There's a movie on the way called Crazy, based on the life of country guitarist Hank Garland. Garland was one of the first great Nashville session players. This is from an article in Guitar Player:
“Garland epitomized the image of the Nashville
picker: the guitarist able to walk into a studio, tune up, hear a run-through
of the songs to be recorded, and invent a creative and sympathetic backing on
the spot; the consummate musician who would leave the last session of the day
for a night of jamming in a Printer's Alley night-club; the inveterate
experimenter interested in the latest guitar model and addicted to trying out
new sounds, licks, and devices; the person for whom the instrument was not just
an end in itself, but a means to the end of creating music.”
Steve Vai is one of the film's producers, so we can count on the guitars and guitar playing being right. All the detail is at www.crazy-themovie.com.
[TJH]
Please check out the Offical Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland MYSpace.
Watch the Movie trailer for the soon to be released Major Motion Film "Crazy".
It is a brillant Produced moive with 10 years of research and love by all for Hank Garland and his Legeacy that will 'Live Forever' in countless songs, sounds, pick up, design's of the first short scale, the first sterio guitar, the first thin line used for Rock and Roll. etc.
As Elvis Presley quoted in the " Blue Hawaii Benefit Show for the USS Arizona, quote " would like to introduce the members of my gang, laugh, My Band, the finest guitarist anywhere in the Country, Mr. Hank Garland on guitar" in quote. Elvis Presley and Hank Garland remained very close friends. They loved one another very much and came from the same back ground, cut from the good cloth! Talent from God and from the "Soul". The Hank Garland Family
Posted by: The Garland Family | June 30, 2007 at 11:47 PM
I just ran across this movie. I would love to see it. Is it out on dvd? Was it ever released? I hope someone out there can help me find this movie.
Posted by: Becky Shaw | February 21, 2008 at 12:36 PM
I tried to find out more info.. as far as I know it has never been released. Probably complications with the music rights.
Posted by: Monk | February 29, 2008 at 01:48 PM
Actually I clicked on The Garland Family from that June 30th post, the movie is wrapped and due out this year. I'm looking forward to it.
Posted by: Monk | February 29, 2008 at 03:23 PM