R.H. Harris

USA, 1937–1955

American gospel singer (1916-2000), lead voice of the Soul Stirrers. He introduced falsetto lead, delayed ad-lib phrasing and the two-lead format to quartet singing, and was Sam Cooke's direct model.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced R.H. Harris and 1 artist R.H. Harris influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did R.H. Harris influence?

• Sam Cooke — Cooke replaced R.H. Harris as lead of the Soul Stirrers and modelled his floating delivery on Harris's innovations.