Johnny Harris

b. Edinburgh, Scotland. Despite ambitions to write and record his own work, Harris principally made his name as a musical arranger. His 1970 album, Movements, comprised mellifluous brass and woodwind, combined with the then novel VCS3 synthesizer, on treatments of standards such as ‘Paint It, Black' and ‘Light My Fire'. Harris began his musical career by arranging two legendary British soul singles - Lorraine Silver's ‘Lost Summer Love' and A Band Of Angels' ‘Invitation' - both staples of the Wigan Casino all-nighters. By the late 60s he was working for Deram Records, arrangin...