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Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer.
Born in New York City, he was a member of the Rhythm Boys, an early 1930s singing trio which included Al Rinker and Bing Crosby, and was Crosby's entry into show business. The group sang several songs in the Paul Whiteman Orchestra film King of Jazz (1930) and recorded both with Whiteman and on their own with Barris on piano.
Barris appeared in 57 films between 1931 and 1950, usually as the pianist during party sequences, and composed songs including Mississippi Mud, I Surrender, Dear, and Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams. His songwriters Rinker and Barris also carved out careers on their own as well.
Born in New York City, he was a member of the Rhythm Boys, an early 1930s singing trio which included Al Rinker and Bing Crosby, and was Crosby's entry into show business. The group sang several songs in the Paul Whiteman Orchestra film King of Jazz (1930) and recorded both with Whiteman and on their own with Barris on piano.
Barris appeared in 57 films between 1931 and 1950, usually as the pianist during party sequences, and composed songs including Mississippi Mud, I Surrender, Dear, and Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams. His songwriters Rinker and Barris also carved out careers on their own as well.
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Barris was the uncle of game show host and producer Chuck Barris, who was the subject of the George Clooney film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.Sources
Bing Crosby: The Hollow Man, by Donald Shepherd and Robert F. Slatzer (ISBN 13:978-0523421643)External links
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The Rhythm Boys were a male singing trio consisting of Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker. Crosby and Rinker began performing together in 1925 and were recruited by Paul Whiteman in late 1926. Pianist/singer/songwriter Barris joined the team in 1927.
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Al Rinker (born December 20, 1907 - died June 11, 1982) began performing as a partner with Bing Crosby in 1925 and the two singers formed the Rhythm Boys, which singer/songwriter/pianist Harry Barris later joined.
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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 2, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American pop baritone and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977.
One of the first multi-media stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales,
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One of the first multi-media stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales,
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Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular American orchestral leader. He was born in Denver, Colorado. After a start as a classical violinist and violist, Whiteman then led a jazz-influenced dance band, which became locally popular in San Francisco,
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King of Jazz (1930) is a motion picture starring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Whiteman's nickname was "The King of Jazz", hence the film's name).
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King of Jazz (1930) is a motion picture starring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (Whiteman's nickname was "The King of Jazz", hence the film's name).
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Chuck Barris (born Charles Hirsch Barris on June 3, 1929) is an American game show producer of the 1960s and 1970s and author. He is a survivor of lung cancer.[1]
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 American film based on the "unauthorised autobiography" by Chuck Barris, the American creator and producer of television game shows, who claimed to have also worked as an
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 American film based on the "unauthorised autobiography" by Chuck Barris, the American creator and producer of television game shows, who claimed to have also worked as an
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