Walter Louis Garland (November 11, 1930 – December 27, 2004), known professionally as Hank Garland, was an American guitarist and songwriter. He started as a country musician, played rock and roll as it became popular in the 1950s, and released a jazz album in 1960. His career was cut short when a car accident in 1961 left him unable to perform #hankgarland | Rockabilly Italia

Today, we are remembering guitar virtuoso Hank Garland on his birthday. (born November 11, 1930 in Cowpens, SC). One of Nashville's A-Team session musicians in the 1950's and early 60's, Hank was equally talented in many different genres of music: Country, Rockabilly, Pop, and Jazz. He started his professional career playing with Cowboy Copas' band, but he became famous for playing the song "Sugarfoot Rag". He recorded a hit version of the song in 1950 with Red Foley. Hank played in thousands of