Big Fat Lie - Music

Big Fat Lie by Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew

Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew

Artist Biography For Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew

Kent Harris Kent Levaughn Harris October 15 1930 - April 9 2019 Was An American Songwriter Record Producer And Singer Who Is Best Known As The Writer Of Novelty Tunes Such As "Shoppin' For Clothes" A Hit For The Coasters Credited To Harris Leiber And Stoller And "Cops And Robbers" A Hit For Bo Diddley . He Recorded Under Various Pseudonyms Including Ducky Drake And Boogaloo And His Gallant Crew. Kent Harris Was Born In Oklahoma City Oklahoma And Was Raised In San Diego California He First Recorded In 1954 As Ducky Drake For Trend Records Singing The B-Side Of His Sister Dimples Harris' Record "Hey Mr. Jelly." The B-Side Was Called "1992." He Would Then Change His Stage Name To Boogaloo. Harris Originally Recorded The Song Later Known As "Shoppin' For Clothes" For Crest Records As "Clothes Line Wrap It Up ." It Was Released In 1956 As By Boogaloo And His Gallant Crew. Following The Relative Failure Of His Two Crest Singles Harris Abandoned His Recording Ambitions In Favor Of A Career Behind The Scenes. He Is Listed With 97 Songs In The BMI Songwriters' Database. Harris Saw A Number Of His Songs Recorded By Artists On Atlantic Capitol RCA And Columbia. The Coasters' Hit Version Produced By And Co-Credited To Leiber And Stoller Was Released In 1960. The B-Side Of This Record "Cops And Robbers " Later Became A Hit For Bo Diddley In 1957. His Previous Release For The Label In 1955 Was "Big Fat Lie" B/w "Talk About A Party." His Sisters Marcene Beverly And Betty Harris Recorded Together As The Harris Sisters. Marcene "Dimples" Harris April 18 1933 – July 22 1976 Also Had A Single Released In 1956 On Crest Records Called "This I Do Believe" B/w "If You'll Be True" Crest #1030 Under The Name Dimples Harris. Dimples Also Recorded For Savoy Records In 1951 As The Dimples Harris Trio. In 1960 Harris Formed His Own Label Romark Records And Eventually Went Into Record Retailing Running The Target Record Store In L.A. One Record "Che Bongo Blues" B/w "Call Me Daddy" Was Released On Regent #1045. Two Other Recordings "I Do Believe" And "Good Timing Papa" Were Not Released. Dimples Also Released Some Records As Marcene Harris Such As "A Song To You" B/w "I Know How It Feels" Romark #118 "Work It Out" B/w "Children Of Georgia" Romark "Hang On To What You Got" Octave #8270 And "I Just Don't Understand" B/w "Guess Who" Valiant #727 Released In 1965 . Dimples Married Harold "Hack" Jackson. Betty Was Married To Comedian Redd Foxx. Beverly Also Filled In For Zola Taylor Singing With The Platters. Dimples Died In 1976. Harris Produced Records For Several Artists In The 1960s And 1970s. He Produced "Stick Shift" B/w "Cruising" By The Duals In 1961 And "So Far Away" B/w "Monkey Hips And Rice" By Hank Jacobs In 1963 Both Records Were Released On Sue Records. Harris Also Wrote "Monkey Hips And Rice." He Also Produced Records For Adolph Jacobs Jimmy Ellis And The Mighty Hannibal On His Own Label Romark Records. He Produced Some Jazz Recordings For Adolph Jacobs In The 1970s. Jacobs Was A Former Member Of The Coasters In The 1950s. Harris Co-Produced A Record With Obie Jessie Better Known As Young Jessie In 1972 On Stone Dogg Records Called "Who's The Blame" B/w "Beautiful Day My Brother" By Obie Jessie And The Seeds Of Freedom. Other Songs Written By Harris Include "Fat Sally" By The Sevilles From 1961 "Lover Supreme" By Prentice Moreland "I'll Come Back To You" By Dorothy Berry "Tell Her For Me" By Jimmy Norman "Oh! My Aching Back" By H. B. Barnum All From 1962 And "The Big Rip Off" By The Coasters From 1976 . Harris Managed Soul Singer Ty Karim And Produced Many Of Her Records. Ty Karim Died In 1983 From Breast Cancer. Their Daughter Karime Harris Is Also A Singer With The Funk Group The Killer Meters. UK's Kent Records A Subsidiary Of Ace Records Released Ty Karim's Complete Known Recordings Entitled "The Complete Ty Karim Los Angeles' Soul Goddess" In 2008. Harris Most Recent Work Was Producing And Co-Writing Several Songs For The Motion Picture Film Soundtrack Norbit. Discography Singles
"Hey Mr. Jelly" / "1992" Trend #2500 1954 Side A Is By Dimples Harris Side B Is By Harris As Ducky Drake "Saint Or Sinner" / "Long Lean Lanky Juke Box" Trend #2501 Side A Is By Harris As Ducky Drake - Matrix #45-T-141-5 Side B Is By Dimples Harris - Matrix #45-T-142-6 "Big Fat Lie" / "Talk About A Party" Crest #1014 1955 As Boogaloo And His Gallant Crew "Clothes Line Wrap It Up " / "Cops And Robbers" Crest #1030 1956 As Boogaloo And His Gallant Crew Various Artists Compilations
Talk About A Party Crest Records Story Rockstar 2004 The Best Of Crest Records Crest #1000 Timeless Discoveries Kent Harris Presents Reaching Back 2010 Kent Harris' R&B Family 2012 Romark Records - Kent Harris' Soul Sides 2013 Catch Action The Sophisticated Boogie Funk Of Sheridan House Records 2014