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Wynonie Harris (August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969) was an American blues shouter best remembered as a singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. He had fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952.
Wynonie „Mr. Blues“ Harris (* 24. August 1915 in Omaha, Nebraska; † 14. Juni 1969 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues - und R&B -Sänger.
Harlem‘s Wynonie Harris, August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969, was a blues shouter and rhythm-and-blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics and inspiration to Elvis Presley.
Wynonie Harris was born in Omaha, Nebraska on August 24, 1915 and started to gain popularity there twenty years later in the midst of the Great Depression, playing with a group.
Wynonie Harris was the hip-swivelling, sexually charged jump-Blues singer who paved the way for Rock'n'Roll, but couldn't get a hit record when it went Global.
One of the most popular and powerful singers to contribute to the birth of 1940s rhythm & blues, Wynonie Harris achieved his greatest hits by rocking long and hard or by making his listeners laugh the same way.
Blues singer Wynonie Harris was a leading figure in black music during the 1940s and early 1950s, and he developed a style that had a considerable influence on early rock and roll.
