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{{short description|American blues and reggae musician (born 1969)}}
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| name = Corey Harris
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Denver, Colorado]], United States
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| birth_place = [[Denver, Colorado]], United States
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| genre = [[Blues]], [[reggae]]
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| occupation = [[Musician]]
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| instrument = [[Human voice|Vocals]], [[guitar]]
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| years_active = 1995–present
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| label = [[Alligator Records|Alligator]], [[Rounder Records|Rounder]], [[Telarc Records|Telarc]]
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| years_active = 1995–present
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| label = [[Alligator Records|Alligator]], [[Rounder Records|Rounder]], [[Telarc Records|Telarc]]
| website = https://coreyharris.net
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| current_members = Chris Whitley (keyboards), Paul Dudley, (drums) Gordon Jones (saxophone), Jayson Morgan (bass)
| website = [http://www.coreyharrisband.com/ Official website]
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| current_members = Chris Whitley (keyboards), Paul Dudley, (drums) Gordon Jones (saxophone), Jayson Morgan (bass)
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'''Corey Harris''' (born February 21, 1969 in [[Denver, Colorado]], United States) is an [[United States|American]] [[blues]] and [[reggae]] [[musician]],<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=187}}</ref> currently residing in [[Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]]. Along with [[Keb' Mo']] and [[Alvin Youngblood Hart]], he raised the flag of [[acoustic music|acoustic]] [[guitar]] blues in the mid-1990s.<ref name="russell">{{cite book
'''Corey Harris''' (born February 21, 1969, in [[Denver, Colorado]], United States) is an American [[blues]] and [[reggae]] [[musician]],<ref name="Larkin90">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8|page=187}}</ref> currently residing in [[Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]]. Along with [[Keb' Mo']] and [[Alvin Youngblood Hart]], he raised the flag of [[acoustic music|acoustic]] [[guitar]] blues in the mid-1990s.<ref name="russell">{{cite book
| first= Tony
| first= Tony
| last= Russell
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| title= The Blues - From [[Robert Johnson (musician)|Robert Johnson]] to [[Robert Cray]]
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Harris was born and raised near Denver, Colorado.<ref name="Larkin90"/> He graduated from [[Bates College]] in [[Lewiston, Maine]] with a bachelor's degree in 1991, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2007. Harris received a [[Thomas J. Watson Fellowship]] for language studies in [[Cameroon]] in his early twenties, before taking a teaching post in [[Napoleonville, Louisiana]] under the [[Teach For America]] program.<ref name="russell"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Burns |first=Jay |url=http://www.bates.edu/x157810.xml |title=Corey Harris ’91 &#124; Commencement &#124; Bates College |website=Bates.edu |date= |accessdate=2015-09-07}}</ref> His debut [[solo (music)|solo]] [[album]] ''Between Midnight and Day'' (1995) was produced by composer/producer Larry Hoffman, who discovered him in 1994 in [[Helena, Arkansas]]. The record included covers of [[Sleepy John Estes]], [[Fred McDowell]], [[Charlie Patton]], [[Muddy Waters]], and [[Booker White]].<ref name="russell"/>
Harris was born and raised near Denver, Colorado.<ref name="Larkin90"/> He graduated from [[Bates College]] in [[Lewiston, Maine]] with a bachelor's degree in 1991, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2007. Harris received a [[Thomas J. Watson Fellowship]] for language studies in [[Cameroon]] in his early twenties, before taking a teaching post in [[Napoleonville, Louisiana]] under the [[Teach For America]] program.<ref name="russell"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Burns |first=Jay |url=http://www.bates.edu/x157810.xml |title=Corey Harris '91 &#124; Commencement &#124; Bates College |website=Bates.edu |date= 26 April 2010|access-date=2015-09-07}}</ref> His debut [[solo (music)|solo]] [[album]] ''Between Midnight and Day'' (1995) was produced by Grammy nominee/composer/producer Larry Hoffman, who discovered him in 1994 in [[Helena, Arkansas]]. The record included covers of [[Sleepy John Estes]], [[Fred McDowell]], [[Charlie Patton]], [[Muddy Waters]], and [[Booker White]].<ref name="russell"/> His second recording with Hoffman, ''[[Fish Ain't Bitin']]'', was the recipient of the 1997 [[Blues Music Award|W. C. Handy Award]] for ''Best Acoustic Blues Album of the Year''. Recorded in New Orleans, it featured Harris' original songs, vocal, and guitar backed on certain tracks by a trio of tuba and two trombones arranged by producer Hoffman. In 2002, Harris collaborated with [[Ali Farka Toure]] on his [[album]] ''[[Mississippi to Mali]]'', fusing blues and Toure's music from northern [[Mali]]. In 2003, he contributed to the [[Northern Blues Music|Northern Blues]] release ''[[Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash]]''.


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Harris has lived and traveled widely in [[West Africa]], an influence that has permeated much of his work.<ref name="Larkin90"/> Harris has toured extensively throughout [[Europe]], [[Canada]], West Africa, [[Japan]] and [[Australia]]. He is known for his [[solo (music)|solo]] acoustic work as well as his electric [[musical ensemble|band]], formerly known as the '5 x 5', now known as The Corey Harris Band. He helped [[Billy Bragg]] and [[Wilco]] to write the music for "Hoodoo Voodoo" on ''[[Mermaid Avenue]]'', an album consisting entirely of songs for which the lyrics were written by [[Woody Guthrie]]. He also appeared as a musician and vocalist on the album and its sequels, ''[[Mermaid Avenue Vol. II]]'' and ''[[Mermaid Avenue Vol. III]]''.
In 2002, Harris collaborated with [[Ali Farka Toure]] on his [[album]] ''[[Mississippi to Mali]]'', fusing blues and Toure's music from northern [[Mali]]. In 2003, he contributed to the [[Northern Blues Music|Northern Blues]] release ''[[Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash]]''.


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In September 2007, The [[John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation]] announced that Harris was among 24 people named [[MacArthur Fellows]] for 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corey Harris — MacArthur Foundation|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/827/|website=Macfound.org|access-date=28 August 2016}}</ref> The Fellowship, worth $500,000, is payable over five years.
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Harris has lived and traveled widely in [[West Africa]], an influence that has permeated much of his work.<ref name="Larkin90"/> Harris has toured extensively throughout [[Europe]], [[Canada]], West Africa, [[Japan]] and [[Australia]]. He is known for his [[solo (music)|solo]] acoustic work as well as his electric [[musical ensemble|band]], formerly known as the '5 x 5', now known as The Corey Harris Band. He helped [[Billy Bragg]] and [[Wilco]] to write the music for "Hoodoo Voodoo" on ''[[Mermaid Avenue]]'', an album consisting entirely of songs for which the lyrics were written by [[Woody Guthrie]]. He also appeared as a musician and vocalist on the album and its sequel, ''[[Mermaid Avenue Vol. II]]''.

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In September 2007, The [[John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation]] announced that Harris was among 24 people named [[MacArthur Fellows]] for 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corey Harris — MacArthur Foundation|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/827/|website=Macfound.org|accessdate=28 August 2016}}</ref> The Fellowship, worth $500,000, is payable over five years.


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Solo===
===Solo===
*1995: ''Between Midnight and Day'' ([[Alligator Records|Alligator]])
*1995: ''Between Midnight and Day'' ([[Alligator Records|Alligator]])
*1997: ''Fish Ain't Bitin''' (Alligator)
*1997: ''[[Fish Ain't Bitin']]'' (Alligator)
*1999: ''Greens from the Garden'' (Alligator)
*1999: ''Greens from the Garden'' (Alligator)
*2000: ''Vu-Du Menz'' (Alligator)
*2000: ''Vu-Du Menz'' with [[Henry Butler]] (Alligator)
*2001: ''Live at Starr Hill 1/27/01'' (Njumba)
*2001: ''Live at Starr Hill 1/27/01'' (Njumba)
*2002: ''Downhome Sophisticate'' ([[Rounder Records|Rounder]])
*2002: ''[[Downhome Sophisticate]]'' ([[Rounder Records|Rounder]])
*2003: ''[[Mississippi to Mali]]'' (Rounder)
*2003: ''[[Mississippi to Mali]]'' (Rounder)
*2005: ''Daily Bread'' (Rounder)
*2005: ''[[Daily Bread (Corey Harris album)|Daily Bread]]'' (Rounder)
*2007: ''Zion Crossroads'' ([[Telarc International Corporation|Telarc]])
*2007: ''Zion Crossroads'' ([[Telarc International Corporation|Telarc]])
*2009: ''blu.black'' (Telarc)
*2009: ''blu.black'' (Telarc)
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*2016 ''Live in Vienna''
*2016 ''Live in Vienna''
*2018 ''Free Water Way''
*2018 ''Free Water Way''
*2019 ''Louisa County Blues''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/corey-harris-mn0000098691/discography|title=Corey Harris &#124; Album Discography|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=December 8, 2019}}</ref>
*2019 ''Louisa County Blues''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/corey-harris-mn0000098691/discography|title=Corey Harris &#124; Album Discography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 8, 2019}}
*2021 ''The Insurrection Blues''</ref>


===Contributions to others===
===Contributions to others===
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*2003: ''[[Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash]]'' ([[Northern Blues Music|Northern Blues]])<ref>Harris contributed his version of "Redemption", originally found on Cash's ''[[American Recordings (album)|American Recordings]]''.</ref>
*2003: ''[[Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash]]'' ([[Northern Blues Music|Northern Blues]])<ref>Harris contributed his version of "Redemption", originally found on Cash's ''[[American Recordings (album)|American Recordings]]''.</ref>
*2005: ''Come to the Mountain: Old Time Music for Modern Times''
*2005: ''Come to the Mountain: Old Time Music for Modern Times''
*2012: ''[[Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions]]''
*2012: ''[[Mermaid Avenue Vol. III]]'', issued as part of ''[[Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions]]''


==References==
==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083801/http://www.coreyharrisband.com/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083801/http://www.coreyharrisband.com/ Official website]
* [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p169275/discography|pure_url=yes}} Corey Harris] at [[Allmusic]]
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p169275/discography|pure_url=yes}} Corey Harris] at [[Allmusic]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpbwXEaKjg4 Speech by Corey Harris at [[Bates College]]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpbwXEaKjg4 Speech by Corey Harris] at [[Bates College]]


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For other people named Corey Harris, see Corey Harris (disambiguation).
Corey Harris
Background information
Born (1969-02-21) February 21, 1969 (age 55)
Denver, Colorado, United States
GenresBlues, reggae
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1995–present
LabelsAlligator, Rounder, Telarc
MembersChris Whitley (keyboards), Paul Dudley, (drums) Gordon Jones (saxophone), Jayson Morgan (bass)
Websitehttps://coreyharris.net

Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American blues and reggae musician,[1] currently residing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acoustic guitar blues in the mid-1990s.[2] He was featured on the 2003 PBS television mini-series, The Blues, in an episode directed by Martin Scorsese.

Biography

Harris was born and raised near Denver, Colorado.[1] He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine with a bachelor's degree in 1991, and was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2007. Harris received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for language studies in Cameroon in his early twenties, before taking a teaching post in Napoleonville, Louisiana under the Teach For America program.[2][3] His debut solo album Between Midnight and Day (1995) was produced by Grammy nominee/composer/producer Larry Hoffman, who discovered him in 1994 in Helena, Arkansas. The record included covers of Sleepy John Estes, Fred McDowell, Charlie Patton, Muddy Waters, and Booker White.[2] His second recording with Hoffman, Fish Ain't Bitin', was the recipient of the 1997 W. C. Handy Award for Best Acoustic Blues Album of the Year. Recorded in New Orleans, it featured Harris' original songs, vocal, and guitar backed on certain tracks by a trio of tuba and two trombones arranged by producer Hoffman. In 2002, Harris collaborated with Ali Farka Toure on his album Mississippi to Mali, fusing blues and Toure's music from northern Mali. In 2003, he contributed to the Northern Blues release Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash.

Harris has lived and traveled widely in West Africa, an influence that has permeated much of his work.[1] Harris has toured extensively throughout Europe, Canada, West Africa, Japan and Australia. He is known for his solo acoustic work as well as his electric band, formerly known as the '5 x 5', now known as The Corey Harris Band. He helped Billy Bragg and Wilco to write the music for "Hoodoo Voodoo" on Mermaid Avenue, an album consisting entirely of songs for which the lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie. He also appeared as a musician and vocalist on the album and its sequels, Mermaid Avenue Vol. II and Mermaid Avenue Vol. III.

In September 2007, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that Harris was among 24 people named MacArthur Fellows for 2007.[4] The Fellowship, worth $500,000, is payable over five years.

Discography

Solo

  • 1995: Between Midnight and Day (Alligator)
  • 1997: Fish Ain't Bitin' (Alligator)
  • 1999: Greens from the Garden (Alligator)
  • 2000: Vu-Du Menz with Henry Butler (Alligator)
  • 2001: Live at Starr Hill 1/27/01 (Njumba)
  • 2002: Downhome Sophisticate (Rounder)
  • 2003: Mississippi to Mali (Rounder)
  • 2005: Daily Bread (Rounder)
  • 2007: Zion Crossroads (Telarc)
  • 2009: blu.black (Telarc)
  • 2011: Father Sun Mother Earth (Njumba)
  • 2012: Motherless Child (with Lutan Fyah)
  • 2013: Fulton Blues
  • 2013: Rasta Blues Experience Live
  • 2014: Fulton Blues (Deluxe Edition)
  • 2015: Live! from Turtle Island
  • 2016 Live in Vienna
  • 2018 Free Water Way
  • 2019 Louisa County Blues[5]

Contributions to others

References

  1. ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 187. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  2. ^ a b c Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. pp. 116–117. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
  3. ^ Burns, Jay (26 April 2010). "Corey Harris '91 | Commencement | Bates College". Bates.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  4. ^ "Corey Harris — MacArthur Foundation". Macfound.org. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Corey Harris | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
    • 2021 The Insurrection Blues
  6. ^ Harris contributed his version of "Redemption", originally found on Cash's American Recordings.
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