Kent Harris
Kent Harris | |
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| Born | October 15, 1930 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Origin | San Diego, California |
| Died | April 9, 2019 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
Kent Levaughn Harris (October 15, 1930 – April 9, 2019) was an American songwriter and record producer, who is best known as the writer of novelty tunes such as "Shoppin' for Clothes" (a hit for The Coasters, featured on Broadway’s Musical Smokey Joe’s Cafe) credited to Harris, Leiber and Stoller), and "Cops and Robbers" (a hit for Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, George Thorogood, and Wayne Fontana) . He recorded under various pseudonyms including Ducky Drake and Boogaloo and his Gallant Crew.