Cornbread Harris

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Cornbread Harris
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James Samuel Harris Jr.

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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Years active1955-present
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James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Jr. (born James Samuel Harris Jr.; April 23, 1927) is an American musician. He is a singer and pianist who performs in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] He was a performer on Minnesota's first rock 'n' roll record, and is the father of record producer Jimmy Jam.[1]

Family and early years

Harris was born James Samuel Harris Jr. on April 23, 1927 in Chicago, the son of James Samuel Harris Sr. (1893–1930), a gambler, and his wife, Alberta Jones Nelson (1895–1930). When his father was shot while gambling and his mother died shortly after, he was orphaned at the age of three. He lived with foster families until he was 11 or 12, when he and his sister went to live with his grandparents in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has been married four times and is currently married to Sabreen. One of his daughters died and his daughter Jennifer Harris resides in Minneapolis, MN and has her BS Degree. He is also, the father of Jimmy Jam (James Harris III) who produced records for Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Usher.[1]

Country music was an early influence, and Hank Williams and Gene Autry were among his early favorites.[2]

Later career

At left man in his thirties plays piano, man in the middle is in his seventies also playing piano, man at right in his twenties or thirties playing a snare drum. On the Mississippi waterfront
Cornbread Harris (center) sings "Deeper Blues" at Minneapolis downtown's National Night Out 2010 with Cadillac Kolstad and Johann Swenson

Harris co-wrote[3] Augie Garcia's "Hi Yo Silver," a 1955 song that was Minnesota's first rock 'n' roll recording. He performed on the record, which he called a one-hit wonder[1] (although Garcia is remembered as the godfather of Minnesota rock 'n' roll because of Augie's antics on stage upstaging Elvis Presley.[4]).

Harris was in the U.S. military and later worked for about 25 years for American Hoist & Derrick.[1]

His repertoire includes blues and jazz. Harris still plays Minneapolis nightclubs[5]. Playing at venues including the Loring Pasta Bar in Dinkytown, Clubhouse Jäger in the North Loop and Palmer's Bar[6] and the Nomad World Pub on the West Bank[7] until their closures. He celebrated his 99th birthday with a performance at Hook and Ladder on Lake St. on April 23, 2026

Harris is a mentor to Cadillac Kolstad and City Pages calls them the "must-see dueling-piano act in town".[6]

Awards

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Riemenschneider, Chris (April 20, 2006). "Past is present for Cornbread Harris". The Star Tribune. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."August 7: Entertainment". Mill City Farmers Market. Retrieved August 7, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Swensson, Andrea (October 10, 2017). Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound. University Of Minnesota Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780816632336.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keller, Martin (2007). Music Legends: A Rewind on the Minnesota Music Scene. D Media. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-9787956-1-0.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keller, Martin (2007). Music Legends: A Rewind on the Minnesota Music Scene. D Media. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-9787956-1-0.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Patrin, Nate (March 24, 2010). "Cadillac vs. Cornbread". City Pages. Village Voice. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Calendar". Cornbread Harris. Retrieved August 8, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame 2012 Press Release". Mnbs.org. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cornbread Harris Among Sally Award Winners | Ordway News". Ordway. Ordway.org. June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cornbread Harris Among Sally Award Winners | Ordway News". Ordway. Ordway.org. June 11, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sally Award winner James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris Sr - 22nd Annual Sally Awards". YouTube. June 10, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Ordway Announces 2013 Sally Award Winners". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

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