Roy Harte

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Roy Harte | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Roy S. Hartstein | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|5|27}} | birth_place = New York City<br>United States | death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|10|26|1924|5|27}} | death_place = Burbank, California<br>United States | origin = | associated_acts = | instrument = Drums, percussion | genre = Swing music, big band, cool jazz | occupation = Musician, bandleader, music executive | years_active = 1943–2003 | label = {{Unbulleted list|Decca|Nocturne|V-Disc|Pacific Jazz}} }} '''Roy S. Harte''' (May 27, 1924 – October 26, 2003) was an American jazz drummer and co-founder of Nocturne Records and Pacific Jazz Records. In partnership with Remo Belli, the founder and namesake of internationally famous drumhead manufacturer Remo, he founded "Drum City," a well-known retail drum shop on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California.<ref>{{cite book |title=Biographical Dictionary of American Music |first=Charles Eugene |last=Claghorn |year=1974 |publisher=Prentice Hall |isbn=978-0130763310 |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00clag }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Biographical Dictionary of Jazz |first=Charles Eugene |last=Claghorn |year=1982 |publisher=Prentice Hall |isbn=978-0130779663 |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict00clagh }}</ref> Harte appeared in Leedy drums endorsement ads in the late 1950s to early 1960s.

==Selected discography==

===As leader=== *''Perfect Percussion: The 44 Instruments of Roy Harte & Milt Holland'' (World-Pacific Records, 1961)

===As sideman=== {{columns-list|colwidth=22em|}} * Bobby Sherwood * Billie Rogers * George Paxton * Ike Carpenter * Vido Musso * Ziggy Elman * Dave Pell * Les Brown * Nappy Lamare * Shorty Rogers * Herb Geller * Laurindo Almeida - ''Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank'' (Pacific Jazz, 1953-1954) * Steve White * Herbie Harper * Bud Shank - ''Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) * Bob Enevoldsen * Harry Babasin * Peggy Connelly * The Nash Brothers (Dick & Ted) * Murray McEachern * The Mastersounds * Earl Grant * Percussion Unabridged * Frank Capp * Del Bennett * Jackie Kelso * Jimmy Wyble * John Banister * Arnold Ross

'''With others''' * Frankie Avalon, ''...And Now About Mr. Avalon'' (Chancellor, 1961) * Pat Boone, ''Great! Great! Great!'' (Dot, 1961) * Peggy Lee, ''Jump for Joy'' (Capitol, 1959) * Randy Newman, ''12 Songs'' (Reprise, 1970)

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p84835|tab=credits}} *[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Roy+Harte Roy Harte discography on Discogs.] *[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/6cYMHYisHxk Roy Harte obituary.]

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