VOCALIST
JERRY HARRIS STARTED HIS SINGING CAREER BY SINGING IN THE CHURCH WHICH
SERVED AS A STRONG AND POSITIVE FOUNDATION. IT WAS THIS UPBRINGING THAT
LED HIM TO UNDERSTAND FIRSTHAND HOW MUSIC MOVED AND UPLIFTED PEOPLE. HE
KNEW EARLY ON THAT MUSIC AND HIS VOCAL INSTRUMENTATION WOULD ENABLE HIM TO
REACH OUT AND TO COMMUNICATE IN A SPECIAL WAY.
HE CONTINUED TO SING AND PERFECTED
HIS TECHNIQUE FURTHER BY TAKING VOCAL TRAINING WITH O.V. HAUSCHALDT. IN
1956 HE FORMED HIS FIRST BAND AND BEGAN PERFORMING AT MAJOR DOMESTIC AND
INTERNATIONAL HOTELS. HE THEN HOSTED A TV VARIETY SHOW IN THE MIDWEST.