Charles K. Harris / Arr. Jef Penders
Blasorchester / Concert Band
Charles K. Harris composer
date of birth: 01.05.1867
date of death: 22.12.1930
Charles Kassel Harris (May 1, 1867 December 22, 1930) was a well regarded American songwriter of popular music. During his long career, he advanced the relatively new genre, publishing more than 300 songs, often deemed by admirers as the "king of the tear jerkers". He is one of the early pioneers of Tin Pan Alley.