Paul Harris (musician)

Paul Harris
Birth name Paul Harris
Also known as Paul Harris
Born December 12, 1944
Forest Hills, Queens, New York, U.S.
Died October 24, 2023 (aged 78)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • flute
  • harmonica
  • guitar
Years active 1966–2023
Labels Bellaphine Records, Reprise
Formerly of
Website johnbsebastian.com

Paul Harris (December 12, 1944 – October 24, 2023) was an American keyboard player, multi-instrumentalist and arranger.

Harris appears on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by leading artists such as Stephen Stills, B. B. King, Judy Collins, Grace Slick, Al Kooper, ABBA, Eric Andersen, Rick Derringer, Nick Drake, John Martyn, John Sebastian, John Mellencamp, Joe Walsh, Seals & Crofts, Bob Seger and Dan Fogelberg. He provided the orchestral arrangements for The Doors' 1969 album The Soft Parade. In the 1970s, he was a member of Stephen Stills' band Manassas and later the Souther–Hillman–Furay Band.

Paul Harris, died on October 24, 2023, at the age of 78.