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Hank Garland was an American guitarist and mandolin player born on November 11, 1930, in Cowpens, South Carolina. He passed away on December 27, 2004, in Orange Park, Florida. Garland served as a Nashville studio musician, performing with various artists and touring with Eddy Arnold. He later shifted his focus to jazz, releasing two jazz albums. Garland began playing guitar at the age of six and was performing country music by the age of 15 with Shorty Painter's band. He made his recording debut at 16 with the Arkansas Cotton Pickers and spent two years playing with Cowboy Copas. In 1949, he recorded the instrumental "Sugarfoot Rag," and later that year, he recorded a version with lyrics under Red Foley's name, which became a major hit. In 1961, Garland was involved in a car accident that left him in a coma, and the brain damage he sustained made it impossible for him to play guitar for a time. Although he never played professionally again, he made an appearance at a show in 1975, performing "Sugarfoot Rag" one last time. Jerry Reed later had a hit with a cover of the song in 1979.

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