Walter "Hank" Garland, a legendary country, rock and jazz guitarist has died of a staph infection at the age of 74 after a long time of fighting his ill health.
Besides working with stars such as Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison or the Everly Brothers, Garland was considered one of the virtuosos in the Nashville Country scene of the 1950s and 60s.
He started to play the Guitar when he was 6, had his first regular radio show appearances at the age of 12 and at 19 had his first million-seller with "Sugar Food Rag". Together with Elvis he had hits such as "Little Sister".
