Harold F. Eggers Jr. RESUME
Projects I was involved with, and many I negotiated and secured deals for:
-
1984/85 Whitey Shafer two albums, titled "My House Is Your Honky Tonk" & "Memphis Memory" on Bear Family Records, also an album titled "Whitey' singing his renowned songs he written with Lefty Frizzell, and his own song writings that were recorded by country music greats, and a 45 vinyl with his song "Hi Ho Leon", both the album titled Whitey and the 45 vinyl released on the record label (Palatial Records), Whitey and I put together under the guidance of Mr. Wesley Rose, all recorded and produced by Ronnie Gant at Acuff/Rose Hickory Studio, offices and studio on Franklin Road, Nashville, Tennessee. I managed Whitey during this period.
-
1987 Willie Nelson book "Heartworn Memories" by Susie Nelson. Eakin Press (hardback)
Simon & Schuster (paperback) Sole literary agent that secured publishing deal.
-
1988 Townes Van Zandt album "Live & Obscure" recorded live at club 12th & Porter, Nashville, Tennessee,
released on Sugar Hill Records
-
1989 Townes Van Zandt recording of his 61 Song Anthology, recorded at The Fire Station Studio, San Marcos,
Texas, three different bands, Tomato Records
-
1990 Nashville Music Row 20 Years Photograpy Book by Alan Mayor, St Martin's Press, Literary Agent
Photos and stories by a renowned photographer's work in the Nashville Music world,
over a twenty year span.
-
1991 Stevie Ray Vaughan book "Soul to Soul" by Keri Leigh, Taylor Publishing, Dallas, Texas, Literary Agent
Foreword by B.B. King
-
1992 Townes Van Zandt CD Documentary (10 Songs & TVZ spoken word), USA Gregor Records,
Europe Normal Records Germany
-
1993 Townes Van Zandt live album "Rear View Mirror", Sundown Records, Austin, Texas
-
1994 Townes Van Zandt studio album "No Deeper Blue" recorded in Limerick, Ireland
-
1995 Townes Van Zandt live album "Abnormal", mail order limited edition to support European tour,
Normal Records Germany
-
1996 Townes Van Zandt live albums "Rear View Mirror", "Live & Obscure", "Road Songs", I secured lease deals
for these albums with Sugar Hill Records - USA, Normal Records Germany - Europe, I also
secured a deal with both these Record labels, for Townes "Highway Kind", that was
released in 1997, after his death January 1, 1997
-
January 1, 1997 German Rolling Stone Magazine (CD titled Rare Trax, that came with publication, collection of
major artists unique recordings, by Sting, Sheryl Crow, etc., Townes and Barb Donovan
duet "I'll Be Here In The Morning"). Townes died on New Years Day 1997, the same date of
this German Rolling Stone Magazine publication issue date.
-
1998 Townes Van Zandt album "In Pain" Normal Records Germany
Books
-
1987 Willie Nelson book "Heartworn Memories" by Susie Nelson. Eakin Press (hardback)
Simon & Schuster (paperback) Sole literary agent that secured publishing deal.
-
1991 Stevie Ray Vaughan book "Soul to Soul" by Keri Leigh, Taylor Publishing, Dallas, Texas, Literary Agent
Foreword by B.B. King
-
1999 Literary manager for "The Nashville Family Album A Country Music Scrapbook", By Alan L. Mayor, Nashville's Best Known Photographer
-
In 2012, I wrote one of the forewords for the Townes Van Zandt book "I'll Be Here In The Morning" by music writer Brian T. Atkinson, published by Texas A&M University Press. Country Music Television's (CMT) renowned critic Chet Flippo rated this book as one of the best country music book's of 2012. The other foreword for this book was by Jack Clement.
-
"Harold, We have been together a long time.
Let's keep it together." -Lamar Fike
Elvis - Truth, Myth & Beyond
An Intimate Conversation with Lamar Fike
Elvis Presley's Closest Friend and Confidant
As Told to L.E. McCullough and Harold Eggers
ADDITIONAL recordings I have been involved with, and many I negotiated and secured deals for:
-
Jerry Lee Lewis "The Complete Palomino Club Recordings, Tomato Records
-
Jerry Lee Lewis "Heartbreak" album, Tomato Records
-
Jerry Lee Lewis "Rockin' My Life Away" album, Tomato Records
-
Antoine "Fats" Domino live Mardi Gra Festival in Houston & Galveston, Texas, Tomato Records
-
Texas A Musical Celebration One Hundred Fifty Years live album, Texas artists greats, Tomato Records
-
Townes Van Zandt two CD's, recorded live at Union Chapel, London, Tomato Records
-
Townes Van Zandt live album "Acoustic Blue", music writer Chet Flippo did liner notes, Tomato Records
-
Townes Van Zandt live album "Absolutely Nothing", Normal Records Germany
-
Townes Van Zandt 45 vinyl limited edition, songs "Riding The Range & Dirty Old Town" German Label Exile
-
Townes Van Zandt DVD & CD "A Private Concert" solo, filmed in a Houston Hotel, Varese Serabande Records, USA
-
Townes Van Zandt live album "Rear View Mirror Volume Two", Varese Serabande Records
-
Townes Van Zandt live album "Mc Cabes", USA - Varese Serabande Records, Europe - Normal Records Germany
-
Townes Van Zandt live album "Jester Lounge" - 1965 recording, Normal Records Germany
-
Townes Van Zandt sound track album for TVZ documentary film "Ill Be Here In The Morning", Tomato Records
-
Jimmy Reed & Johnny Winter live album, New Rose Records, France
-
Lightin' Hopkin's two live albums, New Rose Records, France
-
Barb Donovan album "Restless Soul", Sundown Records, Austin, Texas
-
Richard Dobson album "Mankind", Sundown Records, Austin, Texas
-
Barb Donovan album "Angelina", Gregor Records, USA
-
Barb Donovan album "18 Tracks", Normal Records Germany
-
European record labels released CD compilation albums of recordings by a variety of artists, included were solo recordings by Townes Van Zandt and Barb Donovan, also on a couple of these compilations was the duet "I'll Be Here In The Morning" recording of Townes and Barb. Some of them are:
-
Label Vinyl Junkie, London, CD title Jukebox Cowboy - Townes & Barb duet "I'll Be Here In The Morning"
-
Label Nascente, United Kingdom, CD title The Very Best Of Country - Townes "Pancho & Lefty"
-
Label Vinyl Junkie, London, CD title Cowpunks - Townes "The Hole"
