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'''Allen W. Harris''', known as '''Puddler Harris''' (born June 9, 1936), is a [[rock and roll]] and [[Country music|country]] [[musician]] who played [[piano]] in the original [[Ricky Nelson]] Band in [[Hollywood]], [[California]], and the last [[Jimmie Davis]] band in [[Louisiana]]. In between, he worked for a [[decade]] with Conway Twitty (1933-1993) as the singer's production manager. ​

'''Allen W. Harris''', known as '''Puddler Harris''' (born June 9, 1936), is a [[rock and roll]] and [[Country music|country]] [[musician]] who played [[piano]] in the original [[Ricky Nelson]] Band in [[Hollywood]], [[California]], and the last [[Jimmie Davis]] band in [[Louisiana]]. In between, he worked for a [[decade]] with Conway Twitty (1933-1993) as the singer's production manager.

==Biography==​

==Biography==

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Harris was born in tiny Jigger near Winnsboro in Franklin Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Jigger was also the birthplace of perennial Louisiana political candidate [[L. D. Knox|L. D. "None of the Above" Knox]]. Harris's interest in music began as a teenager when he and [[guitarist]] Fred Carter, Jr., also from Winnsboro, formed a band which played at parties, drive-in restaurants, and other similar gatherings. Harris joined the [[United States Marine Corps]]. On his discharge, he was given the opportunity to substitute for pianist Floyd Cramer (1933-1997) at the Louisiana Hayride in the [[Shreveport]] Municipal Memorial Auditorium. When Cramer moved permanently to [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], Harris replaced him as staff pianist at the Hayride, which closed in 1960. He also recorded and toured with Johnny Horton and became friends with Joe Osborn, originally from Mound near Tallulah in Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana, and James Burton, a [[guitarist]] born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. The trio thereafter reunited as members of the original Nelson band.<ref name=brochure>Brochure, "Delta Music Museum Celebrities," Delta Music Museum, Ferriday, Louisiana.</ref>​

Harris was born in tiny Jigger near Winnsboro in Franklin Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Jigger was also the birthplace of perennial Louisiana political candidate [[L. D. Knox|L. D. "None of the Above" Knox]]. Harris's interest in music began as a teenager when he and [[guitarist]] Fred Carter, Jr., also from Winnsboro, formed a band which played at parties, drive-in restaurants, and other similar gatherings. Harris joined the [[United States Marine Corps]]. On his discharge, he was given the opportunity to substitute for pianist Floyd Cramer (1933-1997) at the Louisiana Hayride in the [[Shreveport]] Municipal Memorial Auditorium. When Cramer moved permanently to [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], Harris replaced him as staff pianist at the Hayride, which closed in 1960. He also recorded and toured with Johnny Horton and became friends with Joe Osborn, originally from Mound near Tallulah in Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana, and James Burton, a [[guitarist]] born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. The trio thereafter reunited as members of the original Nelson band.<ref name=brochure>Brochure, "Delta Music Museum Celebrities," Delta Music Museum, Ferriday, Louisiana.</ref>​