Bill Harris (April 14, 1925 – December 6, 1988) was an American guitarist who played R&B and jazz.
He was born in Nashville, North Carolina and died in Washington, D.C. Harris studied guitar in Washington, D.C. at the Columbia School of Music and in 1950 began playing with the R&B vocal group The Clovers.
He played in the D.C. area through the 1960s and 70s and also taught music, publishing several books on guitar technique.
He was awarded a compositional fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1972; for much of 1972–1973 Harris played in France.
[2] Harris worked as an impresario late in life, organizing and presenting concerts in multiple genres.