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There are many stories about Pat Auburn Hare. I’m going to focus on his music. He played with Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Junior Parker, Bobby Bland and others. He’s known for being among the first guitarists to play with a heavily distorted tone; “Cotton Crop Blues” and “Bonus Pay” are probably the two best examples of that.
Couldn’t find the personnel and dates on several of these at the time I posted, but you can see the Sun labels, which in his case means Memphis, mid-to-late ’50s. Please see the REFERENCES link at the very end if you want to find more Pat Hare recordings.
Howlin’ Wolf “Everybody’s In the Mood” with Pat Hare on guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymVdGhFBrosHowlin’ Wolf , “Well That’s Alright” with Pat Hare on guitar
Walter Bradford, “Love for My Baby” with Pat Hare on guitar (June 14, 1952)
Junior Parker, “Love My Baby” backed with “Mystery Train” with Pat Hare on guitar (1953). This record is what Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore used to create their “Mystery Train.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEbkntivvSQLittle Junior Parker with Bill Johnson’s Blue Flames, “Can’t Understand” with Pat Hare (guitar), Bill Johnson (piano), other musicians unknown (1953)
James Cotton (vocal), “Cotton Crop Blues” with Pat Hare (guitar), Mose Vinson (piano), John Bowers drums), Memphis, (recorded May 14, 1954). Some people refer to this as the first heavy metal song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAqTrbuxCRIJames Cotton (vocal), “Hold Me In Your Arms”; this is the flip of “Cotton Crop Blues,” all same personnel, recorded the same day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuQIKOXffk4Pat Hare (vocal, guitar), “I’m Gonna Murder My Baby” with Billy “Red” Love (piano), Israel Franklin (drums), recorded May 14, 1954, in Memphis, TN
Pat Hare, “Bonus Pay,” with Billy “Red” Love (piano), Israel Franklin (drums), recorded May 14, 1954, in Memphis, TN
Rosco Gordon “Just Love Me Baby,” with Pat Hare on guitar (recorded June 9, 1955)
Little Junior Parker, “Next Time You See Me,” with Pat Hare on guitar (recorded November 1956, released January 1957).
Bobby Blue Bland, “Farther On Up the Road” with Pat Hare (guitar), 1957—my favorite of them all.
Muddy Waters (vocal, guitar), “Evil” with Pat Hare (guitar), Chicago (recorded June 1957)
Muddy Waters (vocal, guitar) “Walking Thru the Park” with James Cotton (harp), Pat Hare, Luther Tucker (guitars), Otis Spann (piano), Andrew Stephenson (bass), Francis Clay (drums), Chicago (1958).
Muddy Waters (vocal), “Blues Before Sunrise” with Little Walter (harp), Pat Hare (guitar), Otis Spann (piano) Andrew Stephenson (bass), Francis Clay (drums) (1959)
Muddy Waters (vocal), “Got My Mojo Workin’” with James Cotton (harp), Pat Hare (guitar), Otis Spann (piano) Andrew Stephenson (bass), Francis Clay (drums) live at the Newport Jazz Festival (July 3, 1960)
Two Pat Hare playlists
This one is a little barren, but it has a couple interesting songs I didn’t include, and the thing with playlists is if the proprietor takes an interest in them, they can rebound.
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Here’s a clip from the film below, with James Son Thomas and Joe Cooper singing “Catfish Blues” from the Bill Ferris film I Ain’t Lyin’—Folk Tales of Mississippi (1975).
I Ain’t Lyin’—Folk Tales of Mississippi (1975)
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Big Maceo Merriweather and Tampa Red, “Big Road Blues” (1945)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBX_ba90W8QBig Maceo Merriweather and Tampa Red, “Come On Home” (1945)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cOzyqahyx8* * * S T I L L M O R E, D I F F E R E N T * * * * * * * * * *
Here’s a kind of informal half-hour concert and interview film featuring Roosevelt Sykes aka the Honeydripper, he explains why in the video of that name below (1972)
Roosevelt Sykes, “The Honeydripper” (1970). There’s an interesting comment on this video about his relationship with Fats Domino.
Roosevelt Sykes, “Tall Heavy Mama” (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw013XtE_e4* * * * R E F E R E N C E S * * * * * * * * * * *
Many recording details from the Pat Hare discography in my favorite resource, Stefan Wirz’s invaluable American Music.
Don D.
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Here are quite a few more songs with Pat Hare on guitar, without all the recording details. You can find them (if they’re available) by checking the Pat Hare discography here. I haven’t heard most of the individual songs yet, going to kick back and enjoy them later on, tonight, I hope.
Apparently, Pat Hare plays on the entire Muddy Waters at Newport album (1960), credited as Tat Harris. I will listen to mine tonight, and probably like it more than ever. Here’s the complete CD below (see the link above for recording details).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1y0au523yoHe also plays on the entire Muddy Waters Sings “Big Bill”: The Songs of “Big Bill” Broonzy, (recorded between June and August 1959 in Chicago); Muddy Waters (vocals), James Cotton (harp), Pat Hare (guitar), Otis Spann (piano), Andrew Stephens (bass), Francis Clay (drums). Here’s a good part of it in a playlist.
Muddy Waters (vocal, guitar), “Love Affair,” James Cotton (harp), Pat Hare (guitar), Otis Spann (piano), Andrew Stephens (bass), Francis Clay (drums), rec. June 1959 in Chicago, IL
Muddy Waters (vocal, guitar), “Look What You’ve Done,” Little Walter(harp), Pat Hare, Hubert Sumlin (guitars!), Otis Spann (piano), Willie Dixon (bass), probably S.P. Leary (drums), rec. January 12, 1957 in Chicago, IL
Rosco Gordon, “Why Do I Love You Baby?” (I did listen to this, whew! Great!)
Rosco Gordon, “Throwing My Money Away”
Rosco Gordon, “Don’t Have to Worry ’bout You No More”
Little Junior Parker and the Blue Flames, “I Wanna Ramble”
Little Junior Parker and the Blue Flames, “Dirty Friend Blues”
Junior Parker, “Sittin’ at My Window (Please Baby Blues)”
Junior Parker, “Backtracking”
Little Junior Parker, “That’s Alright” (I did listen to this one, it’s great)
Little Junior Parker, “Sittin’, Drinkin’ and Thinkin’”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhhvmnEuWPYLittle Junior Parker, “Pretty Baby” (1957)
Walter Bradford & The Big City Four, “Reward for My Baby”
Walter Bradford & The Big City Four, “Love for My Baby”
L.C. Hubert, “Lucy Done Moved”
Big Memphis Ma Rainey (sometimes spelled Big Memphis Marainey), “Baby, No! No!” and “Call Me Anything, But Call Me”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHx3K8qOsXwCoy “Hot Shot” Love, “Wolf Call Boogie” (Memphis, February 20, 1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8ZF3ee-M70Coy “Hot Shot” Love, “Harmonica Jam” (Memphis, February 20, 1954)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl_F0dZS9ScCoy “Hot Shot” Love, “Harpin’ On It” (Memphis, February 20, 1954)
Kenneth Banks, “Blue Man”
Walter Bradford and The Big City Four, “Too Blue to Cry”
Kenneth Banks “High (But High)” (Sun unissued, recorded January 1954)
Don D.
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Thanks, Ron!
If you’ve read the Wikipedia page, there’s something vital missing from that account, which I’m hoping to correct before long, especially if I can get some documentation. Paul Oscher* commented on Facebook that Pat Hare always maintained that his girlfriend was killed by police in the crossfire. Now to find living people who actually heard him say it, or even better to find some written record.
*Paul Oscher was the first white member of a major blues band; he played harmonica in the Muddy Waters Blues Band from 1967 until 1972.
Don D.
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