Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris (August 24,1915The [LINK: http://nsea.org/news/WHarrisProfile.htm] W Harris Profile quotes his birth date as August 24, 1913. As the profile goes on to say that, due to "indifference to learning", "he abandoned school permanently" in 1931, it is more likely he would have done this at age 16 than age 18. The 1915 birthdate seems more likely and is supported by all other sources quoted.-June 14, 1969), born in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer. He had 15 Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952 and is generally recognized as one of rock and roll?s forerunners, with an early influence on Elvis Presley. He was the subject of a 1994 biography by Tony Collins.Tony Collins, Rock Mr. Blues: The Life & Music of Wynonie Harris (Big Nickel Publications, 1995). Early life Harris' mother, Mallie Hood Anderson, was fifteen at the time of his birth and u