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Paul Harris

Paul Harris (December 12, 1944 – October 24, 2023) was an American keyboard player, multi-instrumentalist and arranger. Harris appears on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by leading artists such as Stephen Stills, B. B. King, Judy Collins, Grace Slick, Al Kooper, ABBA, Eric Andersen, Rick Derringer, Nick Drake, John Martyn, John Sebastian, John Mellencamp, Joe Walsh, Seals & Crofts, Bob Seger and Dan Fogelberg. He provided the orchestral arrangements for The Doors' 1969 album The Soft Parade.

Paul Harris

Manassas, Dutch TV programme Toppop, Recordings 22 March 1972, Broadcast 10 June 1972. Sign on the wall reads: ′′Op last van de brandweer verboden te roken-Orders of the fire dept.: no smoking′′. Visible members of Manassas, from left to right: Al Perkins seated playing pedal steel on the left, Dallas Taylor on the drums, Stephen Stills (guitar), Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel (bass)

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Name
Paul Harris
Born
12 December 1944
Birthplace
Forest Hills, Queens, New York, U.S.
Died
24 October 2023
Place of death
Ft.
Occupation
* Musician
Nationality
United States

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Paul Harris (December 12, 1944 – October 24, 2023) was an American keyboard player, multi-instrumentalist and arranger. Harris appears on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by leading artists such as Stephen Stills, B. B. King, Judy Collins, Grace Slick, Al Kooper, ABBA, Eric Andersen, Rick Derringer, Nick Drake, John Martyn, John Sebastian, John Mellencamp, Joe Walsh, Seals & Crofts, Bob Seger and Dan Fogelberg. He provided the orchestral arrangements for The Doors' 1969 album The Soft Parade.

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