Thurston Harris (July 11, 1931 – April 14, 1990)[1][2] was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 hit "Little Bitty Pretty One".
In 1954, the Lamplighters appeared at the Tenth Cavalcade of Jazz concert at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles produced by Leon Hefflin Sr. alongside Count Basie, Louis Jordon, the Flairs, Perez Prado, Christine Kittrell, and Ruth Brown.
Unusually, "Little Bitty Pretty One" was released on labels of three different colors: purple, blue and maroon.
The song appeared on the soundtracks to films or television dramas, such as Telling Lies in America, Matilda, Lipstick on Your Collar, and Christine.
Harris later recorded on Cub, Dot, Imperial, Intro, Reprise and United Artists.