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Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use "scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman 's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker, scatted on several songs, including " Mississippi Mud ," which Barris wrote in 1927. Biography.
Harry Barris. Soundtrack: Wild Wild West. Songwriter ("Highways Are Happy Ways"), composer and author, educated at the Jewish Training School. He wrote special material for Joe E. Lewis, Sophie Tucker, Ted Lewis and Jimmy Durante.
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Harry Barris was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use "scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along...
Oct 29, 2014 · This rockumentary, in the vein of "Spinal Tap," focuses on two musicians -- the one that got famous and the one that didn't, Harry Barris. A rockumentary abo...
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Feb 5, 2013 · Harry Barris was the uncle of game show host and producer Chuck Barris who, among other things, not only co-created and hosted The Gong Show in the second half of the 1970's but was also the subject of the George Clooney film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
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Harry Barris originally did I Feel a Song Coming On. Harry Barris wrote Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away), I Surrender, Dear, Mississippi Mud and From Monday On. Explore
Jun 9, 2003 · Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter. Born in New York City, he was a member of the Rhythm Boys, a late 1920s singing trio which included Al Rinker and Bing Crosby, and was Crosby's entry into show business.
