Harry Barris, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1905)

Harry Barris

American singer and songwriter (1905–1962)

Harry Barris was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use "scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker, scatted on several songs, including "Mississippi Mud," which…