Bill Harry - P.R. and Present

P.R. and Present

Harry and his wife moved to London in 1966 and was engaged as a public relations (P.R.) for The Kinks and The Hollies. During the next 18 years he was the P.R. to many artists, including Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Clouds, Ten Years After, Free, Mott The Hoople, The Pretty Things, Christine Perfect, Supertramp, Hot Chocolate, Suzi Quatro, and Kim Wilde. During his time working as a press officer, Harry started a monthly magazine called Tracks, which reported the latest album releases, and another magazine, Idols: 20th Century Legends, which ran for 37 issues, from 1998 to 1991. Harry also compiled a 34-track compilation, Mersey Beat, for Parlophone records, which was released on 31 October 1983.

Harry was presented with a gold award for a 'Lifetime Achievement in Music' by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) in 1994, has taken part in over 350 international television/radio shows, and was hired by Rediffusion to be programme assistant for the documentary Beat City. He was a programme assistant for the BBC's Everyman documentary about Lennon: A Day In The Life, and The Story Of Mersey Beat. The British Council asked him to represent them in Hong Kong, promoting The Beatles. Mersey Beat returned to publication in August 2009 with a 24-page special issue to celebrate the Liverpool International Beatle Week. He was an Associate Producer of the film The City That Rocked The World. Harry and Virginia have a son, Sean Harry, who is an actor, director and producer.