Hi Tide Harris was born either as Willie Boyd or Willie Gitry in San Francisco on March 26, 1946. He sang with doo-wop groups in his youth and in 1963 learned how to play guitar from Herbert Owens. The following year and through 1967 he toured the South playing in the bands of Johnny Taylor, Ella Thomas, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin & Big Mama Thornton. From 1969 to 1971 he was a member of Shakey Jake's group. He toured The United States with Charlie Musselwhite in 1973, and in 1974 he was picked by John Mayall on a tour covering the U.S., Europe and Japan. (Recordings from this tour from Los Angeles have been released on a 2009 CD John Mayall:The Latest Edition). Harris composed the title song to the 1975 film "Mandingo", and provided the vocal tracks to the 1976 film "Leadbelly". Harris later relocated to Japan where he is a fixture on the Yokohama blues scene in present day.
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