Thurston Harris
Sign in to saveAmerican singer (1931-1990)
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- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947-04-02
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Thurston Theodore Harris (1931-1990) was a male American singer, briefly popular in the early to mid 1950s. Harris first appeared on record as the featured vocalist with The Lamplighters in 1953. Indeed, he recorded with the Lamplighters, one of the many groups on the early R&B scene in South Central Los Angeles, throughout the early 1950s. The group later evolved into The Tenderfoots, then The Sharps. He is widely regarded as a one-hit wonder, who popularized the song "Little Bitty Pretty One
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Harris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis
- Place of death
- Pomona
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- popular music
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1931-07-11
- date of death
- 1990-04-14
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
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