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Barry Harris & His Music

Barry Harris & His Story

My musical journey began outside of Philadelphia in Delaware County, better known as “Delco”. It all started when I performed “Fur Elise” by Beethoven on the piano at the MacDade Mall when I was 6.

Local theater got me my first start in singing, but I shifted my involvement in the theater to playing piano, accompanying other singers, and even writing. I wrote the music for a musical adaptation of Alice In Wonderland when I was 11, and it was debuted by the Springfield Performing Arts Youth Theater.

When I was 10, I began performing as a singer/piano player. I then started producing my own demos, which evolved into backing tracks for my one-man show by 13. In Delco, the Yachtstock Rising Stars competition gave me the best platform to do what I loved to do as a performer.

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Barry Harris & His LA Band

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In my musical life, I have been most proud of the work I have done with my band, which is called “Barry Harris & His LA Band.”

Our story begins when I attended GRAMMY Camp in high school. I met my first musical friends there, and then I met even more friends when I majored in Popular Music Performance at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

We all started the band because my friends wanted to help me get my music out there. They gifted me with their musical talents just so that I could play shows and record my original material.

We recorded an EP called “Just a Mile Away” in 2011, and released the single/music video “Off the Air” in 2014. We have played around LA at venues such as The Troubadour, El Rey, Hotel Cafe, and the Clive Davis Theater at the GRAMMY Museum.

After school, I moved back to Delco most of the time, but I still travel to Los Angeles, Nashville, and other cities for gigs and sessions.

In 2024, my band and I released the single/music video “Delco (Done Right)”, a tribute to my hometown.

Today, my band has a 90 minute headlining set that we’ve played on both west and east coasts including at Rose Tree Park in Media, PA. It’s a joy-filled show packed with hits from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and my favorite original songs. Expect to hear the soul of Motown, smooth Yacht Rock jams, and other surprises!

If you would like to bring my band and me to your town, send an email to “info” at barryharrismusic.com