of the Folk Blues (1965)

House of Pain

Song(s):
Jump Around (1992)