Dave Harris

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Dave Harris
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Harris publicity photo for Retro Rewind
Born (1971-02-25) February 25, 1971 (age 53)
Occupation(s) Disc jockey, songwriter, musician.
Years active1983present
AwardsNew Music Weekly (co-writer of Hot AC/AC single of the year for "Sunset Blvd") shared with Scott Grimes
Website retrorewind.com

Dave Harris (born February 25, 1971) is an American disc jockey, songwriter and musician.

He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, United States, and hosted the syndicated radio show Retro Rewind in 1999. Harris created Retro Rewind in October 1997. In 1998 Harris briefly took a leave of absence from Retro Rewind to manage the band The Outfield. [1] [2]

Harris is also a songwriter, having penned a Top 20 hit on the Billboard magazine adult contemporary charts in April 2005 called "Sunset Blvd". [3]

Harris has also lent his songwriting talent to others. He has co-written songs with Rob Thomas, Jon Secada, Julian Lennon, [4] Michael J. Willett, Rick Springfield, John Waite, Billy Burnette, Scott Grimes, Adam Jensen and Billy Montana.

In 2015, Harris formed The Dave Harris Project (featuring Michael J. Willett on vocals) which released the album Grandiose Delusions. [5]

In January 2017, Harris was charged with 27 felony counts involving statutory rape and especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. [6] He was convicted of those charges in April 2018. [7]

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References

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  2. "John Spinks dead: The Outfield's 'Your Love' songwriter-guitarist dies at 60". Syracuse.com. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. "Livin' on the Run - Scott Grimes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "Collaborations - Julian Lennon". Julianlennon.com.
  5. Faulkner, Alex (29 March 2015). "ALBUM REVIEW: Grandiose Delusions by The Dave Harris Project". The Faulkner Review.
  6. "WGNS News Radio". Murfreesboro News and Radio. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  7. Smith, Jacob (April 11, 2018). "Harris pleads guilty to child rape". Lebanon Democrat. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14.