Dave Harris (born February 25, 1971) is an American

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and musician. He was born in

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, United States, and hosted the syndicated radio show ''Retro Rewind'' in 1999. Harris created ''Retro Rewind'' in October 1997. In 1998 Harris briefly took a leave of absence from ''Retro Rewind'' to manage the band

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. Harris is also a songwriter, having penned a Top 20 hit on the ''

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'' adult contemporary charts in April 2005 called "

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". Harris has also lent his songwriting talent to others. He has co-written songs with Rob Thomas,

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, Michael J. Willett,

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, Billy Burnette,

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, Adam Jensen and

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. In 2015, Harris formed The Dave Harris Project (featuring Michael J. Willett on vocals) which released the album ''Grandiose Delusions''. In January 2017, Harris was charged with 27 felony counts involving statutory rape and especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. He was convicted of those charges in April 2018.

References

External links

Retro Rewind official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Dave 1971 births American radio DJs Living people American male musicians People from Glasgow, Kentucky Songwriters from Kentucky American male songwriters