Post by Rob Durkee on Nov 9, 2012 21:51:50 GMT -5
By ROCKIN' ROBIN
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (RTDP) 11/9/12 -- Major Harris, who was best known for the pop and R&B hit "Love Won't Let Me Wait" in 1975, died Friday (November 9, 2012) at a Richmond hospital. He was 65. According to Harris' sister, Catherine Thomas, and the Associated Press, Harris died of congestive heart and lung failure.
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" was a #3 Cash Box pop chart hit and #1 R&B chart hit in the summer of 1975. The song sounded like this…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAFluMiwIo
According to writer Wayne Jancik and Wikipedia, Major Harris III was born February 9, 1947 in Richmond. His dad was a guitarist, his mom the leader of the local church choir and his grandparents were into Vaudeville.
Harris was a member of Frankie Lymon's Teenagers, the Jarmels and the Delfonics. In all three cases, though, Harris joined those groups after they'd scored with their major hits. He last sang last year at a reunion show with the Delfonics. At the height of his career, Harris hired an unknown number of personal bodyguards in order to keep admiring women fans a safe distance away.
Harris had two other largely forgotten pop chart hits, both in 1976--"I Got Over Love" (#86) and"Jealousy" (#77).
Major Harris was part of a unique list of singing acts that had a military rank in their name. SSgt. Barry Sadler of "Ballad Of The Green Berets" fame in 1966, really was a Green Beret in the Army. Likewise, Tony Dawson Harrison, who performed as Captain Hollywood Project, was a U.S. Army captain when he had a #14 hit in 1993 entitled "More And More."
We've also had Major Lance, the Captain and Tennille and the highest military ranked performer, General Johnson of two groups, the Showmen and the Chairmen Of The Board.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (RTDP) 11/9/12 -- Major Harris, who was best known for the pop and R&B hit "Love Won't Let Me Wait" in 1975, died Friday (November 9, 2012) at a Richmond hospital. He was 65. According to Harris' sister, Catherine Thomas, and the Associated Press, Harris died of congestive heart and lung failure.
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" was a #3 Cash Box pop chart hit and #1 R&B chart hit in the summer of 1975. The song sounded like this…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQAFluMiwIo
According to writer Wayne Jancik and Wikipedia, Major Harris III was born February 9, 1947 in Richmond. His dad was a guitarist, his mom the leader of the local church choir and his grandparents were into Vaudeville.
Harris was a member of Frankie Lymon's Teenagers, the Jarmels and the Delfonics. In all three cases, though, Harris joined those groups after they'd scored with their major hits. He last sang last year at a reunion show with the Delfonics. At the height of his career, Harris hired an unknown number of personal bodyguards in order to keep admiring women fans a safe distance away.
Harris had two other largely forgotten pop chart hits, both in 1976--"I Got Over Love" (#86) and"Jealousy" (#77).
Major Harris was part of a unique list of singing acts that had a military rank in their name. SSgt. Barry Sadler of "Ballad Of The Green Berets" fame in 1966, really was a Green Beret in the Army. Likewise, Tony Dawson Harrison, who performed as Captain Hollywood Project, was a U.S. Army captain when he had a #14 hit in 1993 entitled "More And More."
We've also had Major Lance, the Captain and Tennille and the highest military ranked performer, General Johnson of two groups, the Showmen and the Chairmen Of The Board.
