Cal Harris (engineer)

Cal Harris (engineer)
Harris in California recording studio
Born
Calvin Lawrence Harris

August 9, 1941 (1941-08-09)
DiedAugust 14, 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 76)
Other namesCal Harris, Cal "The Blade" Harris, Cal "RE20" Harris
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • director of Motown recording
  • mixing engineer
Awards

Calvin Lawrence Harris was an American sound engineer and the head of the recording department at Motown. He worked on projects such as Marvin Gaye's hit album What's Going On, The Beach Boys' single “Good Vibrations”, and Lionel Richie's Grammy award-winning album Can't Slow Down. He is the father of jazz musician Cal Harris Jr. and programmer/keyboard technician Eric Harris.