<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Harlan Howard Songs, Inc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[harlanhoward]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:03:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.harlanhowardsongs.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A FUN EVENING AT HARLAN HOWARD SONGS, FALL OF 1999]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by: Melanie Smith-Howard Producer extraordinaire, Tony Brown, called and asked if Harlan and I would be willing to host a...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/a-fun-evening-at-harlan-howard-songs-fall-of-1999</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ec3e0e7dbb7e300171c7fdd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2020 13:41:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_7482cea3b17e408db0e4905919a52003~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_369,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dennis Morgan and Harlan Howard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harlan and Dennis were more than just writing pals, they were also friends. It was imperative to Harlan to be friends first. He disliked...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/dennis-morgan-and-harlan-howard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e77255e0c547200170683fe</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 08:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_a36113d95866458aafdb0061f380a47a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_574,h_851,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOME OF THE BOYS WHO MAKE THE NOISE ON 16TH AVENUE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title of this musing is a reference to a line in a country song by our friend, Thom Schuyler, who wrote “16th Avenue,” a hit for Lacy...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/some-of-the-boys-who-make-the-noise-on-16th-avenue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e679055f8cbc900176a0d17</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_e9156448854d4305ba08b26f2abbaa55~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_868,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HARLAN HOWARD ANNIVERSARY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, March 3, 2020 is the anniversary of the death of Harlan Howard. An eighteen year void. Nearly two decades of longing. Longing to...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/harlan-howard-anniversary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e5e3f48a5ddde00184c1421</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:31:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_c52392d31bc94a4fa83ff7de3b43b544~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_888,h_879,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A LIFETIME OF FRIENDS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harlan Howard was a great friend to many. He loved hanging round songwriters but also liked singers and bartenders - anyone who would sit...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/a-lifetime-of-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e56454ee81646001874578f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:20:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_dfde68b04aba44e3a11f6f04b6adce77~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_694,h_557,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY”]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Life Turned Her That Way” was the first of many #1 records I got to experience with Harlan Howard. It was in the latter part of 1987 and...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/life-turned-her-that-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e42903966714c001729f252</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:38:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_1e26879ec10b4df39907a8d9eb5946ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_716,h_575,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HARLAN PERRY HOWARD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harlan Perry Howard may not be a household name, but I bet you know some of his songs. Being an introvert, Harlan didn’t relish the...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/harlan-perry-howard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e32948a25ddec0017fb0172</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:40:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_0cdf42e4eec0429195ed9752d5c76b60~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_683,h_545,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HARLAN AND FRIENDS UNROCK THE HARD ROCK]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the 1990’s, I had the pleasure of serving on the board of a school in Nashville that I dearly love, W.O. Smith Music School...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/harlan-and-friends-unrock-the-hard-rock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d5d2a2061fbcd0016d3c496</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 11:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_90caa3a53a594d3193fe62d3456c984e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harlan Howard Birthday Bash                                                                         ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Usually on the Tuesday closest to September 8th, a large stage was erected in the parking lot of BMI, bars were set up and a huge...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/harlan-howard-birthday-bash</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3077b647bd04001866dedd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:06:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_0d43ebfb47db40da9d71964d03a5c8ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_434,h_611,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FISHING]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Harlan Howard moved from California to Nashville in June 1960, he hit the ground running. Fresh from shucking his blue collar,...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/family-friends-and-fishing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d1210303096c00016ff00c3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2019 12:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_18b99de98dde49c4a614bea3bdbd45f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_861,h_580,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HARLAN HOWARD SONGS, INC.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1989 shortly after Harlan and I married, we started a publishing company and appropriately named it, Harlan Howard Songs.  During that...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/harlan-howard-songs-inc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d037c571181b60015138d10</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 10:56:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_72c7f59b58704b4babcc5eba80068aed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_288,h_240,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“BLAME IT ON YOUR HEART”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year was 1992, early summer, and Harlan Howard had an appointment to write with Kostas at Shoney’s Inn on Demonbruen. After forty...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/blame-it-on-your-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cff80b49ce18a00165eb51b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:38:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_5ed77c2b022b43b298646ebdc3c27fa5~mv2_d_1239_2064_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TIGER BY THE TAIL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harlan Howard and Buck Owens were “starvation buddies” in the early 1950’s. Harlan had moved from Michigan to California where there was...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/tiger-by-the-tail</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cf7a649470b6f00158a85b6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:41:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_6e38485fe8be4addac3ab38a412abcd2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_241,h_303,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DARRELL BARTON…WHO THE HECK IS DARRELL BARTON?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of my stories are about Harlan Howard, and though Harlan is involved in this story; he is not the central figure. In the early...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/darrell-barton-who-the-heck-is-darrell-barton</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cd3222b2b7ae2002c764c31</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 18:44:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_7592b2132b2d430fa3fad370beb5f4f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_411,h_544,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HE CALLED ME BABY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melanie Smith-Howard/Candi Staton Well he did. Harlan sometimes called me child bride, but most days he referred to me as Baby. When we...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/he-called-me-baby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ccc2e176fb37a06b4252bad</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 12:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_1a59de2a299a43509d634b44f3c3d22a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_214,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[    “BE CAREFUL WHO YOU LOVE” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harlan Howard spent his adult life as a professional songwriter and was proud to be one. He often referred to his songs as his children....]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/be-careful-who-you-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5cc8bc87063995001570acde</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:03:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_84953e93748e497da7d4e89aa28d8397~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_241,h_302,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE TIES THAT UNBIND]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harlan’s early years were much like a dandelion on a windy, spring day. He was a tender weed with a strong root system. Harlan was that...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/the-ties-that-unbind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca4dd0aa7dde10015df5136</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:21:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_52dee27e8b394e84939f93704e22ad6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_198,h_254,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“THE CHOKIN’ KIND”]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love the surprise of finding a classic Harlan Howard song that is reimagined or unfamiliar to me. I am most impressed when artists take...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/the-chokin-kind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c80195347f16c001c736fa0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:08:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_4a46f1f9153441e8b028eb5ca8c2f716~mv2_d_1700_2200_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Writing of “I Fall To Pieces”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harlan Howard wrote two paragraphs in July 1999 about co-writing the iconic song “I Fall To Pieces” with Hank Cochran. Harlan moved to...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/the-writing-of-i-fall-to-pieces</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c62b227da71eb001c746e62</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_29a7e434afe341bd820a1d4bd15c7c35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_530,h_745,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lori McKenna]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the spring of 2004, I was working with the gifted singer songwriter, Mary Gauthier. She was at my office telling me about a fellow...]]></description><link>https://www.harlanhoward.com/post/lori-mckenna</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c5b2b2cea38340775f46ec6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:47:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5bffce_5782aebfffb24c1fb8bf2e9fbf7687da~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_212,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melanie Howard</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>