The Hartman Brothers
(aka, The Bald Eagles)
Western music group of seven brothers from the area of Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.  Dedicated to the memory of my father, Everette Hartman, who passed away on July 12, 2000.  I grew up immersed in the music made by The Hartman Brothers.  Although their music was strongly influenced by the Sons of the Pioneers, the vocal harmonies of The Hartman Brothers were second to none.  I eventually wandered towards rock and roll and bluegrass, but I never lost my love for this beautiful music.  Its impact on my life has been immense.  This is where my love for music started...I just wish more of the talent had rubbed off.  Thanks, Dad, for giving me so much.
The Hartman Brothers I (early 1930s - 1936)
  • Emmett Hartman - guitar - b. Emmett Tipton Hartman, August 4, 1911; d. January 1985, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA.
  • Reece Hartman - guitar - b. Reece Carden Hartman, 1917, Dunlap, Tennessee, USA; d. February 24, 1996, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joe Dewees - fiddle - b. Oklahoma.
The Hartman Brothers II (1936 - ? )
  • Emmett Hartman - guitar
  • Reece Hartman - guitar
  • Landon Hartman - vocals - b. Landon Warren Hartman, January 27, 1926; d. September 21, 2007, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
  • Clyde Hartman - fiddle - b. Clyde Harold Hartman, January 24, 1924; d. January 24, 1988, Columbia, Tennessee, USA.
  • E. J. Hartman - guitar/vocals - b. Elbert Jones Hartman, Hixson, Tennessee, USA; d. February 18, 1998, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
Landon Hartman, Clyde Hartman, and E. J. Hartman served for the U.S. during World War II.
The Hartman Brothers III (1946 - ? )
  • Emmett Hartman - guitar
  • Reece Hartman - guitar
  • Landon Hartman - vocals
  • Clyde Hartman - fiddle
  • E. J. Hartman - guitar/vocals
  • Everette Hartman - vocals - b. Everette Smith Hartman, October 6, 1928, Hixson, Tennessee, USA; d. July 12, 2000, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA.
  • Earl Hartman - guitar/vocals - b. Earl Lewis Hartman, October 6, 1928, Hixson, Tennessee, USA; d. January 20, 2002, Dunlap, Tennessee, USA.
Emmett Hartman retires from music.

Back Row (left to right):  Reece, Landon, Emmett, Clyde
Front  Row (left to right):  Earl, E.J., Everette
The Hartman Brothers IV ( ? - 1988)
  • Reece Hartman - guitar
  • Landon Hartman - vocals
  • Clyde Hartman - fiddle
  • E. J. Hartman - guitar/vocals
  • Everette Hartman - vocals
  • Earl Hartman - guitar/vocals
MP3 file of "Wanderers Of The Wasteland", recorded at a Christmas get-together on Signal Mountain, Tennessee, December 28, 1978.  Featuring Earl Hartman on lead vocal and guitar, Everette Hartman and Landon Hartman on harmony vocal, and Wendel Hartman on bass guitar.

Supporting musicians:

  • Wendell Hartman - bass/keyboards
  • Norma Narramore Wilson - keyboards
  • David Hartman - guitar
  • Gary Hartman - bass - b. Gary Stephen Hartman, August 17, 1954, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA - formerly with Timberline.
  • Paul Anastasio - fiddle - formerly with Asleep At The Wheel.
Album:
  1. "Memories" (mid-1980s) - LP of cowboy/western songs.
This core version of the band played the 1982 Worlds Fair (Knoxville, Tennessee), Opryland's Gaslight Theater (Nashville, Tennessee), and the Chattanooga Riverbend Festival (1988 and 1989).  Clyde Hartman wins 1977 "Fiddle King" title at the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Convention (Athens, Alabama).

Hartman Brothers at 1982 World's Fair (Knoxville, TN)
Left to Right:  Gary, Reece, E.J., Landon, Everette, Earl

A typical set list included: "Open Range Ahead", "When Pay Day Rolls Around", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Cool Water", "Down the Trail to San Antone", "San Antonio Rose", "Blue Prairie", "Faded Love", "Down Along the Sleepy Rio Grande", "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddles", "Texas Plains", "Empty Saddles", "Cottage in the Clouds", "Meeting in the Air", "Wanderers of the Wasteland", and "The Everlasting Hills of Oklahoma"; and there were usually a couple of fiddle tunes from Clyde Hartman (e.g., "Skinner's Sock", "Whistlin' Rufus", "Ragtime Annie", "Sally Goodin", or "Grey Eagle").


Back Row (left to right):  Clyde, Earl, Landon, Everette
Front Row (left to right):  Reece, E.J.
The Hartman Brothers V (1988 - 1995)
  • Reece Hartman - guitar
  • Landon Hartman - vocals
  • E. J. Hartman - guitar/vocals
  • Everette Hartman - vocals
  • Earl Hartman - vocals
  • David Hartman - guitar
Supporting musicians:
  • Wendell Hartman - bass/keyboards
  • Norma Narramore Wilson - keyboards
  • David Hartman - guitar
  • Gary Hartman - bass
  • Paul Anastasio - fiddle
Album:
    "The Hartman Brothers" (1993) - Cassette of religious songs.
The Hartman Brothers VI(1995 - 1998)
  • Landon Hartman - vocals
  • E. J. Hartman - guitar/vocals
  • Everette Hartman - vocals
  • Earl Hartman - guitar/vocals
  • David Hartman - guitar
The Hartman Brothers VII(1998 - 1999)
  • Landon Hartman - vocals
  • Everette Hartman - vocals
  • Earl Hartman - guitar/vocals
  • David Hartman - guitar
The Hartman Brothers VIII(1999 - 2001)
  • Landon Hartman - vocals
  • Earl Hartman - guitar/vocals
  • David Hartman - guitar
  • Ben Hartman - vocals
  • Wayne Lamb - vocals
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Last Revised:  September 27, 2007
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