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On June 24, 1904, Wonga Philip Harris was born. Okay, Phil Harris.
Wait: his first name was Wonga? What was the origin of that?
Ask, and ye shall receive.
Phil Harris
Harris in 1956
Born: Wonga Philip Harris; June 24, 1904; Linton, Indiana, U.S.
Died: August 11, 1995 (aged 91); Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Resting place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cathedral City, California
Other names: Wonga Harris, Wonga P. Harris
Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a #1 novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950).
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Harris in 1956
Born: Wonga Philip Harris; June 24, 1904; Linton, Indiana, U.S.
Died: August 11, 1995 (aged 91); Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Resting place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cathedral City, California
Other names: Wonga Harris, Wonga P. Harris
Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a #1 novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950).
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The first hit at YouTube for "That's What I Like About the South" is for the clip from Phil Harris's 1945 movie I Love a Bandleader, but I thought I'd start with the duet with Johnny Cash instead.
Here's the clip from he movie.
Phil Harris - That's What I Like About The South
pappyredux
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The original Dixie Hipster lays out the Andy Razaf classic, that's been covered by Bob Wills, Cliff Bruner and many more...
pappyredux
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The original Dixie Hipster lays out the Andy Razaf classic, that's been covered by Bob Wills, Cliff Bruner and many more...
Phil Harris performing "Preacher and the Bear" at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas in 1961:
Phil Harris - "Preacher and the Bear" (1961)
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Phil Harris performing "Preacher and the Bear" (1961)
from the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas.
37,234 views Jun 5, 2013
vintage video clips
55.4K subscribers
Phil Harris performing "Preacher and the Bear" (1961)
from the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas.
Sat Jun 24, 2023: On this day, June 24, 1904, Wonga Philip Harris was born. Okay, Phil Harris.
Fri Jun 24, 2022: On this day, June 24, 1904, Wonga Philip Harris was born. Okay, Phil Harris.
Sat May 10, 2014: Phil Harris & Johnny Cash - That's What I Like About the South
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Preacher and the Bear has a line that I say to myself often but by "The Bear," in my head I mean Republicans so it goes, if you can't help us, for goodness sake don't help those Republicans. 