Harlow Wilcox
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Harlow Wilcox (died August 26, 2002) was an American session musician from Norman, Oklahoma. In 1969 he released an instrumental single on Plantation Records (as Harlow Wilcox & the Oakies) called "Groovy Grubworm", which hit #30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart late that year.[1] Two albums followed. "Groovy Grubworm" has sold over a million copies and was nominated for a Grammy in 1969. On August 26, 2002 Harlow died from a heart attack at his home in Oklahoma City.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year |
Album |
US Country[2] |
Label |
| 1970 |
Groovy Grubworm and Other Golden Guitar Greats |
31 |
Plantation |
| 1972 |
Cripple Cricket and Other Country Critters |
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[edit] Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart Positions |
Album |
| US Country |
US |
CAN Country |
CAN |
| 1969 |
"Groovy Grubworm" |
42 |
30 |
1 |
20 |
Groovy Grubworm and Other Golden Guitar Greats |
|- | 1968 | "C. C. Rider / The Sound Of A Teardrop Falling"
[edit] References
- ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com
| Persondata |
| Name |
Wilcox, Harlow |
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| Short description |
American musician |
| Date of birth |
January 28, 1943 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
August 26, 2002 |
| Place of death |
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