Larry Harris (record label executive)

Larry Harris
Born Larry Alan Harris
(1947-05-31)May 31, 1947
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died December 18, 2017(2017-12-18) (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

  1. ↑ Turner, Gustavo (January 7, 2010). "The Last Days of Disco". LA Weekly.
  2. 1 2 "KISS - Casablanca Records Co-founder Larry Harris Featured on New Three Sides of the Coin Podcast; Video". BraveRecords. June 20, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Schneider, Marc (December 21, 2017). "Casablanca Records Co-Founder Larry Harris Dies". Billboard. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (December 28, 2017). "Larry Harris, Promoter of a Risk-Taking Record Label, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
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