Born in Portland Maine 1944
Born in Portland, Maine in 1944, Harry King began studying piano at age 4, and music has been the driving force in his life ever since. By 1958, he was playing professionally for live shows, and in 1959, at the age of 15, he began playing backup for such major stars as Chubby Checker, Del Shannon, Danny and the Juniors, Dionne DiMucci, Johnny Tillotson, and many others. In the 1960s, in addition, to live performing, Harry began working in professional studios: engineering, composing, arranging, and playing keyboards. Gifted with an unusual ability to adapt to virtually any kind of music, he has had a wide and varied career, from creating advertising jingles to composing, arranging, and producing for musicians of all genres, including country, pop, rap, reggae, jazz, gospel, and contemporary Christian. The recipient of the Hatch Award for writing and producing Cinncinati Reds radio themes in 1975-76, Harry has written and produced over 2000 radio and TV spots and has played keys, arranged, and composed for such artists as Englebert Humperdinck, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Brad Delp of Boston, New Kids on the Block, Freddy Cannon, and hundreds of others. He played keys in Los Angeles for Robin Thicke’s first album (“It’s a Beautiful Life,” – Interscope Label), and is currently working with him on a second album. His Gold Record credits include producing and engineering the hit single “General-Hospitale,” and playing piano and arranging for Dick Curless’ Gold Single “A Tombstone Every Mile.” Since 1995, in addition to producing 13 of the Flynn family CDs, Harry has produced for several other Catholic artists and groups, including Nancy Tanguay Nadeau, Fr. Michael Barrett, Lazarus, and The Brothers of Hope. In 2004. A Member of the Academy of the Grammys. Member of the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame. Currently lives in East Texas and is active with a Cubase Studio.