Kent Levaughn Harris (October 15, 1930 – April 9, 2019)[1][2][3] was an American songwriter and record producer, who is best known as the writer of novelty tunes such as "Shoppin' for Clothes" (a hit for The Coasters, credited to Harris, Leiber and Stoller),and "Cops and Robbers" (a hit for Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, George Thorogood) .
Following the relative failure of his two Crest singles, Harris abandoned his recording ambitions in favor of a career behind the scenes.
Harris saw a number of his songs recorded by artists on Atlantic, Capitol, RCA and Columbia.
The Coasters' hit version, produced by and co-credited to Leiber and Stoller, was released in 1960.
Other songs written by Harris include "Fat Sally" by The Sevilles (from 1961), "Lover Supreme" by Prentice Moreland, "I'll Come Back To You" by Dorothy Berry, "Tell Her For Me" by Jimmy Norman, "Oh!
Harris managed soul singer Ty Karim (born Veatrice Thomas, 1947–1983) and produced many of her records.
Their daughter Karime Harris is also a singer with the funk group the Killer Meters.