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Chanteur US né le 11
Juillet 1931 à Indianapolis (Indiana). Thurston
Harris a débuté en 1954 comme soliste des Lamplighters. En 1957, en solo chez Alladin il trouve le succès avec une reprise de
Bobby Day "Little Bitty Pretty One". La suite de sa carrière n'est pas aussi glorieuse; après des années à courir après un succès qui ne veut pas revenir, il végétera entre la prison, l'hôpital et la rue. Il disparaîtra
le 14 Avril 1990 à 59 ans, après avoir longtemps
survécu en récupérant les consignes de bouteilles trouvées dans les poubelles.
Thurston
Harris recorded with the Lamplighters, one of the many groups on the early R&B
scene in South Central Los Angeles, in the early '50s. The group later evolved
into the Tenderfoots, then the Sharps, and it was under this last name they were
credited to when they backed up Harris on his most famous hit, 1957's "Little
Bitty Pretty One" (number two R&B and number six pop) for Aladdin. In 1957,
while signed as a solo artist to Aladdin, Harris recorded a cover of
Bobby Day's classic novelty number, with a
solid band featuring the ubiquitous Earl Palmer on drums and his friends in the
Sharps doing background Vocals. The single propelled Harris immediately to the
front-ranks of the R&B scene. In 1958, Harris scored a Top 20 R&B hit with "Do
What You Did," but he failed to have any chart success afterwards. April 14,
1990, Thurston Harris died of a heart attack in Pomona, CA, at age 58. "Little
Bitty Pretty One" has gone on to become one of the best-loved oldies of the late
'50s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurston_Harris
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll, Doo Wop, Rhythm 'n' Blues
SALTY DOG
(1954)
 (Lamplighters)
LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE
DO
WHAT YOU DID (1957)
Be-Baba-Leba
(1958)
Over And
Over (1958)
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
(1960)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1953 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12149 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Part Of Me / Turn Me Loose |
| 1953 | SP FEDERAL 45-12149 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Part Of Me / Turn Me Loose |
| 1953 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12152 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Give Me / Be-Bop Wino |
| 1953 | SP FEDERAL 45-12152 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Give Me / Be-Bop Wino |
| 1953 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12156 (US) | . | Jimmy WITHERSPOON with The LAMPLIGHTERS - Move Me Baby / Sad Life |
| 1953 | SP FEDERAL 45-12156 (US) | . |
Jimmy WITHERSPOON with The LAMPLIGHTERS - Move Me Baby / Sad Life |
| 1954 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12166 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Smootchie / I Can't Stand It |
| 1954 | SP FEDERAL 45-12166 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Smootchie / I Can't Stand It |
| 1954 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12173 (US) | . | Jimmy WITHERSPOON with The LAMPLIGHTERS - Just For You / 24 Sad Hours |
| 1954 | SP FEDERAL 45-12173 (US) | . | Jimmy WITHERSPOON with The LAMPLIGHTERS - Just For You / 24 Sad Hours |
| 1954 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12176 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Tell Me You Care / I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy |
| 1954 | SP FEDERAL 45-12176 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Tell Me You Care / I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy |
| 1954 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12182 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS -
Salty Dog
/ Ride, Jockey,
Ride |
| 1954 | SP FEDERAL 45-12182 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS -
Salty Dog
/ Ride, Jockey,
Ride |
| 1954 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12192 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Five Minutes Longer / You Hear |
| 1954 | SP FEDERAL 45-12192 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Five Minutes Longer / You Hear |
| 1954 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12197 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Yum! Yum! / Goody Good Things |
| 1954 | SP FEDERAL 45-12197 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Yum! Yum! / Goody Good Things |
| 1955 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12206 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - I Wanna Know / Believe In Me |
| 1955 | SP FEDERAL 45-12206 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - I Wanna Know / Believe In Me |
| 1955 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12212 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Roll On / Love, Rock And Thrill |
| 1955 | SP FEDERAL 45-12212 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Roll On / Love, Rock And Thrill |
| 1955 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12242 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Don't Make It So Good / Hug A Little, Kiss A Little |
| 1955 | SP FEDERAL 45-12242 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - Don't Make It So Good / Hug A Little, Kiss A Little |
| 1956 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12255 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - You Were Send Down From Heaven / Bo-Peep |
| 1956 | SP FEDERAL 45-12255 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - You Were Send Down From Heaven / Bo-Peep |
| 1956 | 78 t. FEDERAL 12261 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - It Ain't Right / Everything's All Right |
| 1956 | SP FEDERAL 45-12261 (US) | . | LAMPLIGHTERS - It Ain't Right / Everything's All Right |
| 1957 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3398 (US) | . |
Little Bitty Pretty One
/ I Hope You Won't Hold It
Against Me |
| 1957 | SP ALADDIN 45-3398 (US) | . |
Little Bitty Pretty One
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| 1957 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3399 (US) |
Do What You Did
/ I'm Asking Forgiveness |
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| 1957 | SP ALADDIN 45-3399 (US) | . |
Do What You Did
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| 1957 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3401 (US) | . | Thurston HARRIS & The SHARPS - What Will I Gain / Shufflin' |
| 1957 | SP ALADDIN 45-3401 (US) | . | Thurston HARRIS & The SHARPS - What Will I Gain / Shufflin' |
| 1957 | SP LAMP 2007 (US) | . | SHARPS - Our Love Is Here To Stay / Lock My Heart |
| 1958 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3415 (US) | . |
Be-Baba-Leba
/ I'm Out To Getcha |
| 1958 | SP ALADDIN 45-3415 (US) | . |
Be-Baba-Leba
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| 1958 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3428 (US) | . | Only One Love Is Blessed / Smokey Joe's |
| 1958 | SP ALADDIN 45-3428 (US) | . |
Only One Love Is Blessed / Smokey Joe's |
| 1958 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3430 (US) | . |
Over And Over
/ You're Gonna Miss Me |
| 1958 | SP ALADDIN 45-3430 (US) | . |
Over And Over
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| 1958 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3435 (US) | . | Over Someone Else's Shoulder / Tears From My Heart |
| 1958 | SP ALADDIN 45-3435 (US) | . |
Over Someone Else's Shoulder / Tears From My Heart |
| 1958 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3440 (US) | . | Purple Stew / I Heard A Rhapsody |
| 1958 | SP ALADDIN 45-3440 (US) | . |
Purple Stew / I Heard A Rhapsody |
| 1959 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3447 (US) | . | From The Bottom Of My Heart / You Don't Know How Much I Love You |
| 1959 | SP ALADDIN 45-3447 (US) | . |
From The Bottom Of My Heart / You Don't Know How Much I Love You |
| 1959 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3448 (US) | . | Don't You Know / From The Bottom Of My Heart |
| 1959 | SP ALADDIN 45-3448 (US) | . |
Don't You Know / From The Bottom Of My Heart |
| 1959 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3450 (US) | . | Hey Little Girl / My Love Will Last |
| 1959 | SP ALADDIN 45-3450 (US) | . |
Hey Little Girl / My Love Will Last |
| 1959 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3452 (US) | . | Runk Bunk / Bless Your Heart |
| 1959 | SP ALADDIN 45-3452 (US) | . |
Runk Bunk / Bless Your Heart |
| 1959 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3456 (US) | . | Slip Slop / Paradise Hill |
| 1959 | SP ALADDIN 45-3456 (US) | . |
Slip Slop / Paradise Hill |
| 1960 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3462 (US) | . | Moonlight Coctail / Recess In Heaven |
| 1960 | SP ALADDIN 45-3462 (US) | . |
Moonlight Coctail / Recess In Heaven |
| 1960 | 78 t. ALADDIN 3468 (US) | . |
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
/ Send Me Some
Loving |
| 1960 | SP ALADDIN 45-3468 (US) | . |
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer / Send Me Some Loving |
| 1962 | SP CUB 9108 (US) | . |
I'd Like To Start Over Again / Mr. Satan |
| 1963 | SP DOT 16415 (US) | . |
Quiet As It's Kept / Goddess Of Angels |
| 1963 | SP DOT 16427 (US) | . |
Poop-A-Loop / She's The One |
| 1963 | SP IMPERIAL 5928 (US) | . |
Got You On My Mind / Tears From My Heart |
| 1963 | SP IMPERIAL 5971 (US) | . |
You're Gonna Need Me / I'm Asking Forgiveness |
| 1963 | EP SONET EPX 005 (SWE) |
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One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer / Send Me Some Loving / That'S Too Bad (The LE-ROYS) / Climb The Moon (The LE-ROYS) |
| 1964 | SP REPRISE 0255 (US) | . |
Dance On Little Girl / Dancing Silhouettes |
| 1964 | SP KING 45-5890 (US) | . | Thunderbird (Dossie TERRY) / Be Bop Wino (LAMPLIGHTERS) |
| 1973 | SP UNITED ARTISTS SILVER SPOTLIGHT SERIES 0152 (US) | . | |
| 1984 | EP 33 t. BIG J JEP-104 (US) |
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Thurston HARRIS (featuring Willie EGAN'S HOUSEROCKERS) - DOWN HOME BLUES - Please Don't Leave Me / Reconsider Baby / Lawdy Miss Clawdy / Down Home Blues |
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Albums
| 1983 | LP 12" PATHE MARCONI 1546651 (F) |
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LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Little Bitty Pretty One / Do What You Did / Be Baba Leba / I'm Out To Getcha / I Got Loaded (In Smokey Joe's Joint) / Purple Stew / I Hope You Won't Hold It Against Me / In The Bottom Of My Heart / Hey Little Girl / My Love Will Last / Runk Bunk / One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer |
| 1986 | LP 12" EMI AMERICA SQ 17237 (US) |
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LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Over And Over / Little Bitty Pretty One / Do What You Did / Hey Baba Leba / You Don't Know / I'm Asking For Forgiveness / Hey Little Girl / Send Me Some Lovin' / Only One Love / Tell Me So / Fine Fine Frame / Cross My Heart / My Love Will Last / I Got Loaded At Smokey Joe's Joint |
| 1988 | LP 12" ALADDIN 3390 (US) |
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Thurston HARRIS - Little Bitty Pretty One / Do What You Did / Be Baba Laba / I'm Out To Getcha' / Smokey Joe's / Over And Over / You're Gonna Need Me / Purple Stew / In The Bottom Of My Heart / Hey Little Girl / My Love Will Last / Runk Bunk / One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer / Poop-A-Loop |
| 1995 | CD PLAZA 502 (PORT) |
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LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Over And Over / Do What You Did / In The Bottom Of My Heart / Fine And Frame / Little Bitty Pretty One / Purple Stew / Slip-Slop / I'm Asking Forgiveness / My Love Will Last / Hey Baba Leba / Cross My Heart / One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer / (I Got Loaded At) Smokey Joe's / You're Gonna Need Me / I'm Out To Getcha' / Over Somebody Else's Shoulder / I Heard A Rhapsody / Tears From My Heart / Runk Bunk / Bless Your Heart / Recess In Heaven / You Don'T Know (Hopw Much I Love You) / Tell Me So / Hey Little Girl / I Hope You Won'T Hold It Against Me |
| 2005 | CD ACE CDCHD 1040 (UK) |
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THE LAMPLIGHTERS - LOVING, ROCKING, THRILLING - THE COMPLETE FEDERAL RECORDINGS - I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy / Sad And Lonely / Love, Rock And Thrill / Be-Bop Wino / Part Of Me / Turn Me Loose / Give Me / Crazy Times / I Can't Stand It / Smootchie / Tell Me You Care / Ride, Jockey, Ride / Hig A Little, Kiss A Little / Tell It To Me / Five Minuts Longer / You Hear / Salty Dog / Don't Make It So Good / Bo Peep / Yum Yum / You Were Sent Down From Heaven / Goody Good Things / It Ain't Right / Everything's All Right / I Wanna Know / Believe In Me / Roll On / Bo Peep (version 1) |
| 2010 | CD HOODOO 263372 (EUR) |
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LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Over And Over / Do What You Did / In The Bottom Of My Heart / Fine Fine Frame / Little Bitty Pretty One / Purple Stew / Slip - Slop / I'm Asking Forgiveness / My Love Will Last / Hey Baba Leba / Cross My Heart / One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer / (I Got Loaded At) Smokey Joe's / You're Gonna Need Me / I'm Out To Getcha' / Over Somebody Else's Shoulder / I Hear A Rhapsody / Tears From My Heart / Runk Bunk / Bless Your Heart / Recess In Heaven / You Don't Know (How Much I Love You) / Tell Me So / Hey Little Girl/ I Hope You Won't Hold It Against Me |
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(1957) (Thurston Harris)
