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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Johnny Harris
| name = Johnny Harris
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| birth_name = John Stanley Livingstone Harris
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1932|11|9|}}
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| birth_name = John Stanley Livingstone Harris
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| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|11|9|}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|3|20|1932|9|11}}
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| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| death_place = [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], [[California]], U.S.
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2020|3|20|1932|9|11}}
| death_place = [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[jazz]], [[film score|film music]]
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| occupation = Musician, composer, producer, conductor, arranger, band leader, musical director
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[jazz]], [[film music]]
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| instrument = Trumpet, piano, synthesizer
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| occupation = Musician, composer, producer, conductor, arranger, band leader, musical director
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| years_active = 1964–2020
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| instrument = Trumpet, piano, synthesizer
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| label = [[Pye Records|Pye]], [[Decca Records|Decca]], [[United Artists Records|United Artists]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
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| years_active = 1964–2020
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| label = [[Pye Records|Pye]], [[Decca Records|Decca]], [[United Artists Records|United Artists]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| associated_acts = [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]], [[Richard Harris]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Paul Anka]], [[Lynda Carter]]
| associated_acts = [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]], [[Richard Harris]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Paul Anka]], [[Lynda Carter]]
| website = {{URL|www.johnnyharrismusic.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.johnnyharrismusic.com}}
}}
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'''John Stanley Livingstone Harris''' (September 11, 1932 – March 20, 2020) was a Scottish-born composer, producer, arranger, conductor, and musical director. He lived in the United States from 1972 until his death.
'''John Stanley Livingstone Harris''' (9 November 1932 – 20 March 2020) was a Scottish composer, producer, arranger, conductor, and musical director. He lived in the United States from 1972 until his death.


== The British years (1932–1972) ==
== The British years (1932–1972) ==
Johnny Harris was born in [[Edinburgh, Scotland]] to Welsh parents and was a graduate of the [[Guildhall School of Music]] in [[London]]. He was originally a trumpet player with the Norman Burns band and big bands led by [[Vic Lewis]], [[Ken Mackintosh]], [[Cyril Stapleton]] and then a member of the short-lived beat group The Shubdubs with drummer [[Jimmie Nicol]] and organist [[Roger Coulam]]. In 1964, he recorded a [[The Beatles|Beatles]] cover version album and EP called ''Beatlemania'' with Jimmie Nicol which resulted in Nicol replacing the ill [[Ringo Starr]] on a worldwide Beatles tour.
Johnny Harris was born in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland to Welsh parents and was a graduate of the [[Guildhall School of Music]] in [[London]]. He was originally a trumpet player with the Norman Burns band and big bands led by [[Vic Lewis]], [[Ken Mackintosh]], [[Cyril Stapleton]] and then a member of the short-lived beat group The Shubdubs with drummer [[Jimmie Nicol]] and organist [[Roger Coulam]]. In 1964, he recorded a [[The Beatles|Beatles]] cover version album and EP called ''Beatlemania'' with Jimmie Nicol which resulted in Nicol's replacing the ill [[Ringo Starr]] on a worldwide Beatles tour.
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He joined [[Pye Records]] in 1965 as an arranger and conductor for producer [[Tony Hatch]] and his then-wife [[Jackie Trent]]. Johnny had an un-credited role as conductor on the ''[[Nancy Sinatra]] In London'' album and worked with many other artists in the sixties as a staff member at Pye. He worked freelance for many other record labels in Great Britain and Europe and was a regular arranger, conductor, and producer for [[Petula Clark]] until she left Pye in 1971.


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He joined [[Pye Records]] in 1965 as an arranger and conductor for producer [[Tony Hatch]] and his then-wife [[Jackie Trent]]. Johnny had an un-credited role as conductor on the ''[[Nancy In London]]'' album and worked with many other artists in the sixties as a staff member at Pye. He worked freelance for many other record labels in Great Britain and Europe and was a regular arranger, conductor and producer for [[Petula Clark]] until she left Pye in 1971.
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The first official colour programme on [[BBC One|BBC 1]] was a concert by Petula Clark with the Johnny Harris Orchestra from the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London, broadcast at midnight on 14/15 November 1969. He arranged, conducted and produced the majority of tracks on the [[Shirley Bassey]] albums ''[[Something (Shirley Bassey album)|Something]]'', ''[[Something Else (Shirley Bassey album)|Something Else]]'', ''[[I Capricorn]]'', ''[[And I Love You So (Shirley Bassey album)|And I Love You So]]'', ''[[Never Never Never]]'' and ''[[All by Myself (Shirley Bassey album)|All by Myself]]'' and many tracks on sixties Decca Records [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and Engelbert Humperdink albums. Johnny was the musical director for the [[BBC]] light entertainment show ''Happening For Lulu'' in 1968–69 with the Scottish singer [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] and conducted her [[Eurovision Song Contest]] joint-winner ''Boom Bang-A-Bang'' in Madrid, 1969 which led to him gaining a solo record deal with Warner Bros. UK. He was the musical director for the [[BBC]]/[[ZDF]] co-production ''[[Pop Go The Sixties]]'' broadcast on BBC 1 on 31 December 1969 and had his own BBC Show Of The Week called ''Up Tight'' featuring [[Georgie Fame]] and Lulu.


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The first official colour programme on [[BBC One|BBC 1]] was a concert by Petula Clark with the Johnny Harris Orchestra from the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London, broadcast at midnight on 14/15 November 1969. He arranged, conducted and produced the majority of tracks on the [[Shirley Bassey]] albums ''[[Something (Shirley Bassey album)|Something]]'', ''[[Something Else (Shirley Bassey album)|Something Else]]'', ''[[I Capricorn]]'', ''[[And I Love You So (Shirley Bassey album)|And I Love You So]]'', ''[[Never Never Never]]'' and ''[[All by Myself (Shirley Bassey album)|All by Myself]]'' and many tracks on sixties Decca Records [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] and Engelbert Humperdinck albums. Johnny was the musical director for the [[BBC]] light entertainment show ''Happening For Lulu'' in 1968–69 with the Scottish singer [[Lulu (singer)|Lulu]] and conducted her [[Eurovision Song Contest]] joint-winner ''Boom Bang-A-Bang'' in Madrid, 1969 which led to him gaining a solo record deal with Warner Bros. UK. He was the musical director for the [[BBC]]/[[ZDF]] co-production ''[[Pop Go The Sixties]]'' broadcast on BBC 1 on 31 December 1969 and had his own 1969 BBC Show of the Week called ''Up Tight'' featuring [[Georgie Fame]] and Lulu.
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His ground-breaking album ''Movements'' was recorded with the best London session musicians in the spring of 1970, was performed live at the Royal Albert Hall and was pressed by Warner's three times in the UK (on orange, green and Burbank labels) and finally reissued on CD by Warner Bros. UK in 2002 with remastered sound, bonus tracks and an in-depth interview with Johnny talking about the album and his long career. ''Movements'' and ''All To Bring You Morning'' were again released in 2015 as limited edition SHMCD's by Warner Bros. Japan for the Japanese only market (this is the first time ''Movements'' and ''All To Bring You Morning'' have been issued in Japan). ''Movements'' was again out-of-print worldwide in 2017 until a vinyl only Australian release made came out in November.


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His album ''Movements'' was recorded with the best London session musicians in the spring of 1970, was performed live at the Royal Albert Hall and was pressed by Warner's three times in the UK (on orange, green and Burbank labels) and reissued on CD by Warner Bros. UK in 2002 with remastered sound, bonus tracks and an interview with Harris talking about the album and his career. ''Movements'' and ''All To Bring You Morning'' were again released in 2015 as limited edition SHMCD's by Warner Bros. Japan for the Japanese only market (this is the first time both ''Movements'' and ''All To Bring You Morning'' have been issued in Japan). ''Movements'' was again out-of-print worldwide until a vinyl only Australian release came out in November 2017.
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Singles released from the ''Movements'' album were the space age classic ''Footprints On The Moon'' (1969) and the moody suspense theme ''Fragment Of Fear'' (1970) from the film of the same name starring [[David Hemmings]]. [[Shirley Bassey]] recorded a vocal version of his arrangement of [[The Doors]] ''Light My Fire'' from ''Movements'' on her 1970 ''[[Something (Shirley Bassey album)|Something]]'' album (issued in the US as the ''Shirley Bassey Is Really "Something"'' album) which she still performs today.


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Singles released from the ''Movements'' album were the space age classic ''Footprints on the Moon'' (1969) and the moody suspense theme ''Fragment of Fear'' (1970) from the film of the same name starring [[David Hemmings]]. [[Shirley Bassey]] recorded a vocal version of his arrangement of [[The Doors]] ''Light My Fire'' from ''Movements'' on her 1970 ''[[Something (Shirley Bassey album)|Something]]'' album (issued in the US as the ''Shirley Bassey Is Really "Something"'' album) which she still performs today.
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Warner Bros. UK also released his ''[[Man in the Wilderness]]'' film soundtrack (1971) and the sequel to ''Movements'' - ''All To Bring You Morning'' (1973) before he left for the US to work with [[Paul Anka]].

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Warner Bros. UK also released his ''[[Man in the Wilderness]]'' film soundtrack (1971) and the sequel to ''Movements'', ''All To Bring You Morning'' (1973) before he left for the US to work with [[Paul Anka]].


He composed the scores for several cult British films including ''[[Fragment of Fear]]'' (1970), ''[[Bloomfield (film)|Bloomfield]]'' (1971, his score was recorded in 1969 featuring [[Maurice Gibb]] of [[The Bee Gees]]), ''[[Man in the Wilderness]]'' (1971) and ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]'' (1972).
He composed the scores for several cult British films including ''[[Fragment of Fear]]'' (1970), ''[[Bloomfield (film)|Bloomfield]]'' (1971, his score was recorded in 1969 featuring [[Maurice Gibb]] of [[The Bee Gees]]), ''[[Man in the Wilderness]]'' (1971) and ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]'' (1972).


==The American years (1972–2020)==
==The American years (1972–2020)==
Johnny moved to the United States to record and conduct his orchestra in Las Vegas with [[Paul Anka]] where [[Elvis Presley]] asked him to lead his Vegas band. In 1973, while back in the UK at Advision Studios, he recorded the album ''All To Bring You Morning'', with progressive rock musicians from the group Yes, Jon Anderson on vocals, Steve Howe on guitars and Alan White on drums who happened to be working in the next studio at Advision and asked to be involved in his follow-up album to ''Movements''.
Harris moved to the United States to record and conduct his orchestra in Las Vegas with [[Paul Anka]] where [[Elvis Presley]] asked him to lead his Vegas band. In 1973, while back in the UK at Advision Studios, he recorded the album ''All To Bring You Morning'', with progressive rock musicians from the group Yes, Jon Anderson on vocals, Steve Howe on guitars and Alan White on drums who happened to be working in the next studio at Advision and asked to be involved in his follow-up album to ''Movements''.

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He recorded a string of hit singles with Paul Anka & [[Odia Coates]] and continued to work with [[Paul Anka]] until 1977 and after that, he wanted to concentrate on scoring for film and television which led to a long-time gig as the musical director for [[Lynda Carter]] after he scored the third season of her television series ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' in 1979. Johnny was Music Director for all 5 of Lynda Carter's Television Variety Specials and toured the world with her for over a decade appearing at the London Palladium, UK on October 4, 1980 to support her debut single for [[Motown Records]] ''The Last Song''.


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He recorded a string of hit singles with Paul Anka & [[Odia Coates]] and continued to work with [[Paul Anka]] until 1977 and after that, he wanted to concentrate on scoring for film and television which led to a long-time gig as the musical director for [[Lynda Carter]] after he scored the third season of her television series ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' in 1979. Harris was Music Director for all 5 of Lynda Carter's Television Variety Specials and toured the world with her for over a decade appearing at the London Palladium, UK on 4 October 1980 to support her debut single for [[Motown Records]] ''The Last Song''.
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His 1980 Miami disco hit ''Odyssey'' ([[TK Records]]) featured prominently on popular video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' playing on [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#Bounce FM|Bounce FM]] funk radio, as well as being in the lowrider challenge mission. The song was also featured in the ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' episode "Space Rockers", he originally wrote the song for that episode and arranged the opening ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' theme music composed by [[Stu Phillips (composer)|Stu Phillips]]. The first 40 seconds of the Buck Rogers main-title theme is an original Johnny Harris composition before Stu's theme starts.


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His 1980 Miami disco hit ''Odyssey'' ([[TK Records]]) featured prominently on popular video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' playing on [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#Bounce FM|Bounce FM]] funk radio, as well as being in the lowrider challenge mission. The song was also featured in the ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' episode "Space Rockers", he originally wrote the song for that episode and arranged the opening ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' theme music composed by [[Stu Phillips (composer)|Stu Phillips]]. The first 40 seconds of the Buck Rogers main-title theme is an original Harris composition before Stu's theme starts.
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From 1990 to its close, Johnny was the arranger and conductor for [[The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies]] at the historic [[Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs)|Plaza Theatre]] in [[Palm Springs, California]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Music Men's Skills, Expertise Provide Melodic Sparkel to the Folies|journal=Follies Confidential|year=2012|page=13|editor1-first=Greg|editor1-last=Purdy|publisher=The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies}}</ref>


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From 1990 to its close, Harris was the arranger and conductor for [[The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies]] at the historic [[Plaza Theatre (Palm Springs)|Plaza Theatre]] in [[Palm Springs, California]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Music Men's Skills, Expertise Provide Melodic Sparkle to the Follies|journal=Follies Confidential|year=2012|page=13|editor1-first=Greg|editor1-last=Purdy|publisher=The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies}}</ref>
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''Johnny Harris - The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice'' is a biography written by his daughter Julie Pearce-Martin published to celebrate his 80th birthday in November 2012.<ref>{{cite book |title=Johnny Harris The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice |id={{ASIN|1780354592|country=uk}} }}</ref>


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''Johnny Harris - The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice'' is a biography written by his daughter Julie Pearce-Martin published to celebrate his 80th birthday in November 2012.<ref>{{cite book |title=Johnny Harris The Man Who Turned Down Elvis - Twice |id={{ASIN|1780354592|country=uk}} }}</ref>
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On 21 and 28 September 2013, Radio Six International broadcast two hour-long shows titled 'The Johnny Harris Story' written, produced and presented by Darren Stuart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://syndication.radiosix.com/Radio_News_551.pdf / |title=The Johnny Harris Story |accessdate=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031191532/http://syndication.radiosix.com/Radio_News_551.pdf |archivedate=31 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


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On 21 and 28 September 2013, Radio Six International broadcast two-hour-long shows titled 'The Johnny Harris Story' written, produced and presented by Darren Stuart.<ref>{{cite web |website=Radio Six International |url=http://syndication.radiosix.com/Radio_News_551.pdf |title=The Johnny Harris Story |access-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031191532/http://syndication.radiosix.com/Radio_News_551.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}</ref>
Johnny's original music is still finding a new audience today with his score to the first season of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century released in 2013 and his contemporary Disco score to the third season of Wonder Woman released in 2017.


Johnny continued to work closely with Engelbert Humperdinck. Several of the biggest moments in Engelbert's current show are Johnny's arrangements, Including "Crazy" and "On Broadway". In 2017 arranged 6 of the songs on Engelbert Humperdinck's recently released album, including the title song: "The Man I Want To Be". This album has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards!
Harris continued to work closely with Engelbert Humperdinck. Several of the biggest moments in Engelbert's current show are Harris' arrangements, Including "Crazy" and "On Broadway". In 2017 arranged 6 of the songs on Engelbert Humperdinck's recently released album, including the title song: "The Man I Want To Be". This album has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards.
Johnny continued to score independent feature and short films, and web series. He was working on an original album, in collaboration with Robby Krieger in Robby's studio, which proceeds will be donated to the St. Jude's charity. Several guest artists are performing on the album, including singers/performers, Lynda Carter, Engelbert Humperdinck, Son's Richard Harris and Alexander Cardinale, Vincent Cardinale, Emerson Harris, Adam Phalen, Daughter Katie Harris and Son-in-Law, Tom Brayton. In addition, guest players include, Tom Scott, Paul Leim, Lee Thornburg, Kenny Wilde, Robby Krieger, and several other guest players and performers.
Harris also continued to score independent feature and short films, and web series. He was working on an original album, in collaboration with Robby Krieger in Robby's studio, proceeds will be donated to the St Jude's charity.


Johnny had been fighting lung cancer for two years when he died in March 2020 at the age of 87.<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18376003.obituary-johnny-harris-one-worlds-greatest-musical-arrangers/ Obituary: Johnny Harris, 'one of the world's greatest musical arrangers']</ref>
Harris had been fighting lung cancer for two years when he died in March 2020 at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 April 2020 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)]] |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18376003.obituary-johnny-harris-one-worlds-greatest-musical-arrangers/ |title=Obituary: Johnny Harris, 'one of the world's greatest musical arrangers' }}</ref>


== Selected discography ==
== Selected discography ==
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Albums
Albums


* 1964 : ''Beatlemania'', The Beatles, pop beat, Top Six Records TSL 1
* 1964 : ''Beatlemania'', the Beatles, Top Six Records TSL 1 (No reissue)
* 1966 : ''The Heart of Bart'', Lionel Bart, pop, United Artists Records SULP 1152
* 1966 : ''The Heart of Bart'', Lionel Bart, United Artists Records SULP 1152 (No reissue)
* 1966 : ''A Handful Of Songs'', pop beat, United Artists Records UAS 6607
* 1966 : ''A Handful of Songs'', United Artists Records UAS 6607 (No reissue)
* 1966 : ''The Guitar Workshop - Pop Go The Classics'', pop classical, Pye Records NSPL 18165
* 1966 : ''The Guitar Workshop - Pop Go The Classics'', Pye Records NSPL 18165 (No reissue)
* 1970 : ''Movements'', jazz funk, Warner Bros Records WS 3002
* 1970 : ''Movements'', Warner Bros Records WS 3002 (reissued on CD and 2LP UK 2001)
* 1972 : ''Man In The Wilderness'', film score, Warner Bros Records K 46126
* 1972 : ''Man in the Wilderness'', film score, Warner Bros Records K 46126 (reissued on CD US 2010)
* 1973 : ''Bloomfield'', film score, Pye Records NSPL 18376
* 1973 : ''Bloomfield'', film score, Pye Records NSPL 18376 (reissued on CD UK 2000)
* 1973 : ''All To Bring You Morning'', jazz rock, Warner Bros Records K 46187
* 1973 : ''All To Bring You Morning'', Warner Bros Records K 46187 (reissued on CD UK 2008)
* 2013 : ''Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Season One'', television score, Intrada Records 255
* 2013 : ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Season One'', television score, Intrada Records 255
* 2017 : ''Wonder Woman - Season Three'', television score, La-La Land Records
* 2017 : ''Wonder Woman - Season Three'', television score, La-La Land Records
* 2017 : ''Fragment Of Fear'', film score, Orchard Strike Records


Singles
Singles


* 1965 : "Mynahg Hop" / "Here Comes the Boot", Mercury Records MF 949
* 1965 : "Mynahg Hop" / "Here Comes the Boot", Mercury Records MF 949
* 1969 : "Footprints On The Moon" / "Lulu's Theme", Warner Bros Records WB 8000
* 1969 : "Footprints on the Moon" / "Lulu's Theme", Warner Bros Records WB 8000
* 1970 : "Fragment of Fear" / "Stepping Stones", Warner Bros Records WB 8016
* 1970 : "Fragment of Fear" / "Stepping Stones", Warner Bros Records WB 8016
* 1971 : "Footprints On The Moon" / "Sacha's song" [Sacha Distel], Lyons Ready Brek Free Record SFI 83
* 1971 : "Footprints on the Moon" / "Sacha's song" [Sacha Distel], Lyons Ready Brek Free Record SFI 83
* 1972 : "Ballad To An Unborn Child" / "Captain Henry's Theme", Warner Bros Records 7541
* 1972 : "Ballad to an Unborn Child" / "Captain Henry's Theme", Warner Bros Records 7541
* 1973 : "Jubilation" [Harris/Anka] / "Tip Top Theme" [Martelli] arranged & produced by Johnny Harris, w/Bob Skaff, in assoc w/ Paul Anka Prod., United Artists Records
* 1976 : "Jubilation" [Harris/Anka] / "Tip Top Theme" [Martelli] arranged and produced by Johnny Harris, w/Bob Skaff, in assoc w/ Paul Anka Prod., United Artists Records UAXW 767Y
* 1980 : "Odyssey" (Pt 1) / "Odyssey" (Pt 2), Sunshine Sound Records SSD 4216
* 1980 : "Odyssey" (Pt 1) / "Odyssey" (Pt 2), Sunshine Sound Records SSD 4216
* 1997 : "Stepping Stones Edit" / "Full Circle Mix" / "Try & Touch Mix", EMI Records CDLIC 108
* 1997 : "Stepping Stones Edit" / "Full Circle Mix" / "Try & Touch Mix", EMI Records CDLIC 108
* 2016 : "Wonder Woman Main Title Season One" [Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel] / "Wonder Woman Main Title Season Three", La-La Land Records LLLLP 2002
* 2016 : "Wonder Woman Main Title Season One" [Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel] / "Wonder Woman Main Title Season Three", La-La Land Records LLLLP 2002


Celebrity Recordings of Harris songs:
Celebrity recordings of Harris songs:


* 1968 : "Why Can'I Cry" [Harris/Clarke] / Recorded by Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Ginette Reno, Flora Purim and more.
* 1968 : "Why Can'I Cry" [Harris/Clarke] / Recorded by Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Ginette Reno, Flora Purim and more.
* 1973 : "Jubilation" [Harris/Anka] / Recorded by Barbra Streisand, The "Butterfly" Album, October 1, 1974, Columbia Records
* 1973 : "Jubilation" [Harris/Anka] / Recorded by Barbra Streisand, The "Butterfly" Album, 1 October 1974, Columbia Records, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, James Last, B.J. Arnau, Maxine Weldon, Sylvie Vartan, Katja Ebstein, Paul Anka.
* 1973 : "I'm Not Anyone" [Harris/Anka] / Recorded by Sammy Davis Jr., MGM Records 1973, & The Millennium Collection, The Best Of Sammy Davis Jr., 20th Century Masters
* 1973 : "I'm Not Anyone" [Harris/Anka] / Recorded by Sammy Davis Jr., MGM Records 1973, & The Millennium Collection, The Best of Sammy Davis Jr., 20th Century Masters, Vic Franklyn, Shirley Bassey, Paul Anka.


Albums (arranger/producer/musical director)
Albums (arranger/producer/musical director)


* 1966 : Jackie Trent - ''The Magic Of Jackie Trent'', Pye Records NPL 18125
* 1966 : Jackie Trent - ''The Magic of Jackie Trent'', Pye Records NPL 18125
* 1966 : Petula Clark - ''My Love'', Pye Records NPL 18141
* 1966 : Petula Clark - ''My Love'', Pye Records NPL 18141
* 1966 : Petula Clark - ''I Couldn't Live Without Your Love'', Pye Records NPL 18148
* 1966 : Petula Clark - ''I Couldn't Live Without Your Love'', Pye Records NPL 18148
* 1967 : Roy Budd - ''…is The Sound Of Music'', Pye Records NPL 18195
* 1967 : Roy Budd - ''…is The Sound of Music'', Pye Records NPL 18195
* 1967 : Paul and Barry Ryan - ''Two Of A Kind'', Decca Records LK 4878
* 1967 : Paul and Barry Ryan - ''Two of a Kind'', Decca Records LK 4878
* 1967 : Tom Jones - ''Live at The Talk of the Town'', Decca Records SKL 4874
* 1967 : Tom Jones - ''Live at The Talk of the Town'', Decca Records SKL 4874
* 1967 : Engelbert Humperdinck - ''Twelve Great Songs'' Plus "Release Me", Decca Records SKL 4868
* 1967 : Engelbert Humperdinck - ''Twelve Great Songs'' Plus "Release Me", Decca Records SKL 4868
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* 1968 : Tom Jones - ''Delilah'', Decca Records SKL 4946
* 1968 : Tom Jones - ''Delilah'', Decca Records SKL 4946
* 1969 : Lulu - ''Lulu's Album'', EMI Columbia Records SCX 6365
* 1969 : Lulu - ''Lulu's Album'', EMI Columbia Records SCX 6365
* 1969 : Ginette Reno - "Everything That I Am", Decca Records SKL-R 5027
* 1969 : The Flirtations - ''Sounds Like The Flirtations'', Deram Records SML 1046
* 1969 : Ginette Reno - ''Everything That I Am'', Decca Records SKL-R 5027
* 1970 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[Something (Shirley Bassey album)|Something]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29100
* 1970 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[Something (Shirley Bassey album)|Something]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29100
* 1971 : Paul Anka - ''Jubilation'', Buddah Records BDS 5114
* 1971 : Paul Anka - ''Jubilation'', Buddah Records BDS 5114
* 1971 : Michael Allen - ''For The Love Of Mike'', Decca Records PS 564
* 1971 : Michael Allen - ''For The Love of Mike'', Decca Records PS 564
* 1971 : Shirley Bassey -''[[Something Else (Shirley Bassey album)|Something Else]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29149
* 1971 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[Something Else (Shirley Bassey album)|Something Else]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29149
* 1971 : Michael Allen - ''Something Special'', MGM Records SE 4762
* 1971 : Michael Allen - ''Something Special'', MGM Records SE 4762
* 1971 : Richard Harris - ''My Boy'', Probe Records SPBA 6263
* 1971 : Richard Harris - ''My Boy'', Probe Records SPBA 6263
* 1971 : Sacha Distel - ''More And More'', Warner Bros Records K 46117
* 1971 : Petula Clark - ''Petula '71'', Pye Records NSPL 18370
* 1971 : Petula Clark - ''Petula '71'', Pye Records NSPL 18370
* 1971 : Udo Jurgens - ''Udo '71'', Ariola Records 80 888 1U
* 1971 : Udo Jurgens - ''Udo '71'', Ariola Records 80 888 1U
* 1972 : Richard Harris – "Slides", Probe Records SPBA 6269
* 1972 : Richard Harris - ''Slides'', Probe Records SPBA 6269
* 1972 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[I Capricorn]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29246
* 1972 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[I Capricorn]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29246
* 1972 : Shirley Bassey -''[[And I Love You So (Shirley Bassey album)|And I Love You So]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29385
* 1972 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[And I Love You So (Shirley Bassey album)|And I Love You So]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29385
* 1972 : Petula Clark - ''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'', Pye Records NSPL 18391
* 1972 : Petula Clark - ''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'', Pye Records NSPL 18391
* 1973 : Shirley Bassey -''[[Never Never Never]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29471
* 1973 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[Never Never Never]]'', United Artists Records UAS 29471
* 1973 : The Edwin Hawkins Singers - ''New World'', Buddah Records BDS 5131
* 1974 : Paul Anka - ''Anka'', United Artists Records UA-LA314
* 1974 : Paul Anka - ''Anka'', United Artists Records UA-LA314
* 1975 : Odia Coates - ''Odia Coates'', United Artists Records UA-LA228-G
* 1975 : Odia Coates - ''Odia Coates'', United Artists Records UA-LA228-G
* 1977 : Tom Jones - ''What A Night'', EMI Records EMC 3221
* 1977 : Tom Jones - ''What A Night'', EMI Records EMC 3221
* 1982 : Shirley Bassey -''[[All by Myself (Shirley Bassey album)|All by Myself]]'', Applause Records APP 1005
* 1982 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[All by Myself (Shirley Bassey album)|All by Myself]]'', Applause Records APP 1005
* 2000 : Shirley Bassey -''Shirley Bassey, The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever'', EMI Records, Ltd.
* 2000 : Shirley Bassey - ''[[The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever]]'', EMI Records
* 2000 : Shirley Bassey -''Greatest Hits'' Capital Records,Inc. EMI Records Ltd.
* 2000 : Shirley Bassey - ''Greatest Hits'' Capital Records, EMI Records
* 2009 : Lynda Carter - ''At Last'', Potomac Records 4001
* 2009 : Lynda Carter - ''At Last'', Potomac Records 4001
* 2009 : Engelbert Humperdinck - ''Legacy Of Love'', EH Productions, Inc.
* 2009 : Engelbert Humperdinck - ''Legacy of Love'', EH Productions
* 2017 : Engelbert Humperdinck - ''The Man I Want To Be'', OK! Good Records OK 90154-2
* 2017 : Engelbert Humperdinck - ''The Man I Want To Be'', OK! Good Records OK 90154-2


== Film/television==
== Film/television==
* 2019 ''Lemonade: Winning'' (TV series)
* 2016 ''Exiled Out East'' (TV series)
* 2016 ''Exiled Out East'' (TV series)
* 2015 ''Play Date'' (Short film)
* 2015 ''Play Date'' (Short film)
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* 2005 ''The Entertainer'' (TV series)
* 2005 ''The Entertainer'' (TV series)
* 2004 ''Star Search'' (TV series)
* 2004 ''Star Search'' (TV series)
* 2003 ''Miss America Pageant'' (TV special)
* 2003 ''Miss America Pageant'' (TV Special)
* 2003 ''Dance Fever'' (TV series)
* 2003 ''Dance Fever'' (TV series)
* 2001/2002 ''Next Big Star'' (TV series)
* 2001/2002 ''Next Big Star'' (TV series)
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* 1986/1987 ''Downtown'' (TV series)
* 1986/1987 ''Downtown'' (TV series)
* 1987 ''A Different Affair'' (TV movie)
* 1987 ''A Different Affair'' (TV movie)
* 1986 ''Funny'' (TV special)
* 1986 ''Funny'' (TV Special)
* 1986 ''Can You Feel Me Dancing?'' (TV movie)
* 1986 ''Can You Feel Me Dancing?'' (TV movie)
* 1984 ''Partners in Crime'' (TV series)
* 1984 ''Partners in Crime'' (TV series)
* 1984 ''Salute to Lady Liberty'' (TV Special)
* 1984 ''Salute to Lady Liberty'' (TV Special)
* 1984 ''Courage''
* 1984 ''Courage''
* 1984 ''Lynda Carter – Body And Soul'' (TV special)
* 1984 ''Lynda Carter – Body And Soul'' (TV Special)
* 1982/1983 ''[[The Powers of Matthew Star]]'' (TV series)
* 1982/1983 ''[[The Powers of Matthew Star]]'' (TV series)
* 1982 ''Lynda Carter – Street Life'' (TV special)
* 1982 ''Lynda Carter – Street Life'' (TV Special)
* 1982 ''Hotline'' (TV movie)
* 1982 ''Hotline'' (TV movie)
* 1981 ''Born to Be Sold'' (TV movie)
* 1981 ''Born to Be Sold'' (TV movie)
* 1981 ''Diana Ross – Diana'' (TV special)
* 1981 ''Diana Ross – Diana'' (TV Special)
* 1981 ''Lynda Carter – Celebration'' (TV special)
* 1981 ''Lynda Carter – Celebration'' (TV Special)
* 1980 ''The Last Song'' (TV movie)
* 1980 ''The Last Song'' (TV movie)
* 1980 ''Lynda Carter – Encore!'' (TV special)
* 1980 ''Lynda Carter – Encore!'' (TV Special)
* 1979/1980 ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' (TV series)
* 1979/1980 ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'' (TV series)
* 1979 ''Hello Berlin'' (TV Special with Liza Minnelli)
* 1979 ''Hello Berlin'' (TV Special with Liza Minnelli)
* 1980 ''Lynda Carter – Lynda Carter Special'' (TV special)
* 1980 ''Lynda Carter – Lynda Carter Special'' (TV Special)
* 1980 ''Goldie and Liza Together'' (TV special)
* 1980 ''Goldie and Liza Together'' (TV Special)
* 1979 ''The Lisa Hartman Show'' (TV special)
* 1979 ''The Lisa Hartman Show'' (TV Special)
* 1978/1979 ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' (TV series)
* 1978/1979 ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' (TV series)
* 1978 ''[[The Evil (1978 film)|The Evil]]''
* 1978 ''[[The Evil (1978 film)|The Evil]]''
* 1978 ''[[The Initiation of Sarah]]'' (TV movie)
* 1978 ''[[The Initiation of Sarah]]'' (TV movie)
* 1977 ''Shirley MacLaine - Royal Gala Performance, Her Majesty the Queen Silver Jubilee at the London Palladium'' (TV special)
* 1977 ''Shirley MacLaine - Royal Gala Performance, Her Majesty the Queen Silver Jubilee at the London Palladium'' (TV Special)
* 1977 ''Paul Anka... Music My Way'' (TV Special)
* 1977 ''Paul Anka...Music My Way'' (TV Special)
* 1972 ''Jack Jones...The Talk Of The Town'' (BBC TV Special)
* 1972 ''Georgia Brown...In Concert'' (BBC TV Special)
* 1972 ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]''
* 1972 ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]''
* 1971 ''Petula...and Friends'' (BBC TV Special)
* 1971 ''Petula...and Friends'' (BBC TV Special)
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* 1970 ''[[Fragment of Fear]]''
* 1970 ''[[Fragment of Fear]]''
* 1970 ''An Evening with Petula – Petula Clark in concert from the Royal Albert Hall'' Part 2 (BBC TV Special)
* 1970 ''An Evening with Petula – Petula Clark in concert from the Royal Albert Hall'' Part 2 (BBC TV Special)
* 1969 ''Pop Go the Sixties!'' (BBC TV special)
* 1969 ''Pop Go the Sixties!'' (BBC TV Special)
* 1969 ''An Evening with Petula – Petula Clark in concert from the Royal Albert Hall'' (BBC TV Special)
* 1969 ''An Evening with Petula – Petula Clark in concert from the Royal Albert Hall'' (BBC TV Special)
* 1969 ''The Eurovision Song Contest ''(TV special)
* 1969 ''The Eurovision Song Contest ''(TV special)
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* 1968/1969 ''Happening for Lulu'' (BBC TV series)
* 1968/1969 ''Happening for Lulu'' (BBC TV series)
* 1968 ''Lulu's Back in Town'' (BBC TV series)
* 1968 ''Lulu's Back in Town'' (BBC TV series)
* 1968 ''BBC Show of the Week – Up Tight! Johnny Harris'' (BBC TV special)
* 1968 ''BBC Show of the Week – Up Tight! Johnny Harris'' (BBC TV Special)
* 1964 ''The System''<ref>{{cite journal|title=Television And Filmography|journal=The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice|year=2012|pages=205–209|editor1-first=Darren|editor1-last=Stuart|publisher=Fastprint Publishing}}</ref>
* 1964 ''The System''<ref>{{cite journal|title=Television And Filmography|journal=The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice|year=2012|pages=205–209|editor1-first=Darren|editor1-last=Stuart|publisher=Fastprint Publishing}}</ref>


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==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of music arrangers]]
* [[List of music arrangers]]
* [[Composers]]
* [[Shiloh Godson]]


==References==
==References==
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Johnny Harris
Birth nameJohn Stanley Livingstone Harris
Born(1932-11-09)9 November 1932
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died20 March 2020(2020-03-20) (aged 87)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
GenresPop, rock, jazz, film music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, producer, conductor, arranger, band leader, musical director
Instrument(s)Trumpet, piano, synthesizer
Years active1964–2020
LabelsPye, Decca, United Artists, Warner Bros.
Websitewww.johnnyharrismusic.com

John Stanley Livingstone Harris (9 November 1932 – 20 March 2020) was a Scottish composer, producer, arranger, conductor, and musical director. He lived in the United States from 1972 until his death.

The British years (1932–1972)

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Johnny Harris was born in Edinburgh, Scotland to Welsh parents and was a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music in London. He was originally a trumpet player with the Norman Burns band and big bands led by Vic Lewis, Ken Mackintosh, Cyril Stapleton and then a member of the short-lived beat group The Shubdubs with drummer Jimmie Nicol and organist Roger Coulam. In 1964, he recorded a Beatles cover version album and EP called Beatlemania with Jimmie Nicol which resulted in Nicol's replacing the ill Ringo Starr on a worldwide Beatles tour.

He joined Pye Records in 1965 as an arranger and conductor for producer Tony Hatch and his then-wife Jackie Trent. Johnny had an un-credited role as conductor on the Nancy In London album and worked with many other artists in the sixties as a staff member at Pye. He worked freelance for many other record labels in Great Britain and Europe and was a regular arranger, conductor and producer for Petula Clark until she left Pye in 1971.

The first official colour programme on BBC 1 was a concert by Petula Clark with the Johnny Harris Orchestra from the Royal Albert Hall, London, broadcast at midnight on 14/15 November 1969. He arranged, conducted and produced the majority of tracks on the Shirley Bassey albums Something, Something Else, I Capricorn, And I Love You So, Never Never Never and All by Myself and many tracks on sixties Decca Records Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck albums. Johnny was the musical director for the BBC light entertainment show Happening For Lulu in 1968–69 with the Scottish singer Lulu and conducted her Eurovision Song Contest joint-winner Boom Bang-A-Bang in Madrid, 1969 which led to him gaining a solo record deal with Warner Bros. UK. He was the musical director for the BBC/ZDF co-production Pop Go The Sixties broadcast on BBC 1 on 31 December 1969 and had his own 1969 BBC Show of the Week called Up Tight featuring Georgie Fame and Lulu.

His album Movements was recorded with the best London session musicians in the spring of 1970, was performed live at the Royal Albert Hall and was pressed by Warner's three times in the UK (on orange, green and Burbank labels) and reissued on CD by Warner Bros. UK in 2002 with remastered sound, bonus tracks and an interview with Harris talking about the album and his career. Movements and All To Bring You Morning were again released in 2015 as limited edition SHMCD's by Warner Bros. Japan for the Japanese only market (this is the first time both Movements and All To Bring You Morning have been issued in Japan). Movements was again out-of-print worldwide until a vinyl only Australian release came out in November 2017.

Singles released from the Movements album were the space age classic Footprints on the Moon (1969) and the moody suspense theme Fragment of Fear (1970) from the film of the same name starring David Hemmings. Shirley Bassey recorded a vocal version of his arrangement of The Doors Light My Fire from Movements on her 1970 Something album (issued in the US as the Shirley Bassey Is Really "Something" album) which she still performs today.

Warner Bros. UK also released his Man in the Wilderness film soundtrack (1971) and the sequel to Movements, All To Bring You Morning (1973) before he left for the US to work with Paul Anka.

He composed the scores for several cult British films including Fragment of Fear (1970), Bloomfield (1971, his score was recorded in 1969 featuring Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees), Man in the Wilderness (1971) and I Want What I Want (1972).

The American years (1972–2020)

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Harris moved to the United States to record and conduct his orchestra in Las Vegas with Paul Anka where Elvis Presley asked him to lead his Vegas band. In 1973, while back in the UK at Advision Studios, he recorded the album All To Bring You Morning, with progressive rock musicians from the group Yes, Jon Anderson on vocals, Steve Howe on guitars and Alan White on drums who happened to be working in the next studio at Advision and asked to be involved in his follow-up album to Movements.

He recorded a string of hit singles with Paul Anka & Odia Coates and continued to work with Paul Anka until 1977 and after that, he wanted to concentrate on scoring for film and television which led to a long-time gig as the musical director for Lynda Carter after he scored the third season of her television series Wonder Woman in 1979. Harris was Music Director for all 5 of Lynda Carter's Television Variety Specials and toured the world with her for over a decade appearing at the London Palladium, UK on 4 October 1980 to support her debut single for Motown Records The Last Song.

His 1980 Miami disco hit Odyssey (TK Records) featured prominently on popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas playing on Bounce FM funk radio, as well as being in the lowrider challenge mission. The song was also featured in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century episode "Space Rockers", he originally wrote the song for that episode and arranged the opening Buck Rogers in the 25th Century theme music composed by Stu Phillips. The first 40 seconds of the Buck Rogers main-title theme is an original Harris composition before Stu's theme starts.

From 1990 to its close, Harris was the arranger and conductor for The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies at the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California.[1]

Johnny Harris - The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice is a biography written by his daughter Julie Pearce-Martin published to celebrate his 80th birthday in November 2012.[2]

On 21 and 28 September 2013, Radio Six International broadcast two-hour-long shows titled 'The Johnny Harris Story' written, produced and presented by Darren Stuart.[3]

Harris continued to work closely with Engelbert Humperdinck. Several of the biggest moments in Engelbert's current show are Harris' arrangements, Including "Crazy" and "On Broadway". In 2017 arranged 6 of the songs on Engelbert Humperdinck's recently released album, including the title song: "The Man I Want To Be". This album has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards.

Harris also continued to score independent feature and short films, and web series. He was working on an original album, in collaboration with Robby Krieger in Robby's studio, proceeds will be donated to the St Jude's charity.

Harris had been fighting lung cancer for two years when he died in March 2020 at the age of 87.[4]

Selected discography

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Albums

  • 1964 : Beatlemania, the Beatles, Top Six Records TSL 1 (No reissue)
  • 1966 : The Heart of Bart, Lionel Bart, United Artists Records SULP 1152 (No reissue)
  • 1966 : A Handful of Songs, United Artists Records UAS 6607 (No reissue)
  • 1966 : The Guitar Workshop - Pop Go The Classics, Pye Records NSPL 18165 (No reissue)
  • 1970 : Movements, Warner Bros Records WS 3002 (reissued on CD and 2LP UK 2001)
  • 1972 : Man in the Wilderness, film score, Warner Bros Records K 46126 (reissued on CD US 2010)
  • 1973 : Bloomfield, film score, Pye Records NSPL 18376 (reissued on CD UK 2000)
  • 1973 : All To Bring You Morning, Warner Bros Records K 46187 (reissued on CD UK 2008)
  • 2013 : Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Season One, television score, Intrada Records 255
  • 2017 : Wonder Woman - Season Three, television score, La-La Land Records

Singles

  • 1965 : "Mynahg Hop" / "Here Comes the Boot", Mercury Records MF 949
  • 1969 : "Footprints on the Moon" / "Lulu's Theme", Warner Bros Records WB 8000
  • 1970 : "Fragment of Fear" / "Stepping Stones", Warner Bros Records WB 8016
  • 1971 : "Footprints on the Moon" / "Sacha's song" [Sacha Distel], Lyons Ready Brek Free Record SFI 83
  • 1972 : "Ballad to an Unborn Child" / "Captain Henry's Theme", Warner Bros Records 7541
  • 1976 : "Jubilation" [Harris/Anka] / "Tip Top Theme" [Martelli] arranged and produced by Johnny Harris, w/Bob Skaff, in assoc w/ Paul Anka Prod., United Artists Records UAXW 767Y
  • 1980 : "Odyssey" (Pt 1) / "Odyssey" (Pt 2), Sunshine Sound Records SSD 4216
  • 1997 : "Stepping Stones Edit" / "Full Circle Mix" / "Try & Touch Mix", EMI Records CDLIC 108
  • 2016 : "Wonder Woman Main Title Season One" [Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel] / "Wonder Woman Main Title Season Three", La-La Land Records LLLLP 2002

Celebrity recordings of Harris songs:

  • 1968 : "Why Can'I Cry" [Harris/Clarke] / Recorded by Tom Jones, Petula Clark, Ginette Reno, Flora Purim and more.
  • 1973 : "Jubilation" [Harris/Anka] / Recorded by Barbra Streisand, The "Butterfly" Album, 1 October 1974, Columbia Records, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, James Last, B.J. Arnau, Maxine Weldon, Sylvie Vartan, Katja Ebstein, Paul Anka.
  • 1973 : "I'm Not Anyone" [Harris/Anka] / Recorded by Sammy Davis Jr., MGM Records 1973, & The Millennium Collection, The Best of Sammy Davis Jr., 20th Century Masters, Vic Franklyn, Shirley Bassey, Paul Anka.

Albums (arranger/producer/musical director)

  • 1966 : Jackie Trent - The Magic of Jackie Trent, Pye Records NPL 18125
  • 1966 : Petula Clark - My Love, Pye Records NPL 18141
  • 1966 : Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love, Pye Records NPL 18148
  • 1967 : Roy Budd - …is The Sound of Music, Pye Records NPL 18195
  • 1967 : Paul and Barry Ryan - Two of a Kind, Decca Records LK 4878
  • 1967 : Tom Jones - Live at The Talk of the Town, Decca Records SKL 4874
  • 1967 : Engelbert Humperdinck - Twelve Great Songs Plus "Release Me", Decca Records SKL 4868
  • 1968 : Engelbert Humperdinck - A Man Without Love, Decca Records SKL 4939
  • 1968 : Tom Jones - Help Yourself, Decca Records SKL 4982
  • 1968 : Tom Jones - Delilah, Decca Records SKL 4946
  • 1969 : Lulu - Lulu's Album, EMI Columbia Records SCX 6365
  • 1969 : The Flirtations - Sounds Like The Flirtations, Deram Records SML 1046
  • 1969 : Ginette Reno - Everything That I Am, Decca Records SKL-R 5027
  • 1970 : Shirley Bassey - Something, United Artists Records UAS 29100
  • 1971 : Paul Anka - Jubilation, Buddah Records BDS 5114
  • 1971 : Michael Allen - For The Love of Mike, Decca Records PS 564
  • 1971 : Shirley Bassey - Something Else, United Artists Records UAS 29149
  • 1971 : Michael Allen - Something Special, MGM Records SE 4762
  • 1971 : Richard Harris - My Boy, Probe Records SPBA 6263
  • 1971 : Sacha Distel - More And More, Warner Bros Records K 46117
  • 1971 : Petula Clark - Petula '71, Pye Records NSPL 18370
  • 1971 : Udo Jurgens - Udo '71, Ariola Records 80 888 1U
  • 1972 : Richard Harris - Slides, Probe Records SPBA 6269
  • 1972 : Shirley Bassey - I Capricorn, United Artists Records UAS 29246
  • 1972 : Shirley Bassey - And I Love You So, United Artists Records UAS 29385
  • 1972 : Petula Clark - Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Pye Records NSPL 18391
  • 1973 : Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never, United Artists Records UAS 29471
  • 1973 : The Edwin Hawkins Singers - New World, Buddah Records BDS 5131
  • 1974 : Paul Anka - Anka, United Artists Records UA-LA314
  • 1975 : Odia Coates - Odia Coates, United Artists Records UA-LA228-G
  • 1977 : Tom Jones - What A Night, EMI Records EMC 3221
  • 1982 : Shirley Bassey - All by Myself, Applause Records APP 1005
  • 2000 : Shirley Bassey - The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever, EMI Records
  • 2000 : Shirley Bassey - Greatest Hits Capital Records, EMI Records
  • 2009 : Lynda Carter - At Last, Potomac Records 4001
  • 2009 : Engelbert Humperdinck - Legacy of Love, EH Productions
  • 2017 : Engelbert Humperdinck - The Man I Want To Be, OK! Good Records OK 90154-2

Film/television

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  • 2019 Lemonade: Winning (TV series)
  • 2016 Exiled Out East (TV series)
  • 2015 Play Date (Short film)
  • 2015 S&M Sally
  • 2015 Come Simi
  • 2005 The Entertainer (TV series)
  • 2004 Star Search (TV series)
  • 2003 Miss America Pageant (TV Special)
  • 2003 Dance Fever (TV series)
  • 2001/2002 Next Big Star (TV series)
  • 1997 Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies (Short film)
  • 1996 Raven Hawk (TV movie)
  • 1996 Frequent Flyer (TV movie)
  • 1994 Guinevere (TV movie)
  • 1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (TV movie)
  • 1994 I Spy Returns (TV movie)
  • 1993 Family Pictures (TV movie)
  • 1993 Lies and Lullabies (TV movie)
  • 1992 Maid for Each Other (TV movie)
  • 1991 Not of This World (TV movie)
  • 1989 Exploring Psychic Powers... Live (TV Special)
  • 1989 Women of the 21st Century (TV Special)
  • 1988 Necessity (TV movie)
  • 1986/1987 Downtown (TV series)
  • 1987 A Different Affair (TV movie)
  • 1986 Funny (TV Special)
  • 1986 Can You Feel Me Dancing? (TV movie)
  • 1984 Partners in Crime (TV series)
  • 1984 Salute to Lady Liberty (TV Special)
  • 1984 Courage
  • 1984 Lynda Carter – Body And Soul (TV Special)
  • 1982/1983 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
  • 1982 Lynda Carter – Street Life (TV Special)
  • 1982 Hotline (TV movie)
  • 1981 Born to Be Sold (TV movie)
  • 1981 Diana Ross – Diana (TV Special)
  • 1981 Lynda Carter – Celebration (TV Special)
  • 1980 The Last Song (TV movie)
  • 1980 Lynda Carter – Encore! (TV Special)
  • 1979/1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
  • 1979 Hello Berlin (TV Special with Liza Minnelli)
  • 1980 Lynda Carter – Lynda Carter Special (TV Special)
  • 1980 Goldie and Liza Together (TV Special)
  • 1979 The Lisa Hartman Show (TV Special)
  • 1978/1979 Wonder Woman (TV series)
  • 1978 The Evil
  • 1978 The Initiation of Sarah (TV movie)
  • 1977 Shirley MacLaine - Royal Gala Performance, Her Majesty the Queen Silver Jubilee at the London Palladium (TV Special)
  • 1977 Paul Anka...Music My Way (TV Special)
  • 1972 Jack Jones...The Talk Of The Town (BBC TV Special)
  • 1972 Georgia Brown...In Concert (BBC TV Special)
  • 1972 I Want What I Want
  • 1971 Petula...and Friends (BBC TV Special)
  • 1971 Man in the Wilderness
  • 1971 Bloomfield
  • 1970 Fragment of Fear
  • 1970 An Evening with Petula – Petula Clark in concert from the Royal Albert Hall Part 2 (BBC TV Special)
  • 1969 Pop Go the Sixties! (BBC TV Special)
  • 1969 An Evening with Petula – Petula Clark in concert from the Royal Albert Hall (BBC TV Special)
  • 1969 The Eurovision Song Contest (TV special)
  • 1969 Der Kerl liebt mich - und das soll ich glauben?
  • 1968/1969 Happening for Lulu (BBC TV series)
  • 1968 Lulu's Back in Town (BBC TV series)
  • 1968 BBC Show of the Week – Up Tight! Johnny Harris (BBC TV Special)
  • 1964 The System[5]

TV commercials

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  • Levi's (1997/2000)
  • Michelob (1985)
  • Maybelline (1980)
  • Kodak (1976)
  • Texaco (1970)
  • Coca-Cola (1965)[6]

Further reading

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  • Stuart, Darren (2002). Johnny Harris - Movements CD & 2LP. London: Warner Bros. Records.
  • Pearce-Martin, Julie (2012). Johnny Harris - The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice. Fastprint Publishing.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Purdy, Greg, ed. (2012). "Music Men's Skills, Expertise Provide Melodic Sparkle to the Follies". Follies Confidential. The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies: 13.
  2. ^ Johnny Harris The Man Who Turned Down Elvis - Twice. ASIN 1780354592.
  3. ^ "The Johnny Harris Story" (PDF). Radio Six International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Obituary: Johnny Harris, 'one of the world's greatest musical arrangers'". The Herald (Glasgow). 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ Stuart, Darren, ed. (2012). "Television And Filmography". The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice. Fastprint Publishing: 205–209.
  6. ^ Stuart, Darren, ed. (2012). "Television And Filmography". The Man Who Turned Down Elvis Twice. Fastprint Publishing: 205–209.
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