Leroy Harris Sr.
Le Roy W. Harris Sr. (died 1969) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, who played banjo, guitar, and flute.
Harris was born into a musical family; one brother was violinist Jesse Harris, another was reedist Arville Harris, and his sister Marie Harris was a pianist. He was a member of Fletcher Henderson's Rainbow Orchestra in 1925 and worked with in 1928. He was a member of several groups led by Clarence Williams and recorded with him on several occasions between 1926 and 1930. He played with bandleaders Maurice Rocco, , and Jesse Stone in the 1930s, and in the 1940s played with Horace Henderson, Willie Bryant, and Tiny Bradshaw.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Le Roy Harris (i)". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
Categories:
- American jazz banjoists
- American jazz guitarists
- American jazz flautists
- Jazz musicians from Missouri
- 1895 births
- 1969 deaths