Larry Harris (record label executive)
Larry Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Larry Alan Harris May 31, 1947 |
| Died | December 18, 2017 (aged 70) Port Angeles, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Record producer, music executive |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Candice Hill (m. 1975) |
| Children | 2 |
Larry Alan Harris (May 31, 1947 – December 18, 2017) was Executive Vice President and co-founder of Casablanca Records,[1] with his cousin, Neil Bogart, Cecil Holmes, and Buck Reingold.
Biography[]
Born in Brooklyn, Harris began working for Buddah/Kama Sutra Records in the summer of 1971 as the local New York promotions man.[2] He was with the label from its inception in November 1973 through July 1979, and became the company's senior vice-president and managing director in 1976.[2] After leaving Casablanca Records in either 1979 or 1980, he landed in Seattle where he owned and operated the Seattle Improv for a number of years.[3]
Harris died in Port Angeles on December 18, 2017, and was survived by his wife, Candy, daughter Emily and son Morgan.[3][4]
Bibliography[]
- Harris, Larry; Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2009). And Party Every Day: The Inside Story Of Casablanca Records. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879309824.
References[]
- ^ Turner, Gustavo (January 7, 2010). "The Last Days of Disco". LA Weekly.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "KISS - Casablanca Records Co-founder Larry Harris Featured on New Three Sides of the Coin Podcast; Video". BraveRecords. June 20, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schneider, Marc (December 21, 2017). "Casablanca Records Co-Founder Larry Harris Dies". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (December 28, 2017). "Larry Harris, Promoter of a Risk-Taking Record Label, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
External links[]
- Larry Harris discography at Discogs
- 1947 births
- 2017 deaths
- American music industry executives
- Record producers from New York (state)
- Casablanca Records