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= Smiling Al Harris =

Born in 1922? Al Harris, also known as Smiling Al Harris, was a Canadian musician who spent his life playing guitar in various style such as country music, jazz, and other styles. Al died at age 84 in July 2006

Career
As a kid, Al was a self thought guitar player giving guitar lessons before taking lessons himself. At the age of 14 Al Harris dropped out of Weston Collegiate Institute because his only interest was music and wasn't paying attention in class. His parents enrolled him at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto

Two years later, he started to play professionally and soon became sideman with many other artist playing different venues as well as playing for radio and television shows.

He married in 1960 to Ina Webdon, a students of his. They performed and recorded as Al and Ina Harris. Ina died in 1990, but Al continued performing.

"Retire? Does a postman stop walking?" he once said to his son. Al played guitar until the day before he died.