Phil HarrisPhil Harris (1904 - 2001) was a United States singer, songwriter, jazz musician and actor. Harris did voices in such Disney animated features as The Aristocats and The Jungle Book where he voiced the character of "Baloo the Bear" and sang one of the movie's showstoppers, "The Bare Necessities." He was a close friend and associate of Bing Crosby and Alice Faye. Harris was also famous for a late 1950s novelty record, "The Thing." The song talks about the hapless finder of a box with a mysterious secret and his efforts to rid himself of it. Harris was also a longtime resident and benefactor of Palm Springs, California.External Links |
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"The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people." - Lucille S. Harper |
