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Roy HarrisRoy Harris Roy Harris American composer (1898–1979) This article is about the American composer. For other uses of the name, see Roy Harris (disambiguation). Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote music on American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. 3. Harris (seated) playing piano with his former student George Lynn Life Harris was born in Chandler, Oklahoma on February 12, 1898. His ancestry was Scottish, Irish and Welsh. In 1903, his father was able to combine the proceeds of the auction of his Oklahoma homestead with his winnings from a lucky gambling streak to purchase some land near Covina in the San Gabriel Valley of southern California… (Source: Wikipedia)
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