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Phil Harris at Sulphur Dell ballpark and WSM, Nashville, Tennessee, 1951 July 27
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Phil Harris at Sulphur Dell ballpark and WSM, Nashville, Tennessee, 1951 July 27
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Title
Phil
Harris
at
Sulphur
Dell
ballpark
and
WSM
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1951
July
27
Personal name
Harris
,
Phil
,
1904-1995
Corporate name
WSM (Radio station : Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Voice actors and actresses
Entertainers
Celebrities
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
A
scene
from the
day
of
events
honoring
entertainer
Phil
Harris
(pictured
center
at the
WSM
microphone)
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
July
27th
,
1951
.
Harris
was
presented
a
“Phil
Harris
Day”
proclamation
by
Mayor
Ben
West
, and there was
lots
of
entertainment
including
baseball
and
clowns
. The
main
show
featured
singer
Phil
Harris
and the
band
performing
music
on-stage--the
show
was
broadcast
live
via
WSM
radio
.
Phil
Harris
(birth
name
:
Wonga
Philip
Harris)
was
born
in
Indiana
and
grew
up
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
. He
led
a
distinguished
career
as a
bandleader
,
singer
,
musician
,
actor
, and
comedian
.
Harris
became
a
very
well-known
voice
actor
for
animated
films
,
such
as
Disney’s
“The
Jungle
Book”
and
“Robin
Hood”
and
“The
AristoCats.”
Harris
has
two
stars
on the
Hollywood
Walk
of
Fame
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1951-07-27
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 637 Phil Harris at ballpark + WSM 042
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1950-1959
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412
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