Larry Harris (record label executive)


Larry Alan Harris was Executive Vice President and co-founder of Casablanca Records, with his cousin, Neil Bogart, Cecil Holmes, and Buck Reingold.

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, Harris began working for Buddah/Kama Sutra Records in the summer of 1971 as the local New York promotions man. He was with the label from its inception in November 1973 through July 1979 and became the company's senior vice-president and managing director in 1976. After leaving Casablanca Records in either 1979 or 1980, he landed in Seattle where he owned and operated the Seattle Improv for a number of years.
Harris died in Port Angeles on December 18, 2017 and was survived by his wife, Candy, daughter Emily and son Morgan.