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Beaver Harris

real name William Godvin Harris

Pittsburgh, United States

Beaver Harris is credited on 540 releases across 92 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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540

Credits

92

Albums

7

Decades active

54

In collections

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American jazz drummer.
Born 20 April 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died 22 December 1991 in New York City, New York, USA
He worked extensively with Archie Shepp. His nickname Beaver is derived from his early day as a baseball player.

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Credited work

540 releases · 92 albums · active 1965–2025

  • Performance · 772
  • Other credits · 10

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Village Vanguard · Village Theatre · A&R Studios

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