Harris, Charles K.

Charles K. Harris Songwriter, and publisher Poughkeepsie, New York, May 1, 1867; New York City, December 22, 1930. His parents moved soon after his birth to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Harris spent his youth and the first decade of his professional years. He had his first number, “When the Sun Has Set,” published by the Witmarks . He got his royalty statement six months later, along with a postal order for eighty-four cents in payment. He wrote to Isidore Witmark that it was the smallest return…