Zac Harmon
Zac Harmon is returning to his roots after several decades expressing an unbiased love for music.
Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Harmon is a disciple of the Farish Street blues sound. (Farish Street is universally recognized as the home of many great blues legends including the late, great Elmore James.). During the 50’s and 60’s Harmon hung out at his father’s pharmacy on Farish (first African-American pharmacy in Jackson), soaking up the aura and sounds of the musician customers while developing his skills as a guitarist, organist and vocalist. Like many he honed those skills while at church.
Harmon’s early years included stints as guitarist for Z.Z Hill, Dorothy Moore, McKinley Mitchell and Sam Myers. Sam along with Jesse Robinson and Mel Brown played a significant role in Harmon’s development guiding his progress through the rifts of rock ‘n roll to the true blues. At the age of 16 he was teaching guitar at the local YMCA, instructing young men such as Eddie Cotton to play church music. Family demands and his own commitment to pursue an education meant replacing music for college. However once completed he couldn’t stay away from his calling.
Moving to Los Angeles in 1980 to pursue a career in music, Harmon worked as a studio musician and began to make a name for himself as a writer/producer, crafting songs for such varied notables as Karyn White, Freddie Jackson, Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Whispers, Cherrelle, K.C. & Jo Jo, The Mississippi Mass Choir and Children’s Choir, Alexander O’Neal and the O’Jays. He produced songs on the Mystical Truth album for Black Uhuru that received a Grammy nomination in 1994.
Later, while composing songs for a movie score and performing those songs in the studio, Harmon decided to pursue his longtime dream of recording his first blues project. The result, Live at Babe & Ricky's Inn, (2002 Another Production Company) was an electrifying testimonial to the blues, featuring eight totally original songs that truly embodies the Mississippi blues sound.
Sponsored by the Southern California Blues Society of Los Angeles, Harmon and the Mid South Blues Revue went on to win The Blues Foundation’s 2004 International Blues Challenge as “best unsigned blues band.” Since then there’s been no looking back with the release of the latest CD, “The Blues According to Zacariah,” appearances at US festivals, signing to a booking agent and international tours to Canada and France.
Harmon is a man on a mission and he’s here to stay.
Zac Harmon Discography
Artist/Songs Album Record Label
KEVON EDMONDS SAVE THE LAST DANCE HOLLYWOOD/RCA
“MOVE IT SLOW”
K-CI & JO JO “X” MCA/UNIVERSAL
”ONE LAST TIME”
K-CI & JO JO MCA CHRISTMAS ALBUM MCA/UNIVERSAL
“MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY”
Mississppi Childrens Choir When Gods Children Get Together Malaco
“I’m Blessed”
Mississippi Mass Choir Not by Might Malaco
“If I Be Lifted Up”
KARYN WHITE RITUAL OF LOVE WARNER BROS.
“THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT YOU”
“DO UNTO ME”
TROOP ATTITUDE ATLANTIC
“I’M NOT SOUPPED”
“THAT’S MY ATTITUDE”
NONA GAYE LOVE FOR THE FUTURE THIRD STONE
“I’M OVERJOYED”
ALEXANDER O’NEAL LOVE MAKES NO SENSE TABU
“HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS”
“CHANGE OF HEART”
ALEXANDER O’NEAL THE BEST OF/UK TABU
“SATISFIED”
“RIGHT NOW”
“CAUGHT UP”
CHERRELLE THE WOMAN I AM TABU
“7 DAYS A WEEK”
“WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE”
CHERRELLE THE BEST OF POWER
“STOP LOVING YOU”
“DON’T”
5 Star Heart & Soul Tent
“Show Me”
“Going With the Moment”
“I Give You Give”
“When You Get Home”
“Writing on the Wall”
WHISPERS MORE OF THE NIGHT CAPITOL
“GIRL DON’T MAKE ME WAIT”
BLACK UHURU MYSTICAL TRUTH MESA BLUE MOON
“ONE LOVE”
“SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS”
IMX IMX VIRGIN
“WISER THAN MY YEARS”
MICHAEL COOPER GET CLOSER WARNER BROS.
“GET YOU UNDRESSED”
“LOVES PASSION”
FREDDIE JACKSON SCOTTI BROS.
“YOUR LOVIN’ IS A GOOD THING”
BOB MARLEY UN-RELEASED MASTERS ANANSI/JAD
“WHAT GOES AROUND COMES
AROUND”
DEF JEF DELICIOUS VINYL
“HERE WE GO AGAIN”
LOUIE RANKIN MESA BLUE MOON
“HEART BREAKER”
“PUT ON YOUR NEGLIGEE”
EVELYN “CHAMPAGNE” KING E M I
“WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT”
“THINK ABOUT YOU”
IDENTITY CRISIS SPANISH AFRO TABU/MOTOWN
(THE ALBUM)
Larry Springfield Tabu Records
"Stand By My Woman"
Rhonda Clark Tabu Records
"If Loving You Is Wrong"
"Must Be Real Love"
"I Ain't Never Loved a Man"
"Heartbreaker"
ZAC HARMON
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
(Film & TV)
Artist/Songs Soundtracks Record Label
BLOOD HEAD (IN PRODUCTION) PARAMOUNT
“BLOOD HEAD/COMING FOR YOU”
SHOW TIME IDENTITY CRISIS UNIVERSAL
“SHOW TIME”
PLUTO NASH
“SAFE IN MY ARMS”
SAVE THE LAST DANCE KEVON EDMONDS HOLLYWOOD/MTV
“MOVE IT SLOW’
THE CORRUPTORS ALEX TO NEW LINE/MCA
“I HURT YOU ACCIDENTALY”
WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP O’JAYS E M I
“CAN YOU COME OUT AND PLAY”
DEEP COVER TIMES 3 SONY
“TYPICAL RELATIONSHIP”
GORDY TAG TEAM CURB
“PIG POWER”
THE 6th MAN DOMINICA HOLLYWOOD
“GET UP”
TELEVISION
BYRON ALLEN SHOW/ CITY GUYS
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT/ EXTRA/ MS. MILLENIUM CONTEST/SISTER - SISTER
THE SHOW / BET’S COMIC VIEW / BET’S COMIC SOAP
J.A.G. / BEVERLY HILLS 90210 / MELROSE PLACE / HBO FAIRY TALES
DISNEY “ONE SATURDAY MORNING” & “DOUG” PROMOTIONALS
FAMILY MATTERS / THE GUYS NEXT DOOR
COMMERCIALS
JELLO (BILL COSBY PURPLE GRAPE & JURASSIC PARK PROMO)
COCA-COLA (CARIBBEAN & HIP HOP)
NUTRA MINT “THE POWER IN YOU”