voc, p, 1933-2013 JM
Singer / Musician of Pop
Chester Leroy Harriott was born on February 24, 1933 in St. Thomas, Jamaica. was a British pianist and singer , who as in England The Black Liberace a popular in the 1950s entertainer was. He died on July 4, 2013 in the UK. As Harriott and Evans (Vic Evans) real name (Victor Brown), they harmonised vocally to Harriott's piano and wore white tie and tails. In Paris, they socialised with the trumpeters Clifford Brown and Art Farmer of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and got Quincy Jones to write arrangements for their act, and for eight years they played in cabaret, and on radio and television. They toured widely in the last days of variety and, before disbanding, made an album in Sydney, Australia, that sold 50,000 copies.
Harriott & Evans |
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Lets Get Together Tonight | Chester Harriott | 1963 | Single |