Bill Harris (guitarist)
William "Guitar" "Bill" Harris (born April 14, 1925 in Nashville (North Carolina) ; † December 6, 1988 in Washington, DC ) was an American jazz , blues and rhythm & blues musician ( guitar ) .
Live and act
Harris served in the US Army during World War II; After his release he studied guitar in Washington, DC, then worked briefly at the Columbia School of Music before he was guitarist for the vocal band The Clovers from 1951 to 1958 . In the following years he presented a number of solo LPs for labels such as EmArcy , Wing and VSOP, such as the album The Fabulous Bill Harris, recorded live at the New York jazz club The Village Gate, and the album The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions from 1972 : Down in the alley . Harris' Great Guitar Sounds , which was released in 1960, is considered the first guitar solo album in jazz. In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1956 and 1986. Harris, who lived in Washington DC for many years, ran the Pig Foot nightclub and art gallery there in the 1970s .
Discographic notes
- The Blues-Soul Of Bill Harris (1956)
- The Harris Touch (EmArcy, 1957), with Hank Jones
- Great Guitar Sounds (Mercury / Wing, 1959)
- Caught in the Act ( Wing Records , 1962)
- Bill Harris in Paris Live! Alone! (Jazz Guitar, 1974)
Web links
- Bill Harris at Allmusic (English)
- Bill Harris at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harris, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harris, Bill (nickname); Harris, Guitar (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American RBB and jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville, North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1988 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |